Brooklyn Diocese announces abuse compensation program
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio calls the program, modeled after the New York Archdiocese's, "a concrete expression of our contrition and our desire to make amends" to sex abuse victims.
Accountability
Gregory: Bishops 'can never say we are sorry enough' for tragedy of abuse
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory: U.S. Catholic bishops "can never say that we are sorry enough for the share that we have had in this tragedy of broken fidelity and trust" — clergy sex abuse crisis.
Annual audit of church abuse allegations shows work still needed
The 14th annual report on diocesan compliance with the U.S. Catholic Church's "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" shows church leaders have taken steps to help many find healing.
No one is monitoring former abusive priests
Young Voices: Next week is the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Archdiocese's announcement of the intent to create a review board to remove priests, but there is a problem.
Crosier order files under Chapter 11 for bankruptcy reorganization
The nationwide province of the Crosier Fathers and Brothers based in Phoenix filed June 1 to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, making it the third men's religious order to seek bankruptcy protection.
NCR Knights of Columbus stories now available in Spanish
The number one most read news story on NCRoline this month is Tom Robert’s dig into the charitable giving of the Knights of Columbus. We also received a special request to have the stories translated into Spanish, so we did that and I’d invite you all to share these stories among your Spanish-speaking colleagues, friends and family members.
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Sydney archbishop on Cardinal Pell: Justice must run its course
Public prosecutors have submitted recommendations to Victoria Police on whether to try Australian Cardinal George Pell on decades-old abuse allegations, but their advice has not been made public.
Vatican financial watchdog registers three-fold decrease in suspicious activity in 2016
Vatican: Financial watchdog marked 207 activities as questionable in 2016, says reporting is evidence of "ever-increasing" reforms.
Clergy abuse survivors vote for creditors' plan in Twin Cities bankrupcy case
Creditors voting on competing compensation plans in the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese bankruptcy proceedings threw broad support behind their own committee's proposal, while largely rejecting an alternative put forth by the archdiocese.
Minnesota bishop sued for coercion, blackmail over sex abuse accusation
Deacon candidate Ronald Vasek sued Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minnesota, for coercion over Vasek's prior revelation of sexual abuse by the diocese's former vicar general.
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June 16-29, 2017
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