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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Alleged Los Angeles clergy sex abuse victims seek Catholic religious order files in fight over records

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak and poor at official start of papacy

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Jorge Bergoglio was elected the new pope Wednesday afternoon becoming the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years. Amarillo's Catholic Bishop held a press conference to express his feelings on the new pope.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  More black smoke points to divisions among cardinals over who should be next pope

Monday, March 04, 2013  Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings amid scandal, resignation and problems of church

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Benedict XVI promises 'unconditional obedience' to successor in final meeting with cardinals

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The pope's title and what he would wear has been a major question ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Rev. Frank Pavone, a nationally known anti-abortion priest activist has been suspended by Amarillo bishop Patrick Zurek after accusations of financial mismanagement.

Monday, March 07, 2011  AP exclusive: Priests accused of sexual abuse live unmonitored in communities across California and throughout other states.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Racy calendar featuring nearly nude Spanish Catholic youth group members angers church leaders.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  Using a condom is a lesser evil than transmitting HIV to a sexual partner - even if that means a woman averts a possible pregnancy, the Vatican said Tuesday, signaling a seismic shift in papal teaching as it explained Pope Benedict XVI's comments.

Monday, October 19, 2009  A 54-year-old statue of St. Anthony of Padua, namesake of the city of San Antonio, has been beheaded.

Monday, August 17, 2009  US Catholic sisters targeted in Vatican-ordered investigation want specifics about inquiry

Friday, October 31, 2008  A Texas television station investigated the worship of a Mexican cultural icon known as "La Santa Muerte" or "Holy Death".