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Pennsylvania adopts three laws protecting child sex abuse victims

Harrisburg, Pa., Nov 27, 2019 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf signed into law Tuesday three bills on child sex abuse, which were recommended by the state’s 2018 grand jury report on allegations of clerical sexual abuse of minors. “These bills will today become law, and victims of one of the most unimaginable… Read More »

Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority

Vatican City, Nov 27, 2019 / 05:37 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Wednesday appointed an auditor and Italian banking consultant as president of the Financial Information Authority (AIF), the Vatican’s internal financial watchdog. Carmelo Barbagallo, 63, is a consultant in the areas of banking, financial supervision, and the Single Supervisory Mechanism. He was previously head of… Read More »

Papal press conference ponders peace

Vatican City, Nov 26, 2019 / 01:05 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis reemphasized opposition to nuclear weapons, the global arms trade, and capital punishment on the plane ride back to Rome following his apostolic visit to Japan and Thailand. During his visit, Francis visited both Hiroshima and Nagasaki–locations where the United States dropped atomic weapons at… Read More »

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Japan

Vatican City, Nov 26, 2019 / 12:20 pm (CNA).- Please read below for CNA's full transcript of the pope's Nov. 26 in-flight press conference, during his flight from Tokyo, Japan to Rome: Pope Francis: It was an intense journey and also with a categorical change [in the middle]  because Thailand is one thing and Japan… Read More »

On papal flight, Pope Francis talks Vatican financial scandal

Aboard the papal plane, Nov 26, 2019 / 11:31 am (CNA).- Although investigators are looking into a controversial Vatican investment in a luxury London property development, whether the deal was corrupt is still an open question, Pope Francis said Tuesday. Answering questions aboard the papal plane from Tokyo to Rome Nov. 26, the pope said… Read More »