A consortium of Catholic foundations is using its collective giving-power to push for stronger safeguarding measures aimed at protecting children and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse, misconduct and harassment.
Sexual Abuse
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Vatican charity, Aid to the Church in Need, admits its founder was accused of assault
A pontifical foundation has admitted that its late founder was credibly accused of sexually assaulting a female employee, who came forward in 2010 after learning the deceased priest was being considered for possible beatification.
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German bishops resume meetings to discuss women in the church, LGBT issues and the sexual abuse crisis
Germany’s Catholic bishops will resume discussions this week to plan the Synodal Path, a set of conferences slated to address controversial questions such as women’s roles and LGBT acceptance, even as the country faces yet another scandal of sexual abuse by clergy.
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In the birthplace of St. Ignatius, Jesuits admit to decades of sex abuse
The disclosure by the Spanish Jesuits comes as Pope Francis, the church’s first Jesuit pope, has tried to sensitize the church around the globe to the problem of clergy abuse.
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Chicago’s activist priest Fr. Michael Pfleger steps aside amid past child abuse allegation
The Rev. Michael Pfleger has temporarily stepped down from his ministry leading the Roman Catholic Faith Community of St. Sabina amid allegations of sexual abuse of a minor more than 40 years ago.
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Cardinal Pell on Donald Trump: He is ‘a bit of a barbarian’—but he is ‘our barbarian’
Pope Francis’ former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, praised President Donald Trump’s “splendid” Supreme Court appointments and defense of Christian values but questioned his effort to sow doubt in the integrity of the U.S. presidential election.
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The Top 7 Pope Francis Stories of 2020
As he enters his 84th year, Pope Francis continues to be an important source of hope and encouragement for countless people in a world where these are in short supply.
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The boy who assaulted me watched porn since he was 7. Can the Eucharist help us fight this evil?
Websites like Pornhub teach us to satisfy desires at any cost to ourselves or others, writes Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo. But we can find our way out of this dark place through the eucharist.
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England is reckoning with a clerical sex abuse crisis. Again.
After the latest report on the abuse of children by clergy and other in the Catholic Church in England and Wales, survivors are tired of promises and expressions of sorrow. They want structural reform.
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Pope Francis names new bishop to Buffalo diocese facing hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits
The Buffalo diocese sought bankruptcy protection in February, citing hundreds of lawsuits filed against it since August 2019 over its handling of sexual abuse allegations.