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Catholic bishops’ abortion war chest stays secret

By Joe Eaton

April 20, 2010

During the waning days of the health reform debate, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) mounted a full-court press to b

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"… me in the religious community. Thomas Reese, a Georgetown research fellow, priest, and expert on the Catholic Church, said religious organizations do not pr …"

Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

July 28, 1997

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made

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"… uty are miraculously never around when this type of thing happens. And the priest and the inspector are afraid to talk on behalf of their fellow man,” com …"

"… y the big money.”The confrontations have continued. Mapiripan’s parish priest, Vinicio Pereacutz, tells of how on a Tuesday night two months ago, guerri …"

Fugitive Catholic priest sought for alleged sexual assault of minor

By David Jackson, Gary Marx and Ritu Sarin*

March 11, 2012

Accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old Chicago girl, the Rev. Sleeva Raju Policetti fled to his native India in 2002

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"… ep of defrocking Policetti over the allegations, meaning he is no longer a priest.But civil justice never caught up to the fugitive ex-priest, whose lawyers …"

"… is no longer a priest.But civil justice never caught up to the fugitive ex-priest, whose lawyers in India have fought efforts to extradite him to Chicago to …"

"… ses impossible to prosecute.Policetti is one of at least 32 Roman Catholic priests nationwide since 1985 who have absconded to foreign countries while facin …"

"… o the actions of top officials of the Catholic Church regarding an accused priest just as the Vatican was becoming engulfed in a burgeoning scandal over ped …"