When a priest is accused of sex abuse, should they be removed before an investigation is complete?
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A long-awaited reckoning: A timeline of the Father Marko Rupnik case
For over three decades, the allegations of abuse against Slovenian artist and ex-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik were met with cover-ups and bureaucratic delays.
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Quebec’s Cardinal Ouellet vindicated in abuse lawsuit; accuser ordered to pay him $100K in damages
A judge in Montreal has found sexual misconduct accusations against Quebec’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet to be unfounded and ordered his accuser to pay him $100,000.
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Cardinal Cupich reinstates Chicago priest and outspoken social activist cleared of abuse allegations
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago has reinstated Father Michael Pfleger—known for his longtime social justice ministry—as pastor after an inquiry cleared the cleric of abuse allegations.
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Marko Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before Pope Leo’s visit and remain masked indefinitely, bishop says
A former Jesuit, Father Marko Rupnik, 71, is accused of abusing more than two dozen women over several decades.
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Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal men
An Australian district court found Bishop Christopher Saunders guilty of committing over a dozen counts of sexual abuse against three young Aboriginal men.
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Previously unpublished letters add to Rupnik abuse case allegations
In the letters, 22 women described alleged spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse by Father Rupnik while he was their spiritual director.
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Chicago priest and outspoken social activist under investigation for abuse allegation he ‘strongly’ denies
In his statement, Father Michael Pfleger—an outspoken activist against racism, gun violence and other social injustices—said he had been “threatened, slandered, and attacked” throughout the “51 years” of his ministry.
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Pope Leo XIV approves new statutes for child protection commission
The new statutes mark a milestone for the commission, which has faced criticism from former members and survivors over its lack of enforcement power.
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Pope Leo meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain
“During the conversation, which lasted nearly an hour, each person present shared their own painful personal experiences and offered the pope suggestions on how to make the Church’s response to such tragic cases more effective.”