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WA man alleges years of sexual abuse at Catholic school in Seattle
(Photo sourced from Washington Secretary of State's "Washington Digital Newspapers" archive)
Sep 10, 2024


In the Pacific, a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Priests Accused or Convicted of Abuse
By Pete McKenzie Pete McKenzie pored over hundreds of documents, traveled across New Zealand and Fiji to report this article and spoke...
Sep 8, 2024


Catholic bishops could tap into billions for ‘global’ sex abuse settlement
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Aug 24, 2024


How a Supreme Court ruling on bankruptcy could affect Catholic abuse lawsuits
By Daniel Payne A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on bankruptcy law will “absolutely” have a significant effect on U.S. Church abuse...
Aug 8, 2024


Seattle Archdiocese faces new sex abuse lawsuits naming known offenders
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez The Archdiocese of Seattle faces two new lawsuits for alleged child sexual abuse that occurred in the 1970s and...
Aug 8, 2024


Abuse survivors navigate 'complicated' relationship with the church amid revival
by Brian Fraga Some clergy sex abuse survivors attend Mass. Others, yearning to be close to the Eucharist, remain connected to the...
Aug 6, 2024


In Our View: Institutions must be held to account for abuse
The Columbian Survivors of sexual abuse deserve transparency and support from the institutions tasked with protecting them. Opportunities...
Aug 2, 2024


WA survivors of abuse by Catholic clergy deserve transparency, closure
By The Seattle Times editorial board Just when it appeared that justice was moving closer to being realized by victims of sex abuse at...
Jul 29, 2024


PCVA Lawsuit Against Three Archdiocese Leaders Exposes Rampant Abuse
Jul 9, 2024 This week, we filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Seattle alleging for our client who was sexually abused by three...
Jul 13, 2024


Ferguson Investigating archdiocesan clerical abuse
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson Petitioned the court to compel the archdiocese of Seattle to release documents related to...
Jul 12, 2024


Catholic bishops apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools
By Sari Horwitz and Dana Hedgpeth U.S. Catholic bishops issued a formal apology Friday morning for the church’s role in inflicting a...
Jun 14, 2024


Abuse is a travelling wave says top Irish cleric in Rome
Crux Now The Irish priest who heads up Vatican investigations into allegations of abuse has said he’d like to see more transparency in...
Jun 8, 2024


Wa AG Ferguson Investigating archdiocesan clerical abuse
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson Petitioned King County Superior court to compel the archdiocese of Seattle to release...
May 9, 2024


U.S. policies to “civilize” Native American children. investigation reveals decades of sexual abuse by Catholic priests
This story is part of a series examining the legacy of America’s network of Indian boarding schools. Overcrowding, poor diets and little...
May 8, 2024


Church child sex abuse allegations from more than 600 victims detailed in new report
The report comes from the Maryland Attorney General. By Kiara Alfonseca More than 150 priests and others associated with the...
May 6, 2024


Just when you think the Catholic Church stories couldn't get worse.
By Dune Louisiana state troopers are investigating child sex trafficking at the New Orleans Catholic Archdiocese. Yep, not just child...
May 2, 2024


Catholic officials in Brooklyn agree to an independent oversight of clergy sex abuse allegations
An independent monitor will oversee the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s handling of sexual abuse allegations under a settlement...
Apr 21, 2024


After his son's abuse, a deacon left the Catholic Church. Now he's excommunicated
GINA CHRISTIAN March 25, 2024 A permanent deacon in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, whose then-teenage son was molested by the...
Apr 4, 2024


Alleged abuse survivor can reopen case due to Catholic Church’s ‘unjust' settlement
CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to child abuse. A man who allegedly survived childhood sexual abuse from a priest can reopen his...
Apr 3, 2024


Editorial: Excommunication in Louisiana lays bare Catholic Church's hypocrisy
Toward the end of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus uses unsparing language in his condemnation of certain religious leaders of his era. He...
Mar 28, 2024
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