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Sodalitium community declares founder is guilty of abuse accusations
The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae released on Tuesday a video statement confirming that the founder of the... Read more
Former TOR Franciscan leaders charged for oversight of abusive friar
Three former heads of a TOR Franciscan province in Pennsylvania face criminal charges for their alleged role in enabling a... Read more
Cardinal Pell shares emotional meeting with abuse survivors
Cardinal George Pell and a dozen survivors of clerical sex abuse met in Rome on Thursday, where they shared an... Read more
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae forms ethics commission amid investigation of founder
The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has announced the creation of an Ethics Commission for Justice and Reconciliation... Read more
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has an apostolic visitor to investigate its founder
The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has made public that the community has had an apostolic visitor since... Read more
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae issues statement in wake of accusations
The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae issued a statement on Wednesday announcing its commitment to the investigation of mistreatement, including sexual abuse,... Read more
Vatican postpones criminal trial of ex-nuncio on pedophilia charges
The criminal court of Vatican City State held on Saturday the first hearing in the trial of Jozef Wesolowski, the... Read more
Pontifical university plans to offer diploma in child protection by 2016
Beginning in the spring of 2016, Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University will begin offering an intensive one-semester diploma program on the... Read more
Australian bishops stress Cardinal Pell’s determination to fight sex abuse
A group of Australian bishops have emphasized Cardinal George Pell’s record of leadership against clergy sex abuse following critical news... Read more
Archbishop Chomali: Pope Francis was confident in appointing Chilean bishop
Both the Archbishop of Concepcion and the apostolic nuncio to Chile have maintained that Pope Francis understood all the facts... Read more
Australian bishop affirms innocence amid charges of concealing abuse
An Australian bishop is strongly denying accusations that he concealed a serious sexual abuse offense allegedly disclosed to him in... Read more
Pope Francis completes new Vatican office to tackle clergy abuse
Pope Francis completed the membership of the new Vatican body with responsibility for dealing with clerical sex abuse on Wednesday, ... Read more
Chilean legislators vote to strip priest of honorary nationality
The House of Representatives in Chile has passed a resolution stripping Father John O'Reilly, of the Legion of Christ of... Read more
With new team, Vatican ups efforts to fight clerical sex abuse
Pope Francis established on Tuesday a new judicial body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith with responsibility... Read more
Italian diocese laments suicide of priest who admitted abuse
The Diocese of Trieste has announced “with a spirit full of sorrow and dismay” that one of its priests, who... Read more
Minnesota dioceses sign abuse settlements, pledge to protect children
Two dioceses in Minnesota have reached undisclosed financial settlements with a victim of clergy abuse, promising to implement and abide... Read more
