British government inquiry into the sexual abuse crisis that continues to shake the Catholic Church has focused on the actions of the Vatican’s diplomatic service — its network of papal nuncios around the world.
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Oakland bishop says releasing list of abusers was an ‘act of contrition’
Bishop Michael C. Barber of Oakland, in releasing the list, said its publication was an “act of contrition” and an attempt to bring comfort to survivors of clergy abuse.
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Abuse survivor: Blaming homosexuality for abuse of minors is distraction
People must stop using gay people as scapegoats for the sexual abuse of children, two male survivors of abuse by priests told reporters.
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The U.S. is in a sobering mood after news of McCarrick’s laicization
Leaders of the Catholic Church in the United States react to the laicization of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and reflect on what it means for the Church as it tries to confront the abuse crisis.
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Religious superiors admit denial and slowness to act against abuse claims
A statement issued by the Women’s International Union of Superiors General concerning the upcoming Vatican summit on sexual abuse lamented “the misplaced loyalty, errors in judgment, slowness to act, denial and at times, cover-up.”
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Australian Anglican set to be laicized over abuse inaction
An assistant bishop is set to become the most senior Anglican in Australia to be laicized.
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Fifty years later, Catholic Church reckons again with unbelief
In late May, scholars from a range of disciplines will gather at Rome’s Gregorian University to discuss the results of the research initiative, called “Understanding Unbelief,” which for the past two years has been mapping the rise and nature of non-religion across the world.
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Pope Francis lifts suspension imposed on Nicaragua’s Ernesto Cardenal
St. John Paul II had suspended Father Cardenal and several other priests from active ministry in 1985 for joining the Marxist-influenced Sandinista government. Father Cardenal resigned from the Sandinista Front in 1994.
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Cardinal DiNardo: Action on McCarrick ‘clear signal’ church will not tolerate abuse
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the president of the U.S.C.C.B., speaks on the removal of Theodore McCarrick from the priesthood: “For all those McCarrick abused, I pray this judgment will be one small step, among many, toward healing.”
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Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick laicized by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has recognized the dismissal from the clerical state, also known as laicization, of Theodore McCarrick, 88, the former cardinal and emeritus archbishop of Washington.