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Theodore McCarrick has moved from Kansas friary

Jan 7, 2020

By Ed Condon, JD Flynn

The disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has moved from the Kansas friary where he had been living since 2018.  Read more

Pope Francis meets with the bishops of the USCCB's Region VI, from Ohio and Michigan, at the Vatican, Dec. 10, 2019.

US bishops in Rome ask Pope Francis about McCarrick report

Dec 13, 2019

By Courtney Mares

American bishops from the Midwest met with Pope Francis this week with questions about the outcome of the Vatican’s investigation... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, April 19, 2018.

Cardinal O'Malley: Pope Francis will publish Vatican McCarrick report 'soon'

Nov 11, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The results of the Vatican’s investigation of Theodore McCarrick should be published by early 2020, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston... Read more

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McCarrick: Foundation ‘irresponsible’ to question controversial Vatican grant

Nov 6, 2019

By Ed Condon

McCarrick made the intervention in December 2017, after objections were raised to the Vatican’s request of $25 million from the... Read more

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‘No one ever talked about McCarrick and the boys’

Oct 17, 2019

By Ed Condon

A man claiming to be a former child victim of Theodore McCarrick has written an open essay in response to... Read more

President's Hall, Seton Hall University.

McCarrick created 'culture of fear and intimidation,' Seton Hall review finds

Sep 4, 2019

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick created a “culture of fear and intimidation” at the Seton Hall University seminary, according to... Read more

Theodore McCarrick, the former Archbishop of Washington who was dismissed from the clerical state in February.

In rare interview, McCarrick maintains his innocence

Sep 3, 2019

In an interview last month with Slate staff writer Ruth Graham, Theodore McCarrick said he doesn't believe he committed the... Read more

New York State Supreme Court building in Lower Manhattan. Via Shutterstock

Hundreds of lawsuits filed on first day of NY litigation window

Aug 15, 2019

Over 400 lawsuits were filed in New York state on the first day of a one-year window in the statute... Read more

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McCarrick's grooming tactics shown in letters to seminarians and abuse victims

Aug 6, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Letters from Theodore McCarrick to his abuse victims were published Tuesday by the Associated Press, in advance of a promised... Read more

St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, DC.

No answers from Washington archdiocese about McCarrick’s money 

Jul 12, 2019

By Ed Condon

McCarrick funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars through what was known as the Archbishop’s Fund, and reportedly made gifts to... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica from the keyhole on Aventino Hill, Rome Italy. Via Shutterstock

Analysis: Vatican calls for trust, Catholics wait for transparency

Jul 5, 2019

By Ed Condon

In the debate between bishops and the faithful, both sides accept the need for transparency but have very different understandings of the word.  Read more

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick before his laicization.

Disgraced ex-cardinal ‘Mr. McCarrick’ remains at Kansas friary, one year later

Jun 20, 2019

By Kevin J. Jones

One year after credible allegations of sex abuse of a minor led to his public disgrace, the 88-year-old Theodore McCarrick... Read more

Archbishop Theodore McCarrick at the Vatican, March 11, 2013

Analysis: One year after McCarrick, what's next for the Church?

Jun 19, 2019

By JD Flynn

Exactly one year after revelations about the sexual abuse of then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were made public, the Church in the... Read more

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One year since the McCarrick allegations: A CNA timeline

Jun 19, 2019

June 20 marks one year since the announcement that credible allegations of sexual abuse had been raised against then-Cardinal Theodore... Read more

Bishops at the USCCB General Assembly in Baltimore, June 2019.

Analysis: At USCCB meeting, will words speak louder than votes?

Jun 13, 2019

By Ed Condon

While the ostensible purpose of Thursday votes is to establish Vos estis lux mundi in the life of the Church... Read more

Anita Raines, chair of the National Advisory Council, addresses the USCCB Spring General Assembly in Baltimore, Md., June 11, 2019.

Lay advisers urge US bishops to press for release of McCarrick documents

Jun 11, 2019

By Matt Hadro

Advisory bodies to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called Tuesday for the bishops to urge the Holy See to... Read more

The USCCB autumn General Assembly in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 12, 2018.

Analysis: Bp. Bransfield, the USCCB, and the Holy Spirit

Jun 6, 2019

By JD Flynn

The U.S. bishops arrive in Baltimore next week for their second plenary meeting in the year of serious crisis that... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter's Basilica April 27, 2017.

Cardinal Parolin says Vatican will issue declaration on McCarrick investigation

May 30, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Wednesday that the Vatican is still investigating the documentation concerning Theodore McCarrick and will issue a... Read more

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Priest says McCarrick admitted sharing bed with seminarians in letter to Vatican official

May 28, 2019

By Ed Condon

A former priest-secretary to Theodore McCarrick has issued a report that claims to contain excerpted quotes from correspondence between the... Read more

Theodore McCarrick, the former Archbishop of Washington who was dismissed from the clerical state in February.

Pope Francis: 'I knew nothing about McCarrick'

May 28, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has said that he did not know anything about accusations of sexual abuse by Theodore McCarrick, the former... Read more