Sex Abuse in Catholic Church: Over 1,900 Minors Abused in Illinois, State Says
A new report by the AG of Illinois covering decades names more than 450 credibly accused sexual abusers, including priests, lay religous.
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- May 19
Abuse victims share ‘wounded heart’ with Pope Francis after bike trek from Germany
By Hannah Brockhaus Pope Francis on Wednesday met briefly with a group of abuse victims who undertook a bicycle pilgrimage from Germany...
- May 7
WA’s bill to require clergy to report child abuse dies Catholics refuse compromise on confession
Just before Washington’s legislative session ended, in a last-ditch attempt to push through her bill requiring clergy to report child...
- Apr 29
Church has responsibility to invest in care of sex abuse victims
by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann This past Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph...
- Apr 28
The Dalai Lama ‘Incident’: How Not To Respond To A Troubling Sexual Situation With A Child
(OPINION) Last week, millions of believers and nonbelievers across the globe were shocked when a video went viral showing the Dalai Lama...
- Apr 21
- Apr 20
Pope Francis encourages journalists to cover the abuse scandal with ‘openness and integrity’
April 19, 2023 Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, has sent a message in the Pope’s name to a conference...
- Apr 20
Abuse expert hopes pontifical commission will be refuge for survivors
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner speaks to reporters after a news conference at the headquarters of the Italian Foreign Press Association in Rome,
- Apr 19
Sex abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese highlights an institutional problem
Investigation of the Baltimore Archdiocese that found 600 cases of child sex abuse reveals a systemic issue and lack of accountablility.
- Apr 7
Pope Francis' efforts to deal with the clergy sex abuse crisis need corrections
By Massimo Faggioli | United States The synodal process that Pope Francis has launched to make the Catholic Church more transparent and...
- Apr 5
Lift statute of limitations in child sex abuse civil cases in WA
By The Seattle Times editorial board When it comes to sexual assault, especially that of a child, the state should do everything in its...
- Apr 5
Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Attorney General's Office has publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex...
- Apr 4
Former Tacoma Catholic nun and priest added to clergy abuse accusation list
BY CRAIG SAILOR A former Tacoma Catholic nun and a priest were added to an official list of clergy and others accused of abuse, the...
- Mar 24
Manufacturing the Clerical Predator
Nate's Mission The Catholic Church has overseen the world's longest-lasting and most widespread campaign of institutional sexual abuse....
- Mar 21
Hierarchy's sacramental betrayal in abuse scandal obstructs synodality
BY TOM ROBERTS January 17, 2023 It was in late spring, 1985, when I received a call from NCR's then-editor Tom Fox. I think he said he...
- Mar 20
Catholic Church paedophile networks to be mapped 'like organised crime' by academics
ABC Newcastle By Giselle Wakatama A "mafia-like" code of silence among "dark networks" within the Catholic Church has begun to emerge...
- Mar 4
Papal advisor says 'Vos estis,' Francis' key clergy abuse reform, 'not working'
BY ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN March 3, 2023 One of Pope Francis' key advisors on clergy sexual abuse admitted that the pontiff's signature...
- Mar 3
‘Sorry’ is not enough: Abuse victims need answers, support, pope says
March 2, 2023 By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — It is not enough to ask people who have suffered abuse for their...
- Mar 1
Catholic Diocese of Sacramento faces more than 270 sexual abuse lawsuits
Jonathan Ayestas SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento could go bankrupt as it faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging...
- Feb 25
Church Sex Scandal Widens: Hundreds More Catholic Clergy Accused Across CA
By Candice Nguyen, Michael Bott, Mark Villarreal and Michael Horn An NBC Bay Area analysis of nearly 700 lawsuits filed against Catholic...
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