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Deborah True was investigated on suspicion of embezzling church funds at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach, Florida. Police say the former pastor, Father Richard “Dick” Murphy, who died on March 22, 2020, was also involved in funneling money from the parish.

Florida priest and parish administrator embezzled $1.5 million from parish, police say

Sep 22, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

The Diocese of Palm Beach contacted the police department in December 2021, raising concerns about a fraudulent bank account and... Read more

Former diocesan employee charged with tax, wire fraud

Jun 8, 2020

A former employee for the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida has been charged with wire fraud and tax fraud, the... Read more

Portland diocese to engage third-party system for reporting ethics violations

Jun 25, 2019

The Diocese of Portland announced Tuesday it will be using a third-party reporting system for violations of its standards of... Read more

Erwin Mena. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department

Bizarre details emerge as 'fake priest' gets busted in LA

Feb 4, 2016

By Mary Farrow

For months, Erwin Mena donned vestments, called himself “Padre,” and convinced Southern California Catholics that he was a priest, police... Read more

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The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a campaign stop in Salem, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023.

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Archbishop Georg Gänswein was the personal secretary of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

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The Archdiocese of Piura in Peru donated thousands of medicines May 30, 2023, to combat the epidemic of dengue fever that has affected almost all regions of the country, especially Lambayeque and Piura.

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Archbishop Georg Gänswein was the personal secretary of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Report: Gänswein ordered to leave Vatican, return to home diocese without new role

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Fort Worth bishop dismisses Carmelite mother superior in latest in Texas monastery-diocese dispute

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a campaign stop in Salem, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023.

Florida bishops plead with DeSantis to spare life of death row inmate

The "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" at an "LGBT pride" march in 1995.

In 1995 a ‘deeply embarrassed’ MLB owner apologized for event with anti-Catholic drag performers 

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Church in Spain collects almost 1,000 complaints of sexual abuse since 1945