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Film spurs hundreds of abuse allegations in Poland as crisis spreads to Europe

The controversial film 'Kler' has broken box office records in the country
Catholic News Agency

Vatican confirms synod’s final report to be voted on ‘part by part’

Each part will require a 2/3 majority to pass
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Letters from the Synod-2018: October 16

Reports and Commentary, from Rome and Elsewhere, on the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Xavier Rynne II

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/10/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

The West urgently needs to distance itself from Saudi Arabia

The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi highlights the hypocrisy of supporting the Saudi state
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Senior clerics should follow the example of Cardinal Merry del Val

Pope Pius X's Secretary of State was a man of remarkable humility
Francis Phillips

Pope expels two Chilean bishops from priesthood

Francisco José Cox and Marco Antonio Órdenes were both accused of abuse
Junno Arocho Esteves

Cardinal O’Malley expands sex abuse investigation to include all Boston seminaries

It is not known if there are accusations involving the additional seminaries
Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Wuerl is gone — or is he?

Once again, the Pope has officially removed someone while effectively keeping them in place
Christopher R. Altieri

Texas dioceses make joint pledge to release lists of accused clergy

The list will include all credible accusations dating back to the 1950s
Catholic News Agency