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Behind the rare criminal conviction of a Catholic cleric in New Orleans
Ramon Antonio Vargas For years, leaders at the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans – the second-oldest organization of its kind in...
Jul 13, 2023


Catholic Church isn’t ridding itself of child abuse past | READER COMMENTARY
In explaining the decision of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to add 42 names to the list of persons accused of sexual abuse, a spokesperson...
Jul 7, 2023


Storied Baltimore Catholic family sues archdiocese, says sexual abuse led to death
BALTIMORE — For more than 60 years, the name Francis X. Gallagher has been linked prominently in Baltimore with the Catholic Church. The...
Jun 29, 2023


Revealed: New Orleans archdiocese concealed serial child molester for years
Ramon Antonio Vargas The second-oldest archdiocese in the US has handed over “voluminous documents” involving a retired Roman Catholic...
Jun 20, 2023


Another French bishop is accused of sexual abuse
Bishop Georges Colomb of La Rochelle headed the Paris Foreign Missions (MEP); is the 12th bishop to be accused of abuse in the past year.
Jun 15, 2023


Clergy sex abuse is the fault of the institution, not the religion.
Last year, the Southern Baptist Conference was forced to confront its own hidden history of sexual abuse, after the release of an...
Jun 10, 2023


Nothing really changed after Vatican II. But synodality may make a difference.
Pope Paul VI proclaims the last decrees of the Second Vatican Council, from his throne near papal altar under Bernini's bronze canopy
Jun 9, 2023


Syracuse University Professor Calls for Proper Treatment for Clergy Sex Abuse Victims
By Keith Kobland A Syracuse University professor who specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual...
Jun 7, 2023


Comeuppance or confession: a reckoning on clerical abuse?
With the global tide of clerical sex abuse scandals still surging in places as far apart as Poland, Ireland and the US state of Illinois,...
Jun 7, 2023


What the Latest Investigations Into Catholic Church Sex Abuse Mean
About 20 state attorneys general have mounted investigations that have cataloged decades of abuse but yielded few criminal prosecutions.
Jun 2, 2023


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.
May 23, 2023


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 18, 2023


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...
May 7, 2023


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, 2023


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 28, 2023


CHILD USA Supports Durbin's STOP CSAM Act Introduced U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin
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Apr 21, 2023


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 19, 2023


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, 2023


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 18, 2023


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 7, 2023
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