Clerical sex abuse
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Holy See upholds confessional seal in response to Australian royal commission
The Australian bishops have provided the federal government with the Holy See’s observations on 12 recommendations of a 2017 report... Read more
French investigation: sex abuse of minors in Catholic Church tops 3,000 victims over 70 years
Over the last seven decades at least 3,000 children were sexually abused by Catholic clergy or officials in France, according... Read more
Texas Supreme Court to hear case of former deacon suing diocese for abuse claim
The Texas Supreme Court will hear the Diocese of Lubbock’s appeal of a legal decision allowing a former deacon to... Read more
NY judge upholds Child Victims Act after challenge by Rockville Centre diocese
A judge ruled Wednesday that New York's Child Victims Act is constitutional, rejecting a suit filed by the Diocese of... Read more
Cuomo orders expanded window for NY sex abuse lawsuits, citing coronavirus
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to extend for five months the legal window for victims... Read more
Bankruptcy filing stalls case involving New Orleans Saints, archdiocese
The New Orleans archdiocese’ recent declaration of bankruptcy will freeze a court case alleging executives for the New Orleans Saints... Read more
S. Dakota dioceses focus on healing, after statute of limitations bill fails
The South Dakota legislature has killed a bill that would have opened a two-year window for childhood victims of sexual... Read more
New Orleans Saints defend assistance of archdiocese as disclosure
The New Orleans Saints have said assistance that team personnel offered to the Archdiocese of New Orleans on communications strategy... Read more
Buffalo administrator: Catholic Charities donations will not go to abuse settlements
The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo said this week that despite the possibility the diocese could file for... Read more
Mexican bishops call for ending statute of limitations for sex abuse of minors
The bishops’ conference of Mexico has called on the country’s government to get rid of the statute of limitations in... Read more
Lawsuit charges Bishop Trautman, Buffalo diocese with abuse cover-up in 1980s
A lawsuit against the Diocese of Buffalo and retired Bishop Donald Trautman claim they covered up a New York priest’s... Read more
Rockville Centre diocese challenges Child Victims Act over due process
The Diocese of Rockville Centre filed a suit challenging New York's Child Victims Act on Tuesday, claiming it is barred... Read more
Police raid former offices of Argentine bishop charged with fraud, sex assault
Local civil authorities on Thursday raided the chancery of the Diocese of Orán, where Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta was bishop from... Read more
Trial of Indian bishop charged with rape to begin in November
The trial of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur, who was charged with rape in April, will begin Nov. 11 in... Read more
Window opens for abuse victim suits as New York law comes in to effect
A one-year window that allows adults in New York state who were sexually abused as children to file lawsuits against... Read more
Guam archdiocese faces more than 200 lawsuits amid bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Agaña is facing dozens of lawsuits related to clerical sexual abuse, and is encouraging any other alleged... Read more
In Argentina, Catholic priests face trial for deaf children's sexual abuse
The trial has begun for two Catholic priests and a former employee allegedly involved in sexual abuse of 10 students... Read more
Richmond diocese to stop naming buildings after bishops
In the wake of recent sexual abuse scandals throughout the U.S., the Diocese of Richmond has announced that it will... Read more
Spanish bishops offer collaboration with attorney general in abuse investigation
The spokesman for the Spanish bishops' conference has expressed the desire of the Church in Spain to collaborate with the... Read more
Lead by example, not documents, Vatican abuse expert tells Polish bishops
As the Catholic Church in Poland continues to respond to sex abuse by clergy, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a leading Vatican... Read more
