Catholic Church sex abuse cases
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Catholic leaders in Costa Rica oppose bill forcing priests to break seal of confession
A group of Catholic leaders from Costa Rica recently laid out the position of the Church regarding a bill that... Read more
Philadelphia Archdiocese settles for $3.5 million in sex abuse lawsuit for deceased priest
The lawsuit alleged that Monsignor John Close sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in 2006 when he took classes at a... Read more
Spanish bishops deliver six volumes of information on sex abuse cases to ombudsman
Cardinal Juan José Omella said that these situations cause “great harm, not only to the Church but [also] to society.” Read more
Facing hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, Albany Diocese to declare bankruptcy
The diocese has been named in more than 400 lawsuits filed from August 2019 to August 2021 under the Child... Read more
Priest who served in Diocese of Charleston charged with sexual abuse of 11-year-old girl
Father Jaime Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, a visiting priest from Chile who served in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, has been... Read more
Baltimore seals documents related to clerical sexual abuse report
A judge in Baltimore this week ordered everything related to the release of a major attorney general’s report on clerical... Read more
More clergy accused of child sexual abuse in California as important deadline nears
As California’s three-year window to file child sex abuse lawsuits past the statute of limitations nears its conclusion, 66 Catholic... Read more
New York State to assume some oversight of Buffalo Diocese after sex abuse settlement
The Diocese of Buffalo has settled a two-year-old lawsuit with New York Attorney General Letitia James over charges that it... Read more
Denouncing clergy sex abuse, Santa Fe Archdiocese files $121 million settlement plan
Lamenting the damage that abusive Catholic clergy have caused to sexual abuse victims, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe submitted its... Read more
Pope Francis orders new canonical process in abuse case at Opus Dei school in Spain
Bishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga of Bilbao has announced that Pope Francis has ordered a new canonical process for an abuse... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley urges Italian Catholic bishops to ‘make things right’ for abuse survivors
‘We have nothing to fear by telling the truth,’ said the head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of... Read more
Germany’s Munich archdiocese spent around $1.5 million on abuse report
The report, published in January, faulted Pope emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Reinhard Marx. Read more
For sexual abuse victims in Santa Fe archdiocese, $122 million settlement a 'next step'
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has agreed on a $121.5 million bankruptcy settlement to provide compensation for hundreds of sexual... Read more
Full text: EWTN’s exclusive interview with Archbishop Gänswein
Benedict XVI’s personal secretary discusses the Munich abuse report. Read more
Archbishop Gänswein tells inside story of Benedict XVI’s response to the Munich abuse report
Benedict XVI’s personal secretary said the 94-year-old was ‘doing well’ despite the recent media firestorm. Read more
French abuse report authors respond to critics who challenged 330,000 victims estimate
A 15-page critique claimed the report lacked ‘scientific rigor.’ Read more
Benedict XVI asks abuse survivors for forgiveness as advisers defend handling of Munich cases
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors in a letter responding to a report that faulted... Read more
German Catholic bishop: Benedict XVI did not want to cover up clerical abuse
Bishop Stefan Oster noted that Benedict had fought abuse ‘against no small opposition in the Vatican.’ Read more
Who is Benedict XVI? Cardinal Filoni shares his testimony
‘I have never found in him any shadow or attempt to hide or minimize anything.’ Read more
‘There was no real interest in their suffering’: Cardinal Marx apologizes to victims after Munich abuse report
He told reporters that he intended to remain in office for now. Read more
