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Pope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal on Wednesday and blasted members of the countrys Catholic hierarchy for their response to the long-ignored scandal, which he said had marred the Catholic Church and helped drive the faithful away.Francis dove head-on into the crisis roiling the Portuguese church on the first day of a five-day visit to Lisbon for the Catholic Church s World Youth Day festival. His trip comes at a delicate moment for the Portuguese church; a panel of experts hired by Portugal s bishops reported in February that priests and other church personnel may have abuse at le
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CLEVELAND, Ohio 鈥?As Afghan refugees come into the United States, theyll start new lives in 19 cities across the country chosen for their affordability, resources and welcoming communities. Well, Cleveland is one of the 19 cities across the United States designated to receive and welcome those from Afghanistan, said Joe Cimpermann with Global Cleveland. We dont know how many are coming here, but thats something we are preparing for. This crisis quickly became much larger than just those folks on the special immigrant visa, said Patrick Kearns with the Refugee Services Collaborative. So, we have quite a few humanitarian parolees who have been evacuated from Afghanistan that are in transit or at a weigh station somewhere waiting to get to the U.S. All across the country, cities are preparing to take in Afghan refugees from the evacuation. Like many cities, Clevelands history is built from immigrants and the acceptance of refugees.The U.S. military reported its prepared to house and process a total of 50,000 Afghan evacu
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