Accountability

Official says Vatican paid more than $7 million in property taxes in 2020

Jun 24, 2021

When a popular Italian rapper slammed the Vatican for opposing a proposed anti-homophobia bill, he told his more than 12.5 million Instagram followers that the Vatican owed Italy some 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion) in back property taxes, which the Vatican said was incorrect.

Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was 'overwhelming' but now rare

by Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press

Jun 24, 2021

Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in recent years have largely stopped the problem, a three-year review by Iowa’s attorney general concluded.

Archdiocese of Berlin suspends work of commission on sexual abuse

by Anli Serfontein, Catholic News Service

Jun 23, 2021

The Archdiocese of Berlin announced that it was temporarily suspending the work of its expert commission established to follow up on a legal report about sexual abuse in the archdiocese since 1946.

Francis names Oblate priest new secretary of papal clergy abuse commission

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Jun 22, 2021

Pope Francis has named Oblate Fr. Andrew Small secretary "pro tempore" of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Small, 53, had served two terms as national director for the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States.

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Official says Vatican paid more than $7 million in property taxes in 2020

Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was 'overwhelming' but now rare

Archdiocese of Berlin suspends work of commission on sexual abuse

Francis names Oblate priest new secretary of papal clergy abuse commission

UN investigators call on Vatican to do more to stop abuse

Children's graves in Canada reflect Catholic logic of Indigenous vanishment

Archdiocese fulfills final $3 million obligation to abuse survivors in bankruptcy settlement

French archdiocese freed from 18 years of abusive leadership

Review board chair urges bishops to focus on healing for abuse survivors

New Vatican laws on clergy abuse not enough, says former papal commissioner

Pope and Canadian Indigenous: 'Sorry' must fit the level of suffering

Cardinal Marx surprised by pope's decision to not accept his resignation

Vatican orders term limits for leaders of lay movements

Canadian bishops: Indigenous delegation to meet with pope by end of 2021

The abuse crisis and the elusive horizon of a repenting church

Francis rejects Cardinal Marx's resignation but admits 'catastrophe' of abuse crisis

Sardinia charity linked to ousted Vatican cardinal searched

Poland's embattled bishops to meet with Pope Francis

Priests testify at Vatican trial on abuse in minor seminary

Bishop apologizes to fired LGBT Catholic educator at theology gathering

What the new revisions to the Code of Canon Law mean for safeguarding

12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order

Cardinal Marx submits resignation to Francis, citing church's 'systemic failure' on abuse

Archdiocese won't cooperate with Wisconsin sex abuse investigation

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