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In Ireland, Pope Expresses Outrage Over Abuse Scandal

Pope Francis has met for more than an hour with survivors of clerical abuse in Ireland and, by at least one account, uttered strong condemnation of members of the clergy who...

Victims of clergy sex abuse urge pope to do more than meet survivors

ROME — Victims of the Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal are calling on Pope Francis to take a strong stance against predator priests during his visit to Ireland. The pope Saturday begins...

Russia braces for impact from US sanctions

New U.S. sanctions on Russia expected to be announced Wednesday, imposed under a chemical and biological warfare law following the poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain...

Death Toll Rises to 43 in Italian Bridge Collapse

ROME — The death toll of Genoa's bridge collapse has risen to 43 as rescuers confirm they found remains believed to be of a missing family. Firefighters discovered the three bodies, reported to...

Government leaders call Italian bridge collapse manslaughter

ROME — Rescuers continue their search for possible survivors and bodies of victims of Tuesday’s highway bridge collapse in Italy. The death toll is at 38, but authorities say some people are...

Paris Installs Controversial ‘Solution’ to Public Urination

In Paris, there is an experiment under way to find an environmental solution to the unsightly urban problem of men urinating in the street. However, the project has prompted strong reactions...

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