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Laura Pontikes pauses during an interview in the prayer section of her apartment in Houston on April 13, 2019. The 55-year-old Texas construction company executive and mother of three had been seeking God when she began spiritual counselling with Monsignor Frank Rossi. The Galveston-Houston archdiocese acknowledged a sexual relationship between Rossi and Pontikes, but asserted that it was consensual. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Texas couple stands by story after U.S. cardinal pushes back

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

An illuminated sign outside St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church in Houston reads, &quot;Go, and from now on do not sin any more&quot; on April 11, 2019. The church, which has been grappling for decades with the sexual abuse of children, is now being forced to reckon with the recognition that adults too can be sexually exploited by clergy. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Woman accuses top US cardinal of dismissing sex abuse case

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

An illuminated sign outside St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church in Houston reads, &quot;Go, and from now on do not sin any more&quot; on April 11, 2019. The church, which has been grappling for decades with the sexual abuse of children, is now being forced to reckon with the recognition that adults too can be sexually exploited by clergy. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

The Latest: Church says cardinal addressed abuse ‘swiftly’

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An illuminated sign outside St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church in Houston reads, &quot;Go, and from now on do not sin any more&quot; on April 11, 2019. The church, which has been grappling for decades with the sexual abuse of children, is now being forced to reckon with the recognition that adults too can be sexually exploited by clergy. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Daniel DiNardo, top U.S. cardinal, accused of mishandling aide’s sex abuse case

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2018 file photo, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference during the USCCB's annual fall meeting, in Baltimore. When Cardinal DiNardo told a stunned meeting of U.S. bishops that the Vatican wouldn't let them adopt new measures to address clergy sex abuse, he said the Holy See wanted them to wait until after a February abuse prevention summit called by Pope Francis. But a letter from the Vatican's Cardinal Marc Oullet, obtained this week by The Associated Press, said the main reason the Vatican objected to the November vote was because U.S. bishops had withheld the problematic texts from the Vatican until the last minute, and didn't consult Rome in drafting them. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

AP Exclusive: Vatican letter undermines US cardinal on abuse

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Prosecutors in abuse case search office of major US cardinal

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, prepares to lead the USCCB's annual fall meeting, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bishops delay votes on combating church sex abuse crisis

By DAVID McFADDEN and DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Third accuser comes forward against Houston priest

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivers remarks at the USCCB's annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Priest arrested in diocese of U.S. cardinal leading pope visit

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, delivers remarks at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Catholic cardinal condemns “forces of division” and fear

By RACHEL ZOLL - Associated Press

AP Interview: Top US Catholic bishop plans for Trump meeting

By MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo (left), archbishop of Galveston-Houston, and Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, archbishop of Boston, attend a press conference at the Pontifical North American College in Rome on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Vatican still waiting for 5 cardinals for conclave

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press