Brazil – A Brazilian priest mentioned in the Catholic clergy sex abuse film “Spotlight” was found dead in a prison cell after he was arrested again for suspected pedophilia, authorities said on Monday.
Father Bonifacio Buzzi, 57, hanged himself with
Priest Says He Was Told to Say Prayers for Abusing Boys
By grace garces bordallo
A 95-year-old Catholic priest admitted to sexually abusing boys decades ago on Guam. He said he confessed his sins to other priests on the island at the time but none told him to specifically stop.
Archbishop of Dublin moves trainee priests out of Maynooth seminary
The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has announced that he will not send trainee priests from his own diocese, the largest in Ireland, to the
The only way to restore public confidence in Catholic bishops
By Phil Lawler
The revelation that the apostolic nuncio in Washington quashed an investigation into the alleged misconduct of an American archbishop is another damaging blow to the wounded credibility of the Catholic hierarchy. Nearly fifteen years after the sex-abuse
Minnesota Priest’s Memo Says Vatican Ambassador Tried to Stifle Sex Abuse Inquiry
Update: This article has been revised to include a response from
Child sexual-abuse victims and their supporters protest outside Basilica in Philadelphia
Canadian priest allegedly gambled away $500,000 of Syria refugee aid
Amer Saka of the Chaldean Catholic church allegedly collected money to support refugees arriving from the war-torn nation
A Canadian priest has been charged over stealing more than $500,000 intended for the resettlement of Syrian refugees, and then gambling it
Priest sex abuse victim angered by lack of recourse: ‘None of them are registered sex offenders’
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Shaun Dougherty’s story begins on page 66 of the grand jury report into widespread child sexual abuse in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese.
That page – one of 147 pages in the report detailing accusations against more than 50
Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian bishop in sex abuse case
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Brazilian bishop who was accused of turning a blind eye to suspected pedophile priests in his diocese, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
The Vatican said Francis had accepted the
Deep pocketed interests denied justice to church abuse survivors
By Sister Maureen Paul Turlish
I have said it before and I will say it again:
Accountability and transparency for the crimes of childhood sexual abuse today and in the future absolves no one from the accountability and transparency for