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Vigano to McCarrick: Repent, for the sake of your soul
A former papal representative to the U.S. has written an open letter to Archbishop Theodore McCarrick that urges the archbishop... Read more
Pennsylvania grand jury's Catholic sex abuse report gets a factcheck
The 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report on Catholic clergy sex abuse didn’t get the thorough scrutiny it deserved, and both... Read more
The Church and sexuality: An interview with Cardinal Brandmüller
In an interview with CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language sister agency, the church historian explained his remarks - and pointed to... Read more
Analysis: Their retreat accomplished, the U.S. bishops remain under siege
When their seven-day retreat at Mundelein ends Jan. 8, some of the U.S. bishops may be reluctant to leave the... Read more
O’Malley sent concerns about NY priest to apostolic nuncio after NY Times report
The Archbishop of Boston this month forwarded to the pope’s U.S. representative concerns sent to him about a New York... Read more
NY archdiocese issued suitability letter for priest under abuse investigation
The Archdiocese of New York told a California college this month that a local priest had never been accused of... Read more
McCarrick abused youth during confession, lawyer charges
A man who says he was serially sexually abused by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick testified Thursday as part of a Vatican... Read more
Illinois AG report says dioceses failed abuse victims
Illinois’ attorney general released a report Wednesday outlining the early findings into an investigation into clerical sexual abuse in the... Read more
Analysis: How the Vatican is preparing for its February abuse summit
Preparations in the Vatican are underway for a summit of the bishops to discuss the problem of clerical sexual abuse.... Read more
California priest convicted of sexually assaulting San Diego seminarian
A California priest was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting a seminarian. After his conviction, Fr. Juan Garcia Castillo will be... Read more
After guilty verdict, questions raised about Pell trial
After reports of a guilty verdict emerged in the trial of Australian Cardinal George Pell, some in Australia have questioned... Read more
Trial begins for priest accused of assaulting San Diego seminarian
A trial began Tuesday for the San Diego priest accused of sexually assaulting a seminarian in February. The alleged victim... Read more
Reports of Pell guilty verdict emerge, despite gag order
Cardinal George Pell has been convicted by an Australian court on charges of sexual abuse of minors, according to media... Read more
American priest arrested in the Philippines for sexual abuse
An American priest was arrested in the Philippines Wednesday, amid allegations that he sexually assaulted dozens of boys over a... Read more
Pa. court orders 11 names permanently redacted from grand jury report
Citing due process, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday wrote that the names of 11 former and current priests in... Read more
Santa Fe archdiocese to file for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Read more
Analysis: How sexual misconduct reforms might begin in U.S. dioceses
Some U.S. bishops have told CNA they now realize that if they want to initiate new reforms, they’ll have to... Read more
Italian bishops’ conference establishes national center for youth protection
With the intention of “providing a radical solution” to the sex abuse issue, the Italian bishops’ conference established Thursday a... Read more
Cupich and Wuerl collaborated on alternative sex abuse proposal
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington collaborated extensively on a recently proposed policy for handling... Read more
What do Catholics expect from USCCB meeting on abuse crisis?
CNA spoke with theologians, priests, and other prominent Catholics about what they hope to see at the upcoming meeting of... Read more
