Hopes are high (perhaps too high) that the summit will bring about significant and lasting change.
Sexual Abuse
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U.S. nuns urge changes to church structure to address abuse
The largest association of religious sisters in the United States called Thursday for an overhaul of the male-led leadership structure of the Catholic Church.
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“Confess”: The profoundly spiritual art exhibit tackling the abuse crisis
The idea of mounting an exhibition that takes on the crisis of abuse seems both essential for the Catholic community right now and near impossible to render palatable.. Trina McKillen’s “Confess” is now on view at L.M.U.’s Laband Art Gallery.
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Child sex abuse is ‘a serious and pervasive’ issue in U.S.
In a new series on child sexual abuse called “Children at Risk,” the Catholic News Service reports on how extensive the abuse is in the United States and particularly in the Catholic Church.
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A new ‘season’ in the church calls for a pastoral conversion of bishops
The bishop said he believed that the current revelations are being used by the Holy Spirit to open the church “to a fuller understanding of ecclesiology that began over a half century ago.”
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Vatican clarifies pope’s remarks on issue of ‘sexual slavery’ of nuns
The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called “sexual slavery” within a French congregation of nuns.
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Church leaders and victim advocates temper expectations for Vatican’s abuse summit
Pope Francis has downplayed expectations about the Feb. 21-24 summit at the Vatican on the sexual abuse crisis, but many hope it is a step toward a system with more accountability.
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Pope Francis on Yemen, Venezuela and the abuse of nuns by clergy
During a 45-minute press conference on the flight from Abu Dhabi to Rome, Pope Francis answered questions about whether the Holy See would be ready to act as a mediator to avoid a civil war in Venezuela, the problem of the sexual abuse of nuns by clergy in the Catholic Church and the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
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Baton Rouge Diocese releases list of clergy with abuse allegations
In a show of openness, transparency and a hope for healing, Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge released Jan. 31 the names of all priests, a former bishop of the diocese, and one former seminarian “against whom there are credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and/or vulnerable adults in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.”
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Louisiana diocese names 37 clergy members accused of abuse
The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has released the names of 37 clergy members it says were credibly accused of sexually abusing children or vulnerable adults.