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The Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre, known as a poor priest, because he is no longer alive. / Credit: Studio Harcourt Paris/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) CNA Deutsch, Feb 7, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The Paris public prosecutor’s office has announced that,…

Pope Francis meets with members of Talitha Kum, an international network of consecrated women devoted to helping victims of trafficking, on Feb. 7, 2025, at Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and…

null / Credit: HTGanzo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Maryland Supreme Court this week found that the state Child Victims Act (CVA) of 2023 did not violate the state constitution, allowing victims to file civil lawsuits against alleged abusers — including Catholic officials — regardless of when the abuse occurred. …

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during an exclusive interview with EWTN in February 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA). In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic…