Tag: clergy sex abuse
Criminal charges against Theodore McCarrick dropped as former cardinal deemed unfit...
DEDHAM, Mass. -- The Massachusetts sex abuse case against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick fell apart Wednesday as all criminal charges were dismissed due to...
Archdiocese of San Francisco believes bankruptcy is ‘compassionate and equitable solution...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization "to facilitate...
Archbishop Gregory Aymond, New Orleans archdiocese push back against Guardian report...
The Archdiocese of New Orleans and Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond are pushing back against a newspaper's investigative report claiming they mishandled several claims of...
Disgraced cardinal Theodore McCarrick deemed not competent, dismissal expected of Massachusetts...
Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in Massachusetts on charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50...
Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors invites public input by...
VATICAN CITY -- Emphasizing the responsibility of all Catholics to ensure the church is a safe place, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of...
Illinois bishops respond to Attorney General Kwame Raoul report revealing decades...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children.
The report, unveiled during...
Cardinal O’Malley, other Boston church leaders named in lawsuit alleging sexual...
One of the leading figures in the Catholic Church's effort to protect children from sexual abuse, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, is named...
Woman files lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by former Philadelphia priest while...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is facing a civil lawsuit over claims it covered up for one of its former priests who allegedly...
Allegations against Father Marko Rupnik cast shadow over mosaics at the...
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, one of the most famous sites of Marian apparitions worldwide, is facing an important decision: what to...
Pope Francis accepts resignation of German Bishop Franz-Josef Bode for mistakes...
OSNABRUECK, Germany -- The vice president of the German bishops' conference, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, has become the first Catholic bishop in Germany to resign...