US opens federal investigation into Catholic Church abuse

The US has for the first time opened a federal investigation into abuse committed by Catholic clergy, issuing a subpoena to dioceses in Pennsylvania two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state. "The archdiocese will cooperate with the United States Department of Justice in this matter," it said.

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