Tag: sex abuse
Maryland HB 1378 would further cap financial compensation for victims of...
By Christopher Gunty
editor@CatholicReview.org
ANNAPOLIS – Wayne Jackson traveled two hours by public transportation from Baltimore to the State House in Annapolis March 26, determined to...
‘No principled basis’ to give state institutions easier pathway in abuse...
In 2023, Delegate C.T. Wilson said the Child Victims Act would allow “victims of child sex abuse to have their voices heard in court.”...
Delaware General Assembly wants to eliminate seal of confession, requiring priests...
The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic church and wants to break the seal of confession between...
Pope expels Chilean priest found guilty of sex abuse
VATICAN CITY -- A priest who was once hailed as a champion of human rights in Chile was expelled from the priesthood by Pope...
Australian archbishop, convicted of abuse cover-up, stepping aside for now
ADELAIDE, Australia -- Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, who faces a maximum penalty of two years in jail for failing to inform police about...
Chile’s bishops offer resignations after meeting pope on sex abuse
VATICAN CITY -- Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical...
Saginaw church records, computers seized in probe of abuse allegations
SAGINAW, Mich. -- The news that law enforcement authorities served the Saginaw Diocese with a search warrant March 22 was "distressing and disheartening for...
Pope apologizes to sex abuse victims, defends accused Chilean bishop
Catholic News Service
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PERU -- Pope Francis apologized to victims of clergy sex abuse, saying he unknowingly wounded them by...
Pope meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Pope Francis met in private Jan. 16 with survivors of sexual abuse by Chilean clergy, a Vatican spokesman said, but his...