Sylvia MacEachern’s website go-to gathering place for church abuse victims
By Simon Gardner
Mike Fitzgerald is a 60-year-old truck driver who grew up on a farm near Bancroft, Ont.
It’s with some trepidation that I ask him if we can
Altoona-Johnstown abuse changed minds
Rep. Thomas Caltagirone was disgusted. The veteran Democrat from Reading had been one of the Catholic Church’s staunchest political allies for years, but by March he had hit a breaking point.
A state grand jury had exposed
Blair County man alleges more corruption in Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
HOLLIDAYSBURG — It has been two months since the grand jury report into the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown was released.
One man said Bishop Mark Bartchak isn’t doing enough and there is more corruption in the diocese.
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Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests
By Nirmala Carvalho
MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including three of the bishop’s own priests, at least one of whom is believed to
Three Franciscan priests ordered to stand trial in sex abuse case
By Peter Smith
Hours of testimony
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
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
Hospital Funds Diverted to Cardinal’s Villa
A top Vatican cardinal is defending a glitzy renovation to his private apartments, apparently funded by money meant for a children’s hospital.
It is hard to imagine two men more different than frugal Pope Francis
Actor playing Jesus Fired from Sunday Parade for being ‘too gay’
File Under: We don’t want no sissy Jesus!
By Kyle Zabawa
The actor was accused of “ostentation and parody” after showing a bare shoulder…
Ramón Fossati – an actor famed for his portrayal of Jesus Christ in traditional Spanish Easter
Top French Cardinal Hid Scouts Pedophile Scandal
By Barbie Latza Nadeau
One of France’s most prominent cardinals knew about a pedophile priest abusing young Catholic Scouts—and now the alleged cover-up will be tried in secular courts.
For all those who say that the Catholic Church is doing