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.
Sexual Abuse
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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.
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Vatican names panel of independent judges for trial of disgraced ex-Jesuit Marko Rupnik
The Vatican has named the judges that will preside over the trial of disgraced Father Marko Rupnik.
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Pope says the church ‘needs journalists’ to maintain a culture of prevention in response to the abuse crisis
Pope Leo XIV’s statement was read at the premiere of a play about the Peruvian investigative journalist Paola Ugaz, who was subject to death threats because of her reporting on sexual abuse.
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How will Pope Leo tackle the sex abuse crisis?
Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining abusers, supporting victims and ensuring that the church is a safe environment for all.