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Boston Cardinal Confers with Vatican on Troubled Archdiocese The head of the Boston Archdiocese meets with Vatican officials in Rome, while in Boston there are new calls for his resignation. Cardinal Bernard Law's trip follows revelations claiming he overlooked charges of priestly sexual misconduct longer than previously thought. NPR's Michele Norris talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent with National Catholic Reporter.

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Boston Cardinal Confers with Vatican on Troubled Archdiocese

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The head of the Boston Archdiocese meets with Vatican officials in Rome, while in Boston there are new calls for his resignation. Cardinal Bernard Law's trip follows revelations claiming he overlooked charges of priestly sexual misconduct longer than previously thought. NPR's Michele Norris talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent with National Catholic Reporter.