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‘If there is a hell, you deserve to be first in line,’ victims speak in former priest’s sentencing
Retired priest accused of exposing himself to a minor, charged
GREEN BAY — A local retired priest faces multiple charges after he allegedly exposed himself to a minor.
Father Richard Thomas, 78, of Green Bay, was charged with four felonies Thursday.
The Green Bay Catholic Diocese released the following
Three Franciscan priests ordered to stand trial in sex abuse case
By Peter Smith
Hours of testimony
Oklahoma City archbishop ‘assessing situation’ after concerns raised about Lawton priest
by Carla Hinton
A Roman Catholic leader said Monday he is “assessing the situation” regarding a Lawton priest who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor involving a young woman.
The Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma
Catholic Diocese of Yakima won’t list names of abusers on website
By Jane Gargas
The Lay Advisory Board of the Catholic Diocese of Yakima will not be listing the names of local clergy on its website who have had credible claims of sexual abuse leveled against them.
The board last month
Charlotte gay wedding defies United Methodist Church rules
Pastor, retired bishop marry same-sex couple at Charlotte’s First United Methodist Church
Officiating at the wedding could result in reprimand or a church trial if complaints are filed
The denomination’s Book of Discipline only sanctions marriage between a man and
Where Do Priests Accused Of Abuse Go?
by Amna Shoaib
Churches in South America are buzzing with priests who were transferred there from places like U.S. and U.K. But many of these priests have a dark, unknown past.
A lot has changed in U.S. and U.K. in
Outspoken former Stoughton, Bridgewater priest defrocked
In the early days of the clergy sex abuse scandal, the Rev. Thomas Maguire said then-Cardinal Bernard Law should resign. Now Maguire, who served in Stoughton and Bridgewater among his eight posts, has been defrocked himself.
By Lane Lambert
Soon
Priest Jeyapaul’s victim Megan speaks to TNM: Church ignores sex crimes, or worse, hides them
Reinstating Jeyapaul back into priesthood is a disservice and a danger to children in India.’
On Tuesday, Megan Peterson, a US citizen and a victim of sexual assault at the hands of church priest Joseph Jeyapaul, filed
Missing Florida priest’s body found
The body of Florida priest Rev. Rene Wayne Robert, who disappeared last week, has been found in Georgia.
St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar confirmed during a Monday night news conference that Robert’s remains had been found, and that