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Heartland states like Minnesota and South Dakota are training rural clergy in suicide prevention.

Francis had faced mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality covering abuse cases has been used to protect pedophiles,.

Authorities say Brennan was arrested in Maryland and is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Several of the clergy who have had substantial allegations of sexually abusing children have died.

Francis implied that the priestly abuse of nuns was still being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.