Pope Francis' letter to Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Pope Francis' letter to Cardinal Donald Wuerl, accepting his resignation:
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Pope meets with leaders of US Catholic Church 'lacerated' by abuse scandal
Struggling to contain one of the most serious crises of his papacy, Pope Francis met Thursday in Rome with leaders of the American Catholic Church, the epicenter of a rapidly escalating clergy sex abuse scandal.
Embattled D.C. cardinal to ask Pope Francis to accept his resignation
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington, will travel to the Vatican "in the very near future" to ask Pope Francis to accept his resignation, a spokesman said.
Cardinal Wuerl acknowledges calls for leadership change
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington, has acknowledged calls for new leadership in his archdiocese and says in a letter to local Catholic priests he plans to kick off a "season of healing" with a Mass on September 14.
Protester heckles Cardinal Wuerl during address
As the embattled Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, addressed the Catholic Church's clergy sexual abuse scandal on Sunday, one Catholic yelled "Shame on you!" while another turned her back on Wuerl in protest.
