archdiocese
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But the archdiocese source condemned "a culture of complicity and silence" among those around the cardinal, accusing them of helping to protect him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
He said the pope risked seeing "a completely skewed reality" if he met only with victims assisted by the Repara project of the archdiocese of Madrid.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Over the decades, the archdiocese leased the land to several oil companies including Standard Oil of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Hicks, who will lead the second-largest U.S. archdiocese, with 2.5 million members, grew up in South Holland, Ill., just south of Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
“Whenever the archdiocese learns something, it will inform the parish priests so that we can inform our congregants.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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