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Official: Pope brother's apology 'wonderful sign'
BERLIN (AP) -- A top Catholic prelate in Germany says an apology from the pope's brother for abuse of students in the 1960s should be seen as a "wonderful sign" that the church plans to get to the bottom of the allegations....
Police make 3rd arrest in Calif. church shooting
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) -- Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers....
Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports
BERLIN (AP) -- The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it....
Archbishop defends decision on lesbians' children
DENVER (AP) -- The archbishop of Denver on Tuesday defended a decision by a Catholic school not to allow two children to continue as students because their parents are a lesbian couple....
Dutch bishops announce sex abuse investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch Catholic bishops announced an independent inquiry Tuesday into allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests at church schools, and apologized to victims....
German minister critical of Vatican rule on abuse
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's justice minister said Monday that a Vatican secrecy rule has played a role in a "wall of silence" surrounding sexual abuse of children....
Vatican appeals for Holy Land Christians
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has launched an appeal for support for Christians in the Holy Land, seeking to stem the exodus from the ancient community....
Catholic church slams Mexico City's leftist mayor
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Roman Catholic Church has published its harshest criticism to date of leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, accusing his administration of botching issues ranging from crime to public transit....
