A father is suing for damages for the nervous shock he suffered when he learned of allegations his son had been abused.
Sexual Abuse
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Indigenous leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of missing student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues
An archaeological team found “no conclusive evidence” of human remains at the former site of Pine Creek Residential School in Camperville, Manitoba, Canada.
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San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.
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The complicated legacy of state investigations of the Catholic sex abuse crisis
Parsing the numbers and understanding the implications can be challenging. Are we learning anything new?
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Pope Francis fields questions on abuse, his health on return flight to Rome
After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse and instead be “very open” about how it is confronting the crime.
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Some Catholics will never forgive Sinéad O’Connor for tearing the pope’s photo. Others will never forget its power.
Sinéad O’Connor, who was found dead in London on July 26, thwarted any attempt throughout her life to extinguish her creativity or her output.
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Pope Francis visits Portugal as country confronts church sex abuse revelations
Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering.
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Jesuits confirm expulsion of Marko Rupnik and lament that Vatican norms block harsher sanctions
The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women.
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New Vatican head of doctrine says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest
An Argentine archbishop chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy concedes he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors.
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Catholic Movie Club: What ‘Jaws’ can tell us about the sex abuse crisis
“Jaws” is both a nerve-shattering thriller and a biting (sorry) social commentary about the failure of authorities to protect the people in their care.