Abuse in the News 7/10

Nov 10, 2022

Transparency essential for healing abuse victims, says leading nun

Transparency essential for healing abuse victims, says leading nunThe president of the Conference of Men and Women Religious of France tells

Nov 1, 2022

The Vatican's investigation of sex abuse cases still not transparent

The pope and his aides in Rome continue to ignore the demands for transparency when it comes to dealing with allegations of sexual abuse aga

Oct 26, 2022

Missing in Action

Where are the nuns?

Oct 26, 2022

The Santier affair and the Church's inadequate sexual teaching

Asking young men to take their clothes off in the context of confession... This extremely serious act - which the Catholic Church of...

Oct 25, 2022

Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Will Submit to Secular Oversight

Letitia James, the New York attorney general, reached a settlement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo on Tuesday.Credit...Hiroko Mas

Oct 20, 2022

Study of priests shows distrust of bishops, fear of false abuse accusations

Priests are seen during a special Mass for vocations at Cure of Ars Church in Merrick, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2022, the feast of St. John Vianney, pa

Oct 20, 2022

Advocates list 100s of allegedly abusive California priests

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Advocates for victims of clergy sexual abuse delivered a list of more than 300 publicly accused abusers to the Roman...

Oct 18, 2022

Former Yakima bishop reprimanded by pope for ‘mistakes’

The Vatican has issued a formal reprimand to the former bishop of the Diocese of Yakima, Washington, according to media reports confirmed to

Oct 15, 2022

Previously, the list did not include priests accused when they were deceased and clergy from differe

Previously, the list did not include priests accused when they were deceased and clergy from different religious orders.

Oct 3, 2022

Here Are the Hundreds of SF Archdiocese Catholic Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse

30 SEPTEMBER 2022 SF NEWS JOE KUKURA On Thursday, a group of Catholic Church sexual abuse survivors revealed a public list of 312...

Sep 30, 2022

What Bishop Bode's decision means for accountability

A German bishop will remain in office after scandal - and says he consulted with a Vatican expert. Here's why that matters.

Sep 29, 2022

Catholic Church Sex Abuse

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Aug 17, 2022

SPU sues WA Attorney General, saying probe of LGBTQ+ policies violates religious freedom

Protest the board of trustees deciding to maintain a policy against hiring people in same-sex marriages. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Aug 16, 2022

Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse

The report, 'Beyond Bad Apples,' looks at systemic causes behind the clergy sex abuse scandal of past decades.

Aug 13, 2022

Catholic Church sex abuse prevention programs inadequate, says think tank

By Christina Spicer After a two-year investigation, a child advocacy think-tank has found that Catholic sex abuse prevention programs are...

Jul 6, 2022

Bishops suspend priest convicted of child sex abuse, reopen probe

A Catholic parishioner holds a rosary during a mass in Caracas, on Dec. 15, 2021.

Jul 6, 2022

FBI opens sweeping prove of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

The FBI is looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them.

Jul 1, 2022

The Abuse Scandal & Synodality

The year 2018 was a turning point in the modern history of the Catholic Church’s response to the global abuse crisis, and once again...

Jun 30, 2022

FBI investigating Catholic Church in New Orleans for child sex abuse

The FBI has launched a sprawling sex abuse investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans that’s targeting predator priests...

Jun 21, 2022

How Churches Can Do Better at Responding to Sexual Abuse

We often have a very twisted understanding of authority and unity, and it is wielded in a way that keeps whistle-blowers silent.