Jeff Anderson, a lawyer representing people who say they were abused by clergy in the Rockville Centre Diocese, slammed the bankruptcy filing as “strategic, cowardly and wholly self-serving.”
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Papal safeguarding commission meets online and in Rome
Father Zollner said the working group he belongs to, on education and formation, talked about the four webinars on safeguarding that were held over the summer and sponsored by the women’s International Union of Superiors General.
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Trial of Catholic lay leader highlights gaps in church’s sex abuse oversight
The sexual abuse trial of Piero Alfio Capuana, the lay leader of the 5,000-member Catholic Culture and Environment Association, began in this small Sicilian city on Tuesday (Sept. 15), three years after the abuse allegedly took place.
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Report abuse heard about in confession or go to jail, says Australian state
A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years in jail.
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Bishop-elect of Duluth resigns following sexual abuse allegation
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Michel Mulloy, the bishop elect of Duluth following an investigation.
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What will it take for police reform to work? The church’s abuse scandal offers some lessons.
Strong laws and codes of conduct for law enforcement officers already exist, but mechanisms for oversight and accountability are needed, writes Kathleen McChesney.
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Proposed class-action suit claims negligence by Vancouver Archdiocese
A class-action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Vancouver charges that it failed to protect parishioners from clerical sexual abuse.
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Survey finds abuse accusations against 654 members of Catholic religious orders in Germany
Victims had suffered additional pain from the way they were treated by leaders and other members of orders. “We deeply regret this and acknowledge our failure once again,” a representative for the German church said.
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Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese
Former Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston has written a letter of apology for “any scandal” he had caused and has made a $441,000 reimbursement to his former diocese.
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Fifth lawsuit accuses retired Bishop Hubbard of Albany of alleged abuse
A fifth lawsuit has accused retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany of alleged sexual abuse.