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Polish cardinal chastised by Vatican unconscious in hospital

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Police remove from the street outside the Education Ministry protesters who demand the firing of the new minister in the right-wing government, who has made a number of unpopular statements, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The protest is part of a wave of nationwide anti-government protests that have been held daily ever since Oct.22 when a top court ruled to further tighten one of Europe's strictest abortion laws.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish police carry away abortion rights protesters

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CAPTION CORRECTS THE CHARGE - FILE - In this Sunday, May 25 1997 file photo, Wroclaw Metropolitan Cardinal, Henryk Gulbinowicz, left, and Legate of the Holy See Cardinal Angelo Sodano on their way to Wroclaw cathedral, in Poland. The Vatican has imposed sanctions on a retired Polish cardinal, Henryk Gulbinowicz, after he was implicated in an alleged case of sexual abuse and in allegedly covering up abuse in another case. The Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 that Gulbinowicz, 97, has been forbidden from using his bishop’s insignia and participating in any religious celebrations or public events. (AP Photo/Adam Hawalej, file)

Vatican sanctions cardinal in Poland cited in sex abuse case

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Vatican OKs probe of sex abuse coverup by Polish bishop

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Daily anti-government protests in Poland enter third week

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A woman reacts as a Kashmiri health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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Young people take part in a massive protest against the conservative government on the eighth straight day of angry demonstrations that were triggered by a recent tightening of the abortion law, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland protests leader: Abortion court ruling must be waived

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Poland sees Day 11 of abortion, anti-government protests

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Young people taking part in a massive protest against the conservative government on the eighth straight day of angry demonstrations that were triggered by a recent tightening of the abortion law, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Abortion rights protest held for 10th day in Poland

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Protesters gathered before Poland's state TVP building with angry chants against the government on the eighth straight day of demonstrations against a court ruling that further tightened the predominantly Catholic nation's restrictive abortion law in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. A massive protest is planned for Friday, despite calls by the prime minister for no gatherings at the time of a steep spike in new COVID-19 infection cases.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland: Tens of thousands hold new protest over abortion ban

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Women's rights activists protest against recent tightening of Poland's restrictive abortion law, in front of the parliament building as inside, guards had to be used to shield right-wing ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski from angry opposition lawmakers, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Massive nationwide protests have been held ever since a top court ruled Thursday that abortions due to fetal congenital defects are unconstitutional.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Why an abortion law ruling triggered mass protests in Poland

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In this photo made available to The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, showing files and recordings from Poland's communist-era secret security describing the situation in the country in 1967-68 that were recently discovered and seized at Warsaw airport, Poland, in two packages destined for the US. Customs officials at Warsaw airport have discovered and seized some 11 sets of written files and over 100 recordings, shedding light on the situation and views in the ruling communist party as well as the social mood at the time. The sender and the intended recipient in the U.S have not been disclosed. (Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa via AP Photo)

Poland seizes communist-era security files headed for US

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Health care worker attends to COVID-19 patients at an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Kyjov, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. With cases surging in central Europe, some countries are calling in soldiers, firefighters, students and retired doctors to help shore up buckling health care systems. Many faced a shortage of medical personnel even before the pandemic, and now the virus has sickened many health workers, compounding the shortfall. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm

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Police stand guard while protesters block the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday Oct. 28, 2020. People across Poland stayed off their jobs and huge crowds poured onto the streets for a seventh straight day of protests Wednesday, enraged over a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland: New protests as PM urges restraint amid virus spike

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Women's rights activists with posters of the Women's Strike action protest against recent tightening of Poland's restrictive abortion law in front of the parliament building as inside, guards had to be used to shield right-wing ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski from angry opposition lawmakers, in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Massive nationwide protests have been held ever since a top court ruled Thursday that abortions due to fetal congenital defects are unconstitutional. Slogan reads 'Women’s Strike'. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poles join strike as protests against abortion ruling expand

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A protester with a sign of the women's rights campaign joins others on the fifth day of nationwide protests against recent court ruling that tightened Poland's restrictive abortion law, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The court said it was unconstitutional to terminate a pregnancy due to fetal congenital defects, effectively banning almost all abortions.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s leader wants churches defended, condemns protests

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People protest against imposing further restrictions on abortion law in front of the Presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Angry women block traffic across Poland over abortion ban

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A crowd gathers outside the house of Poland's ruling conservative party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Protesters vented anger for a second day across Poland over a court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional. The hundreds of protesters who gathered in many cities defied a COVID-19-related ban on gatherings that was imposed nationwide on Friday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poles protest abortion ban in churches and on streets

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