The Catholic Church in Germany has so far paid more than $43.5 million (40 million euros) to victims of sexual abuse, German Catholic KNA agency has reported.
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New report finds evidence Jean Vanier founded L’Arche to reunite a religious sect with ‘mystical-sexual’ practices
An independent commission has confirmed claims of sexual abuse against L’Arche’s founder, Jean Vanier, and unearthed evidence that sexual exploitation was his primary motivation for founding the organization.
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Police ask court to ban gay-rights protest at Cardinal Pell’s Sydney funeral
The New South Wales Police Force said on Tuesday it has rejected an application from a Sydney-based gay rights group for a permit to protest outside the cathedral on Thursday due to safety concerns.
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Former priest Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, faces sexual misconduct allegations
Pavone, national director of the nonprofit Priests for Life, was the subject of at least two reports sent to the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, “during or before 2010,” according to a Jan. 24 article in The Pillar.
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Podcast: Cardinal Müller, former head of the C.D.F., criticizes Pope Francis in new book
This week on Inside the Vatican, Gerry and Ricardo discuss the new book by Cardinal Gerhard Müller which blasts Pope Francis and some of his actions, and Francis’ upcoming trip to Africa.
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Pope Francis gives major interview on his critics, sex abuse, decriminalizing homosexuality and more
Pope Francis spoke out against the criminalization of homosexuality, critiqued the use of guns by civilians and admitted to his own mishandling of the sexual abuse crisis in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press.
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Pope Francis admits mishandling of sex abuse cases, says church must do more
The pope acknowledged that he had needed to “wake up to cases that were all covered up.”
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Podcast: Unpacking the controversies surrounding Cardinals Pell and Ouellet
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell dive into information revealed about the late Cardinal George Pell and new insights in the case of Cardinal Marc Ouellet.
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McCarrick’s lawyers seek to prove disgraced former cardinal not competent to stand trial
As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, the disgraced former cardinal’s legal defense team is now claiming he is in steep mental and physical decline and therefore not able to stand trial.
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Cardinal Pell blasts Pope Francis in secret memo: ‘This pontificate is a disaster’
Cardinal Pell, who died Tuesday, had written a memo outlining his concerns about Pope Francis’ papacy, which was published soon after his death.