Released March 4, the report identified 75 credibly accused clergy—61 diocesan priests and deacons, 13 religious order members and one extern priest—who allegedly abused more than 300 victims between 1950 and 2011.
Sexual Abuse
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Jeannie Gaffigan: Why I’m producing a show about sex abuse now
This project is not about creating “scandal.” It is not about attacking Catholics. It is about what happens to human beings when shame and silence get baked into the walls of a community.
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A new documentary confronts abuse against Catholic nuns and the infamous Marko Rupnik case
“Nuns vs. the Vatican” prominently features Gloria Branciani, the former nun who publicly accused Father Marko Rupnik, a former Jesuit, of sexual and spiritual abuse.
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NY archdiocese to negotiate settlements in abuse claims, to fund them
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan announced Dec. 8 that the Archdiocese of New York would be entering into mediation and taking steps to raise more than $300 million for sexual abuse settlements.
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These Catholic Sisters are on a mission to serve spiritual abuse survivors
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Sisters Theresa Aletheia and Danielle Victoria, who live a mission of listening and solidarity with people who have been hurt by the church.
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Pope Leo meets with board of global organization of clergy sexual abuse victims to talk zero-tolerance
Members said Leo acknowledged the significance of meeting with an activist organization. Popes Francis and Benedict XVI met with individual victims but had kept advocacy groups at arm’s length.
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Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal
The Vatican’s child protection board said Thursday the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal.
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Pope Leo names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement
Pope Leo XIV has named a successor to the embattled archbishop of New Orleans two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
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When fighting sex abuse in the Catholic Church, cultural context matters
Diverse, context-specific approaches in effective safeguarding are needed to keep children and vulnerable adults safe.
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Priest convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican
Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former Vatican diplomat who was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, was reinstated at the Vatican, a Spanish report says.