The report is expected to reveal details of widespread abuse and efforts to conceal and protect abusive priests.
Sexual Abuse
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Increase in abuse claims likely after Cardinal McCarrick case brought to light
An increase in calls to dioceses to report claims of clergy sexual abuse has happened before, and is likely to happen again in the wake of the credible claim lodged against Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, according to the head of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection.
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Cardinal McCarrick suspended from public ministry after abuse allegation
The retired archbishop of Washington said he will no longer exercise any public ministry “in obedience” to the Vatican after an allegation he abused a teenager almost 50 years ago has been found credible.
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Pope Francis met with brother of Chilean priest found guilty of sexual abuse
Oscar Karadima revealed that he was among the group of priests and laypeople who met with Pope Francis on June 2 and spoke to him about the suffering his family endured, following the revelation that his brother was found guilty of sexual abuse.
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Vatican team returns to Chile to ‘ask forgiveness’ for clergy sex abuse
Archbishop Charles Scicluna said his mission to the country was a sign of Pope Francis’ closeness to the local church.
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Q&A: Bangladeshi human rights activist speaks out on clergy sexual abuse
After ucanews.com reported accusations against Bangladeshi Father William Walter Rozario — allegations he denied — the former Maria Bambina nun, Rosaline Costa, answered the following questions about the situation in Bangladesh.
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Chilean church offices raided as part of sex abuse probe
Prosecutor Emiliano Arias, who led the search in Santiago, said the church raids show that in Chile “we are all subject to common justice.”
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Church praised for proactive response on abuse, but warned of potential complacency
Despite groundbreaking steps the U.S. Catholic Church has taken to prevent the sexual abuse of minors in the past 16 years, a potential “complacency” in following safety protocols could pose a challenge to those hard-won advances.
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Australia Prime Minister to make national apology to victims of sexual abuse
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims, as part of the government’s response to a long-running inquiry that heard allegations against government and private institutions and prominent individuals in five years of hearings.
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Vatican team returns to Chile to ‘ask forgiveness’ for clergy sex abuse
The archbishop said his team’s pastoral mission includes providing “concrete technical and legal assistance to the dioceses in Chile so they may give adequate responses to each case of sexual abuse of minors committed by clergy or religious.”