Tag: accused of sexual abuse

MONTREAL-- The French Ministry of Justice announced that France will not extradite Oblate Father Joannès Rivoire to Canada. However, the priest's congregation, the Oblates of...

VATICAN CITY -- All eyes and ears will be on the Vatican during an unprecedented gathering Feb. 21-24 to discuss the protection of minors...

By GREG ERLANDSON Tracking the Catholic zeitgeist these days can be a dizzying experience. It helps to have a sense of history, and perhaps a...

VATICAN CITY -- In an unprecedented move, Pope Francis removed from the priesthood two Chilean bishops accused of sexual abuse. In a statement released Oct....

"I believe the Lord has put me here for this very moment. Throughout all of the pain, the Lord has never left me alone....

WASHINGTON -- Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington encouraged archdiocesan parishes to participate in a six-week "Season of Healing" to counter what he called...

WASHINGTON -- More committees are not the answer to stop the abuse of children and vulnerable adults by clergy, said an Aug. 28 statement...

By GREG ERLANDSON People ask how I can do my job as a Catholic editor and journalist these days without being depressed. Actually, it is depressing....

WASHINGTON -- What became known following a New York Times investigation into two seminarians who said they had been abused by Archbishop Theodore E....

VATICAN CITY -- "No effort must be spared" to prevent future cases of clerical sexual abuse and "to prevent the possibility of their being...