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Australia's top Catholic cardinal says abuse claims have fallen

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The head of the Catholic Church in Australia on Monday blamed a former culture of silence for the cover-up of child abuse by clergy, making it difficult to know the full extent of abuse, but added that the number of cases had dropped significantly since the church started taking Full story

Senators seek justice for military sexual assault victims

  In an exclusive special report, NBC’s Maria Shriver speaks with three senators who are working to create legislation that will allow outside prosecutors to decide whether or not to take military sexual assault cases to trial rather than relying on military commanders to play that role.

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On Holy Thursday, Jesuit priest, Father James Martin, joins Morning Joe to discuss the Catholic Church's new pope, Pope Francis, and why the pope chose to forego the traditional big mass in Rome's Saint Peter's Square to wash the feet of juvenile offenders in Rome.

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A Congolese child attends celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child at the Catholic church in the town of Rutshuru, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2013. Picture taken June 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS RELIGION ANNIVERSARY

Congolese children attend celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child at the Catholic church in the town of Rutshuru, eastern DRC
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Congolese children attend celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child at the Catholic church in the town of Rutshuru, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2013. Picture taken June 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS RELIGION ANNIVERSARY

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"It is so painful to see an old man (be in) pain every day," said Thembeni Sibeko, who works as a greeter at Regina Mundi, a Catholic church where opponents of the apartheid regime that Mandela helped topple often gathered.
"It is so painful to see an old man (be in) pain every day," said Thembeni Sibeko, who works as a greeter at Regina Mundi, a Catholic church where opponents of the apartheid regime that Mandela helped topple often gathered.

"It is so painful to see an old man pain every day," said Thembeni Sibeko, who works as a greeter at Regina Mundi, a Catholic church where opponents of the apartheid regime that Mandela helped topple often gathered.