Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said Sept. 30 he was “grateful and relieved” by the report of a comprehensive independent review of archdiocesan compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Child and Young People.”
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Australian diocese to pay millions in settlement in one abuse case
An Australian diocese will pay up towards $2 million (in U. S. dollars) in compensation for a claim filed against a priest for clerical sexual abuse in the early 1990s.
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Australian states will require priests to report abuse disclosed in confession
Two more Australian states have passed legislation criminalizing priests who fail to report the abuse of children disclosed during confession.
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Notre Dame releases study on sexual harassment among U.S. seminarians
The University of Notre Dame Sept. 21 released a groundbreaking report that looked at sexual harassment in U.S. Catholic seminaries, revealing that just 6 percent of seminarians reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment or misconduct, while 90 percent reported none.
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A New York diocese filed for bankruptcy. Will others follow?
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester was the first in New York to seek bankruptcy protection under the weight of new sexual misconduct lawsuits, but lawyers and church leaders say it may not be the last.
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Can Pope Francis’ critics swing the next conclave?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts discuss new comments by the Superior General of the Society of Jesus about Pope Francis’ critics.
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Prosecution of priest accused of abusing Vatican altar boys begins
Rev. Gabriele Martinelli is accused of the sexual abuse of altar boys who served the papal masses in St. Peter’s Basilica and who lived in a Vatican pre-seminary in the years before 2012.
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In response to abuse crisis, more Catholics are withholding financial gifts from the Church
As the U.S. Church’s abuse expenses have prompted dioceses to lay off staff, sell property and liquidate some assets, there is growing evidence that more Catholics across the country are deciding not to contribute to their bishops’ diocesan appeals because of the scandals.
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Marie Collins: The Vatican’s response to Church abuse crisis is not enough
Clergy sexual abuse survivor Marie Collins reveals her disappointment with the results of the Vatican summit on child protection and calls for the Church to remove anyone who abuses children.
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Vatican officials offer guidance for German church ‘synodal journey’
The German bishops began discussing plans for the gathering in September 2018 after they published a study that revealed an estimated 3,700 cases of sexual abuse had been reported in the German church from 1946 to 2014.