Clerical sex abuse
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US bishops punt resolution encouraging Holy See to release McCarrick documents
On the last day of their fall meeting, the U.S. bishops' conference voted down a resolution that would have “encouraged”... Read more
'No words for depth of our anger' National Advisory Council tells US bishops
As the bishops of the United States continued their fall general assembly in Baltimore Tuesday, the leaders of the National... Read more
Lamenting clergy sex abuse, Pa. bishops announce victim compensation funds
Seven of the eight Roman Catholic dioceses of Pennsylvania will create compensation funds for victims of clergy sex abuse, following... Read more
Listen to victims, learn from your mistakes, women plead to USCCB
In the afternoon of the first full day of the US bishops' autumn general assembly, two speakers pleaded with the... Read more
Missouri bishops release letter urging USCCB action on sex abuse crisis
The bishops of Missouri released a letter Monday expressing support for proposals meant to help address the sexual abuse crisis... Read more
Abuse victims challenge US bishops to confront problems
Two victims of clerical sexual abuse addressed members of the US bishops’ conference Monday and shared how the bishops' action,... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo: Vatican directive came from Congregation for Bishops
The directive not to vote on the proposals which had been expected to form the basis for the response of... Read more
Vatican cancels US bishops’ vote on sex abuse reform measures
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference has told the American bishops that they will not vote on... Read more
Fear God, not Rome – advice for the US bishops
A former senior staffer at the USCCB wrote Friday to the country's bishops ahead of their general assembly, urging them... Read more
Amid abuse lawsuits, Guam archdiocese to file for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam has announced that it will file for bankruptcy, following mediation efforts in September regarding clerical... Read more
Clergy sex abuse on the rise again, and Church leaders are ignoring why, sociologist says
After years in decline, Catholic clergy sex abuse could be on the rise again, warns a professor-priest’s analysis of relevant... Read more
Amid lawsuit, firm publishes list of California priests accused of abuse
A Minnesota-based law firm released a report Tuesday compiling the names of over 200 priests from the San Francisco Bay... Read more
Washington archdiocese releases the names of 28 accused clergy
Just days after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl as Archbishop of Washington, the D.C. archdiocese has... Read more
Youth synod bishop apologizes to young people on behalf of Church leaders
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney apologized to young people on behalf of Church leaders in a speech at the Synod... Read more
Each Catholic diocese in Michigan raided in abuse investigation
Police raided diocesan properties at all seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan this week as part of an ongoing investigation into... Read more
Cardinal Nichols to face questions about British abuse case
Amid a British investigation into sexual abuse, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster is expected to face questions regarding the way... Read more
Priest in South Dakota charged with child sex abuse
A priest in Rapid City, South Dakota has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual contact with a... Read more
Minn. archbishop affirms abuse victims' courage as settlement approved
At a hearing in US bankruptcy court Tuesday, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis told clergy abuse victims... Read more
Cardinal Marx apologizes for sex abuse by clerics in Germany
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, chairman of the German bishops' conference, personally apologized Tuesday for “failure and pain”... Read more
Bishop Cozzens: The light shines in the darkness
In a column in The Catholic Spirit last week, Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Saint Paul and Minneapolis reflected on... Read more
