Retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland, O.S.B. of Milwaukee, a leading Catholic intellectual who pushed for social justice and increased power for women in the church before he resigned amid a sexual and financial scandal, has died.
Sexual Abuse
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Pope Francis says not enough evidence to try Cardinal Ouellet, a close adviser, for sexual assault
A preliminary Vatican investigation into allegations against Cardinal Marc Ouellet concluded there was not sufficient evidence to warrant opening up formal proceedings against the cardinal for sexual assault.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
You’ve probably never heard of a noise musician, but this one might just shock you into a new understanding of God
“Sinner Get Ready” by Lingua Ignota is a powerful reminder that our willingness to speak about trauma and listen to those who are surviving is a measure of our willingness to experience the reality of God.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Newfoundland church sales bring justice to abuse victims—and leave longtime parishioners in need of a new spiritual home.
A group of elderly survivors of abuse at Newfoundland’s Mount Cashel Orphanage are finally receiving compensation ordered by a landmark ruling in 2020 that went against the Archdiocese of St. John’s.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
‘Never again!’ Pope Francis apologizes for clergy sexual abuse for the first time on Canada trip
“I would like once more to ask forgiveness of all the victims,” the pope said in a homily at Quebec’s Notre Dame Cathedral. “The pain and the shame we feel must become an occasion for conversion: Never again!”
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Pope Francis tells religious orders: Do not be ashamed to denounce abusive priests and brothers.
In an address to members of three religious orders, the pope asked for “zero tolerance” for abusers in the church and expressed his “closeness” with the people of Ukraine.
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FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
The F.B.I. has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades.
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With La Luz del Mundo’s leader behind bars for sex abuse, will the Mexican church survive?
Following the imprisonment of the leader of La Luz Del Mundo, a Christian denomination in Mexico, for sexual abuse, denominational leadership reiterated its support for Naasón Joaquín García.
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New Catholic religious orders have gone unchecked for decades. Now, Pope Francis is cracking down.
The pope has issued new regulations for the creation of religious groups, with the apparent intent of preventing anti-Vatican II and abusive organizations to form.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State under two popes, has died at 94
Cardinal Angelo Sodano died in a Rome hospital last night from complications related to Covid-19, and other ailments related to his advanced age.