“The reality of sexual abuse in our church goes to the heart of the synod’s agenda,” a statement by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said.
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Diocese of Rome questions treatment of Marco Rupnik, a prominent artist expelled by Jesuits due to abuse allegations
The Diocese of Rome said it had discovered “gravely anomalous procedures” that led to the brief excommunication of Father Marko Rupnik and his dismissal from the Jesuits after multiple allegations of abuse.
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Defrocked cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges
A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia.
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Australian father allowed to sue for damages related to overturned abuse allegations against Cardinal Pell
A father is suing for damages for the nervous shock he suffered when he learned of allegations his son had been abused.
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Indigenous leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of missing student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues
An archaeological team found “no conclusive evidence” of human remains at the former site of Pine Creek Residential School in Camperville, Manitoba, Canada.
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San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.
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The complicated legacy of state investigations of the Catholic sex abuse crisis
Parsing the numbers and understanding the implications can be challenging. Are we learning anything new?
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Pope Francis fields questions on abuse, his health on return flight to Rome
After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse and instead be “very open” about how it is confronting the crime.
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Some Catholics will never forgive Sinéad O’Connor for tearing the pope’s photo. Others will never forget its power.
Sinéad O’Connor, who was found dead in London on July 26, thwarted any attempt throughout her life to extinguish her creativity or her output.
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Pope Francis visits Portugal as country confronts church sex abuse revelations
Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering.