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  "textContent": "<p>A priest working in a Little Italy parish was accused of \"improper and inappropriate\" behavior toward children and women, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago.</p><p>Rev. Jose Molina, who was working as a temporary minister at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, allegedly engaged in \"improper and inappropriate conversations and communications with minors and adult women,\" according to a letter Cardinal Blase Cupich sent Saturday to the St. Francis of Assisi Parish community.</p><p>Molina started working at the Chicago parish in August 2025. Cupich has stripped him of his abilities to minister in the Archdiocese of Chicago.</p><p>Molina, a priest with the Institute of the Incarnate Word religious order, will return to that order, Cupich said. The archdiocese will cooperate with the order's investigation, the letter reads. </p><p>The archdiocese has reported the allegations to civil authorities and the victims were offered support services, Cupich said. </p><p>Molina and Institute of the Incarnate Word could not immediately be reached for comment.</p>",
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