Church of the Blessed Sacrament

New Rochelle, N.Y.

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- Pope vows accountability for sex abuse cover-ups but offers no new specifics
  
  In a letter addressed to the People of God, Pope Francis referred to the sexual abuse crisis that has devastated the Catholic Church, saying that to say “no” to abuse is to say an emphatic “no” to...
- Vatican voices shame after Pennsylvania report, says pope is on victims’ side
  
  Following the publication of a blistering report detailing decades of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up in Pennsylvania, the Vatican has voiced shame and has sent a message to victims, saying Pope...
- Pope names Venezuelan prelate to key position in secretariat of state
  
  After months of leaving the “sostituto,” or deputy, post at the Vatican Secretariat of State vacant, Pope Francis Wednesday tapped Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra for the position – a...
- Pope prays for victims of Genoa bridge collapse
  
  After a major bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday, killing 38 and leaving many others wounded or missing, Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims and all those effected by the disaster...
- Abuse in Ireland: Pressure mounts for pope to address scandal
  
  Pope Francis is traveling to Ireland specifically for the World Meeting of Families, but the sex abuse crisis is dominating headlines before his Aug. 25-26 trip.