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Attorneys representing hundreds of clergy sexual abuse victims are claiming the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has a net worth of about $1.7 billion – far more than the $45 million divulged
US Catholic church has spent millions fighting clergy sex abuse accountability
Lobbying funds have gone towards opposing bills that would extend statutes of limitations for child sex abuse cases or grant temporary windows to take action
The US Catholic church has poured millions of dollars over the past decade into opposing
A long overdue quest for healing and justice
by Mike Newall
There is a bill before the state Senate that would do something real – something lasting – for survivors of sexual abuse. Something that would allow so many the opportunity for justice they have long been denied.
Gay man settles with Catholic school that pulled job offer
BOSTON — A Boston man who had a job offer from an all-girls Catholic high school rescinded after administrators learned that he was in a same-sex marriage has settled a lawsuit with the school.
The Boston Globe reports 45-year-old Matthew
The Catholic Church’s defiance and obstruction on child sex abuse
IN THREE years at the helm of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been a source of inspiration for millions of faithful around the world. In one critical respect, however, he has fallen short of his own
Effort to reform child sex abuse crime laws clears a hurdle in House
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Secret archive of paedophile crime kept by Catholic Church’s insurers
Victims of some of the worst sexual abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church are being denied access to a vast archive of clergy crime, as the church continues to ensure the offending is kept secret, despite the
Irish priest punished by Florida bishop for informing on pedophile colleague
By Cathy Hayes
A priest, originally from County Tyrone and now
St. Mary’s reverses policy on gay employment after backlash over rescinded hire
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Update: This post has been updated with the latest information about reconciliation between the school and Lauren Brown.
The St. Mary’s Academy board voted Wednesday night to change the school’s policy on hiring gay employees after facing
In his first remarks since resigning, Nienstedt denies allegations in affidavits
By Jean Hopfensperger and Tony Kennedy and Paul McEnroe
Former Archbishop John Nienstedt said he remains “dumbfounded” by the allegations of personal misconduct that emerged last year during an internal church investigation of his behavior — a report that the