Accountability

Caritas expresses outrage over former director in Africa accused of abuse

Nov 21, 2019

Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, has expressed sadness and outrage over incidents of child abuse by a Belgian Salesian priest who had been the national director of Caritas in the Central African Republic

Detroit-area priest gets jail, second priest pleads guilty

by Ed White, The Associated Press

Nov 21, 2019

A Detroit-area Catholic priest was sentenced to 45 days in jail Wednesday for assaulting a suicidal younger man who wanted counseling, while a priest in western Michigan pleaded guilty to binding a teenager with bubble wrap and tape.

Pennsylvania lawmakers near finish on church scandal bills

by Marc Levy, The Associated Press

Nov 21, 2019

Pennsylvania's Legislature moved closer Wednesday night to settling a yearslong battle over lifting criminal and civil statutes for child sexual abuse crimes in a debate growing out of Roman Catholic Church scandals.

Vatican's top investigator on abuse crisis addresses Notre Dame forum

by Ann Carey, Catholic News Service

Nov 15, 2019

U.S. Catholics "have to be prepared for another wave of traumatic narrative" regarding the clergy sex abuse crisis, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said Nov. 13 at the University of Notre Dame.

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Caritas expresses outrage over former director in Africa accused of abuse

Detroit-area priest gets jail, second priest pleads guilty

Pennsylvania lawmakers near finish on church scandal bills

Vatican's top investigator on abuse crisis addresses Notre Dame forum

Long Island Catholic diocese challenges NY Child Victims Act

Abortion preeminent issue, global warming not urgent, say bishops

Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse

Cardinal Pell granted final appeal of conviction on sexual abuse charges

Indian court postpones trial of Bishop Mulakkal in nun's rape

Bishops OK 2020 budget; numbers inconclusive for 2021 assessment hike

French bishops approve payments for church sex abuse victims

Australian court to say if it will hear Cardinal Pell's appeal

After Bransfield disinvitation, will other bishops follow suit?

Papal biographer: US bishops' original plan against abuse was PR ploy

Georgetown University issues report on sex abuse, makes recommendations

Minnesota bishop defends conduct in sexual abuse case

There is a need for regular conversion in the church, theologian says

Bishops' conference president disinvites Bishop Bransfield from fall assembly

West Virginia bishop seeks 'amends for harm' to church by predecessor

Review on abuse looks at 70 years' worth of Colorado dioceses' files

Voice of the Faithful surveys US dioceses' financial transparency

Catholic church updates list of credibly accused priests

Editorial: Money shapes the US Catholic narrative

Colorado releases new report on Catholic sex abuse in state

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