Coverage dated July 26, 2023

Church sex abuse is the elephant in the room as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal

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Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering. A panel of experts reported in February that at least 4,815 Portuguese boys and girls had been abused since 1950.

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WDIO Duluth
Church sex abuse is the elephant in the room as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Jul 26, 2023
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Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering. A panel of experts reported in February that at least 4,815 Portuguese boys and girls had been abused since 1950.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Pope Francis to visit scandal-hit Portugal (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Jul 26, 2023
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LISBON, Portugal >> When a panel of experts read aloud some of the harrowing accounts they had collected from recently discovered victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church, the country’s senior bishops squirmed in the auditorium’s front-row seats.
WFMZ Allentown
Church sex abuse revelations are unwelcome distraction as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Jul 26, 2023
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering. A panel of

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