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Theodore McCarrick faces new civil sex abuse lawsuit
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick now faces a fifth civil sex abuse lawsuit in New Jersey, after he was criminally charged... Read more
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault of a minor
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has reportedly been charged with sexual assault of a teenage boy, a crime alleged to have... Read more
The McCarrick Report: A timeline
Published by the Vatican Nov. 10, the report examines the “institutional knowledge and decision-making” regarding Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal... Read more
Polish Catholic university defends St. John Paul II against ‘slander’ in wake of McCarrick Report
A Polish Catholic university rejected Saturday claims that St. John Paul II failed to combat clerical abuse. Read more
Archbishop Gregory calls for 'transparency and contrition' after McCarrick Report
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C., called for transparency after the Vatican’s release of the McCarrick Report last week. Read more
McCarrick Report at odds with Cardinal Wuerl’s claims of ignorance
The McCarrick Report sheds new light on when former Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, knew of allegations made against... Read more
McCarrick Report: St. John Paul II was deceived about ex-cardinal, says Polish archbishop
The McCarrick Report showed that St. John Paul II was deceived about the disgraced ex-cardinal, the president of the Polish... Read more
Did McCarrick use charitable fund to settle abuse claim?
The McCarrick Report notes that McCarrick contributed thousands of dollars to settle an abuse claim, with the money likely coming... Read more
'We need to look this evil in the eye' - Clergy abuse survivors respond to McCarrick Report
After the Nov. 10 release of the Vatican's McCarrick Report, some survivors of clerical abuse told CNA they remain skeptical... Read more
The McCarrick Report's provocative tale of a KGB encounter, and an FBI request
An undercover KGB agent tried to befriend ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the early 1980s, prompting the FBI to ask the... Read more
McCarrick Report: When one mother had to speak up
In the early 1970s, a New York family met a priest. He came to dinner, he came to birthday parties.... Read more
McCarrick Report: American Catholics urge ‘truth and transparency’
The release of the McCarrick Report Tuesday has been given a cautious welcome by lay American Catholics, who urged continued... Read more
McCarrick Report: What Cardinal O’Connor said in 1999
The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick released Tuesday includes a letter written by an American cardinal in 1999, who objected... Read more
JPII biographer says 'pathological' McCarrick 'lied to’ the pope
George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a biographer of St. John Paul II, told... Read more
McCarrick Report: Catholics ‘shocked, saddened, scandalized and angered,’ US bishops say
The Catholic bishops of the United States expressed their renewed desire for healing Tuesday, following the Vatican’s release of a... Read more
McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct
The Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate... Read more
McCarrick Report: What to know before it's released - A CNA Explainer
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State will release a report on its two-year investigation into the career... Read more
Analysis: After McCarrick report, US bishops have Zoom meeting
While the USCCB have several items of business at a meeting this month, it is likely to be what’s said... Read more
USCCB set to convene virtual assembly six days after McCarrick report
The Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will be held in two live-streamed sessions on... Read more
Vatican announces publication date of long-awaited ‘McCarrick Report’
The Vatican announced Friday that the long-awaited report on the disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick will be released next week. Read more
