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Ep. 272: Vatican gold, Chinese bishops, and a case to watch in Burlington
JD and Ed talk about two big pieces of news from while Ed was on vacation. JD talks about the bankruptcy case in the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, that has caught his attention.
Then, Ed plays a round of papal travel trivia.
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Sheriff: Baltimore deacon arrest was part of ‘Takedown’ TV effort
A Baltimore deacon charged with sexually soliciting a minor was discovered in a partnership between local sheriffs and a streaming predator investigation television program.
Kenneth Goedeke. Credit: Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
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Moroccan archbishop says surprise Ceuta crossing reflects complex landscape
An estimated 80,000 people flooded across the border from Morocco to Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in Morocco, in a matter of hours on July 30, overwhelming the city of just under 83,000 inhabitants.
It is not entirely clear what caused the mas...
Request for 'white bishop' sparks outrage and debate in Angola
Catholics in the African nation of Angola are locked in a controversy centered on a historically significant diocese, which claims to have been the see of the first black Catholic bishop appointed in sub-Saharan Africa.
The controversy ste...
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The Pillar: Serious, smart, faithful Catholic news and analysis.
Luke Coppen is The Pillar’s Senior Correspondent. He edited the U.K. Catholic Herald from 2004 to 2020 and was Europe editor of the Catholic News Agency from 2020 to 2022.
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