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Church Abuse Survivors Watch Their Faith Go Up in Smoke

| April 18, 2019

As the Notre Dame Cathedral was consumed by fire, it was a physical manifestation of what many survivors of church and clergy abuse have experienced, watching in isolation as their sacred spaces go up in smoke. […] Read More

Charges Dropped Against Anti-Obama Protesters

By Daniel Burke

| May 8, 2011

(RNS) An Indiana prosecutor on Thursday (May 5) dropped trespassing charges against nearly 80 anti-abortion activists who protested President Obama’s 2009 commencement address and honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame. Because Obama supports legalized abortion, some Catholics—including dozens of bishops—accused Notre Dame of tacitly endorsing his views and violating church teaching. In all, […] Read More