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- Hypocrisy can be a leaven impeding spiritual growth, pope says
  
  Hypocrisy is the leaven that causes men and women to be self-centered and indifferent to the world around them, Pope Francis said.
- Documentation on ‘Humanae Vitae’ goes beyond polemics, cardinal says
  
  In the long process of drafting a document on the regulation of births, St. Paul VI rejected a version that "was limited to a rigorous reaffirmation of doctrine to which Christians and all...
- Ex-papal envoy denounces ‘scourge of homosexuality’ in abuse crisis
  
  For the third time, Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has released a public letter alleging corruption and failure in the Vatican and by Pope Francis in handling the case of ex-Cardinal...
Catholic News Service
- Smith dinner's tone lighthearted, but abuse crisis not ignored in remarks
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Beth Griffin NEW YORK (CNS) -- In the current toxic environment where political rivals describe each other as "evil" and "enemies," it is...
- Response to sexual abuse crisis tops agenda for USCCB fall assembly
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The firestorm surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis and the way some bishops handled allegations of abuse against priests will be...
- Scalabrini shelter in Guatemala swamped by Hondurans seeking safety
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Luis Echeverria, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- A Scalabrini migrant shelter in Guatemala City has served 1,700 Hondurans heading north as part of a caravan seeking to...
National Catholic Register
- Is Pope Francis Following St. Romero’s Strategy of Silence?
  
  By Father Raymond J. de Souza | Is Pope Francis taking a page from the St. Óscar Romero book — diary, to be specific — in how he handles the accusations made against him, particularly those...
- Hurricane Michael Spurs Catholics to Action
  
  By Lauretta Brown | PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee was hit hard by Hurricane Michael, the fourth-strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States. In addition to the..
- SDG Reviews ‘Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer’
  
  By Steven D. Greydanus | “You guys have never handled a case like this,” District Attorney Dan Molinari (Michael Beach) warns his assistant DAs as they prepare for possibly the most explosive case of.