The diocese argued in court — and said in a statement provided to Catholic News Service Sept. 19 — that the man, Angelo Serrano, abused the boys at his apartment, and not on church property, and that “he was not clergy or an employee of the diocese of parish.”
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Stanford University to remove St. Junipero Serra’s name from some properties
California’s Stanford University will strip the name of 18th-century Franciscan friar, St. Junipero Serra, from some of its properties but keep a street named after him.
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Catholics join other Christians in calling for U.S. to admit more refugees
Christians in the U.S. have taken the Trump administration to task for a dramatic drop in the numbers of persecuted Christian and other refugees being admitted into the country, even though administration officials promised last year to help.
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Latin America’s bishops denounce ‘shameful’ attacks on pope
The Catholic bishops of Latin America pledged their loyalty to Pope Francis and spoke against the “shameful” way he has been attacked, said the president of the Latin American bishops’ council during an Aug. 26 Mass in Medellin, Colombia.
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Washington Catholics call for Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation, pray for victims
The 77-year-old cardinal, the sixth archbishop of Washington, submitted his resignation, as is mandatory, to the pope when he turned 75 two years ago, but it has not been accepted.
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Victims call for federal investigation of sex abuse in Catholic Church
Some victims of clergy sex abuse and their supporters are calling on federal and state entities to investigate sex abuse within the Catholic Church and root out abusers and anyone who has protected them
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Pennsylvania prelate says bishops who hid abuse should resign
“I think we need complete transparency if we’re going to get the trust of the people back,” said Erie Bishop Lawrence T. Persico.
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Bishops around U.S. respond with ‘sorrow’ to abuse report, vow to act
Painfully aware of the anger Catholics are voicing, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley said Aug. 16 that something must be done right away.
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Report details rape of children, culture of secrecy that fanned it
At least 1,000 children identified in the investigation were raped in Catholic places of worship, in schools, and in diocesan owned vehicles.
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Details of second letter priest sent to Cardinal O’Malley describing McCarrick abuse
He had written a letter about his concerns more than a decade before, in 2000, and it didn’t seem to go anywhere, but his new motivation came about when he saw Cardinal McCarrick and “wanted this stuff to stop with the seminarians,” he said in the interview.