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2,000 children abused by Priests won’t see justice served

More than 450 Catholic clergy members across six Illinois-based dioceses sexually abused nearly 2,000 children during a period spanning seven decades, according to a report from Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the latest investigation implicating the Catholic church in sexual abuse…

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Priest guilty of sex trafficking boys for over 15 years

A Roman Catholic priest on Friday was found guilty of sex crimes and the grooming of three victims, including two whom prosecutors said he began trafficking when they were young boys. Rev. Michael Jude Zacharias, 56, was convicted by a…

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Texas now wants classrooms to display Ten Commandments

Texas public schools will be forced to display the Tend Commandments in every classroom under a bill passed by the state Senate Thursday. Senate Bill 1515 was introduced by Republican Phil King, who has said it “will remind students…