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Pope Francis’ powerful words on protecting children abused by priests
By Panay News WHILE many good and dedicated bishops and priests in the Philippines and elsewhere are examining their conscience about...
Mar 10

A History of Modern Catholicism Puts Sex Abuse Front and Center
By Mary Jo McConahay Mary Jo McConahay is the author of “Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right.” JESUS WEPT: Seven...
Feb 16

Undercount: why the Catholic church won’t list many New Mexico priests who’ve been linked to sexual abuse
Joshua Bowling f When the Archdiocese of Santa Fe filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 3, 2018, church officials said they were dangerously close...
Feb 14

'Let out the poison' new study aims to find the truth on NI abuse
Chris Page BBC News Ireland correspondent Tony Gribben describes "cowering like a dog", as he was "beaten down" by his abuser at his...
Feb 13

Fifteen Irish Jesuits ‘credibly accused of child abuse’
Patsy McGarry Claire Murphy The names of 15 Irish Jesuits credibly accused of child abuse over the last 70 years have been published by...
Feb 13


Watchdog accuses Philippine bishops of clergy sex abuse cover-up
By UCA News Network A global abuse tracker has released a list of 84 priests accused of sexual abuse in the Philippines, alleging that...
Feb 5


NFL emails reveal extent of Saints’ damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis
AP — As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an...
Feb 5

'You’ll Go to Hell if You Tell Anyone': Survivors Recount Childhood Sexual Abuse at Oakland Diocese
Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman A man, identified as Speaker 7, choked back tears as he recounted being molested about four decades ago, when he...
Dec 20, 2024

Ohio lawmakers pass child sex abuse reforms prompted by Father Drew rape case
Jennifer Edwards Baker CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Ohio lawmakers are reforming child sex abuse laws as a result of the case of Geoff Drew, who...
Dec 20, 2024


AG Nessel Releases Report of Alleged Abuse at Diocese of Lansing
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the release of a report (PDF) by the Department of Attorney General...
Dec 19, 2024


These priests molested kids in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Why aren't they on the Archdiocese's list of abusers?
Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times If the Archdiocese of Milwaukee embraced the same level of...
Dec 19, 2024

‘Longing for healing’: Survivors of clergy abuse and non-offending priests come together
By Mackenzie Krumme Two years ago, Sally dropped a letter in the mail, never expecting a response. Three pages long and handwritten, it...
Dec 19, 2024


Herman Law Achieves Key Ruling in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Provided by PR Newswire Herman Law Achieves Key Ruling in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn...
Dec 19, 2024

20 years of abuse settlements for US Catholic dioceses exceeds $5 billion total
By Gina Christian (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ $880 million abuse claims settlement, announced Oct. 16, brings the total...
Dec 19, 2024

Australian ambassador: Clergy abuse an 'existential threat' for Catholic Church
Christopher White Decades of clergy sex abuse scandals are an "existential threat" to the Catholic Church and can only be remedied...
Dec 4, 2024

Vatican to consider classifying 'spiritual abuse' as new Catholic crime
Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify...
Dec 4, 2024

Head of New Orleans’ embattled Catholic archdiocese offers to resign
Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archbishop Gregory Aymond is...
Nov 13, 2024

Diocese of Oakland says it will pay up to $200 million for hundreds of abuse claims
By Daniel Payne The Diocese of Oakland, California, has announced that it will pay up to $200 million to settle hundreds of abuse claims...
Nov 12, 2024

New Orleans archdiocese agrees to release secret files on clergy accused of child sexual abuse
Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans In a gesture of reconciliation to victims of its decades-old...
Nov 9, 2024

20 years of abuse settlements for US Catholic dioceses exceeds $5 billion total
By Gina Christia (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ $880 million abuse claims settlement, announced Oct. 16, brings the total...
Nov 9, 2024
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