{
  "id": 15590491,
  "title": "Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/vatican-upholds-excommunication-of-us-deacon-who-resigned-after-son",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/catholic-church-excommunication-appeal-louisiana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scott Peyton joined the Anglicans after the crime against his son. Then the Catholic church officially expelled him The Roman Catholic church has upheld the excommunication of a Louisiana deacon who resigned from the clergy after a priest molested his son. Scott Peyton learned of the decision by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) – the Vatican entity in charge of Catholic clerical…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}