Tag: Clergy sexual abuse
Former priest Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, faces sexual...
Embattled former priest and pro-life activist Frank Pavone is facing accusations of sexual misconduct that took place prior to his laicization in November 2022.
Pavone,...
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet filing a defamation lawsuit against the woman...
VATICAN CITY -- Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet announced he is filing a defamation lawsuit in Quebec against a woman who accused him of sexual...
Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People: 20 years...
WASHINGTON -- Twenty years ago, in 2002, the revelations of clergy sexual abuse and its cover-up in the Archdiocese of Boston was the metaphorical...
Diocese of Wilmington found to be in compliance with U.S. bishops’...
WILMINGTON — Once again, the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has been found to be in compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children...
Former spokesman says retired Pope Benedict never tried to hide truth
VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI has never attempted to hide what is true, no matter how painful recognizing reality might be, said...
Dallas charter marks 20th anniversary, but SNAP disputes assessment
WASHINGTON — An essay by Kathleen McChesney on the impact of the U.S. bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People drew...
Annual audit shows more than 4,200 allegations of clergy sexual abuse...
WASHINGTON — More than 4,200 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and others were reported during the year ending June 30,...
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with assault in Massachusetts case
BOSTON — The Boston Globe reported July 29 that police in the Boston suburb of Wellesley have charged former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with three...
Continue focus on healing for abuse victims, National Review Board chair...
Although major steps have been taken to help achieve healing and reconciliation with survivors of clergy sexual abuse, much work remains ahead for the...
Canon law on clergy sexual abuse crimes, punishments promulgated by Pope...
VATICAN CITY — A series of laws and procedures promulgated by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and, especially, by Pope Francis to protect children, promote...