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Cardinal Francis George is Chicago's eighth archbishop and one of the most prominent leaders in the American Roman Catholic Church. Often described by his brother bishops as brilliant, George is the leading intellectual voice of the American church and has emerged as the key point man between the U.S. and the Vatican on matters ranging from clergy sexual abuse to the language of the mass. A Northwest Side native, George conquered childhood polio to embark on a spiritual career that took him across the globe as a missionary. His journey brought him back home when he was appointed spiritual leader of the Chicago archdiocese and its 2.4 million Catholics. At his installation in Chicago in May 1...
Cardinal Francis George is Chicago's eighth archbishop and one of the most prominent leaders in the American Roman Catholic Church. Often described by his brother bishops as brilliant, George is the leading intellectual voice of the American church and has emerged as the key point man between the U.S. and the Vatican on matters ranging from clergy sexual abuse to the language of the mass. A Northwest Side native, George conquered childhood polio to embark on a spiritual career that took him across the globe as a missionary. His journey brought him back home when he was appointed spiritual leader of the Chicago archdiocese and its 2.4 million Catholics. At his installation in Chicago in May 1997, George introduced himself humbly to his new flock by saying: "I am Francis, your neighbor."
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Sex abuse scandal dominates meeting of U.S. Catholic bishops
Sun StaffCHICAGO - A board set up by U.S. Catholic bishops to examine the church's sexual abuse crisis recommended a sweeping study yesterday to provide a better understanding of why priests abused minors. Dr. Paul McHugh, a professor and former director of the...Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Colleges and Universities, Sex Crimes, Christianity, Vatican City
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Papal speculation keeps oddsmakers busy
Los Angeles TimesCASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy - A book of numbers at his side, a pendulum in his pocket and his wife upstairs plotting astrological charts, Fabrizio Shamir predicts that the next pope will come from South America. "I held the pendulum over a map for 30...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Charles, Prince of Wales, Christianity, Italy, Tourism and Leisure
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Crucial job awaits Cardinal Keeler at papal conclave
Sun National StaffWhen word of Pope Leo XIII's grave illness reached the United States in 1903, Cardinal James Gibbons booked passage on every steamship leaving for Rome, according to his biographers, lest he miss the opportunity to vote for the pope's successor. The...Tags: George W. Bush, Colleges and Universities, Christianity, Vatican City, World War II (1939-1945)
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Pope predicted 'short reign' in remarks just after election
Associated PressVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI predicted a "short reign" in comments to cardinals just after his election, and his brother said yesterday that he was worried about the stress the job would put on the 78-year-old pontiff. Joseph Ratzinger has had...Tags: Brain, Christianity, Vatican City, Happiness (state of mind), Roger M. Mahony
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Pope, U.S. cardinal discuss abuse scandal
Sun National StaffWith his papacy just minutes old and the faithful in St. Peter's Square still unaware of his selection, Pope Benedict XVI greeted Chicago Cardinal Francis George in English and told him he was focused on the issue that has engrossed the church's...Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Christianity, Vatican City, Vatican City, Church and State Relations
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Pilgrims flooding Rome to pay respects to pontiff
Sun Foreign StaffVATICAN CITY - Cardinals met here privately yesterday to prepare for the funeral of Pope John Paul II and their deliberations to choose his successor, while more than a million people made public displays of their adulation for the pontiff, crowding the...Tags: George W. Bush, Barbara A. Mikulski, Christianity, Vatican City, Maryland
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Pope to focus work on youth, more reforms
Sun StaffVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI outlined an agenda yesterday that he described as being based on the legacy of his predecessor, saying he wanted to strengthen and unify Christianity throughout the world even as he seeks dialogue with leaders of other...Tags: Interreligious Dialogue, Edward Egan, Christianity, Vatican City, William H. Keeler
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Clergy sex-abuse suits reach 300 in 16 states
Associated PressAt least 300 civil lawsuits alleging clerical sex abuse have been filed in 16 states since January, when the case of a pedophile priest in Boston spurred claims against Roman Catholic dioceses across America, a nationwide review has found. Lawyers say...Tags: Orange (Orange, California), Christianity, Trials, Justice System, Roman Catholicism
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Book: Cardinal tried to block Catholic honor for Quinn
WGN News, Chicago TribuneAn Italian best-seller that has touched off a scandal in the Vatican reportedly contains a plea from Cardinal George, urging the Vatican to halt an award to Governor Pat Quinn for abolishing the death penalty. The book is Your Holiness: The Secret Papers...Tags: Christianity, Vatican City, Authors, Roman Catholicism, Benedict XVI
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Cardinal George exposed in 'Vatileaks' scandal
Tribune reporterReams of private Vatican correspondence published in a new Italian best-seller reportedly include a plea by Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George, urging the Vatican to halt an award to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for abolishing the death penalty....Tags: Regional Authority, Vatican City, Christianity, Authors, Punishment
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Pride Parade to put faith at the forefront
Seeking to heal historical rifts between religious congregations and the gay community, organizers of this year's Pride Parade have moved the faithful closer to the front lines. More than a dozen religious organizations — Protestant, Jewish and,...
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