Thomas Andert, St. John Abbey’s prior, accused of abuse by a former student.
The Rev. Thomas Andert, the prior at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, has been removed from his leadership position following an allegation of
Philly archdiocese settles sexual-abuse civil suit
By Jeremy Roebuck
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has settled a civil lawsuit brought by an accuser whose testimony helped convict two Catholic priests and a former parish-school teacher on sexual abuse charges, and
Priest admits sex with minor, says teen ‘wanted’ it
By Mark Mueller
In an extraordinary admission of wrongdoing, a priest sought by authorities in New Jersey has acknowledged engaging in a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy, but he deflected blame for the incident by saying the teen “wanted”
Archbishop apologises on behalf of Scottish Catholic Church for ‘criminal and sinful’ abuse
The Archbishop of Glasgow has spoken of the Scottish Catholic Church’s ‘pain and shame’ after release of McLellan Commission report
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia has offered a “profound” apology to victims of “criminal and sinful” abuse within the
Justice must be done for abuse survivors, says McLellan report
The McLellan Commission was created in 2014 to investigate how the Scottish Church handled abuse cases
Justice must be done – and
330 to Share $21 Million in Abuse Settlement With Milwaukee Archdiocese
Leaders of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Tuesday that they had reached a $21 million settlement with hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by clergy members, though the agreement is still subject to approval by
Bismarck bishop tells parishes to break ties with Boy Scouts after ban lifted on gay leaders
File Under: Holy cow, you could get the gay cooties!
The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck has ordered parishes in western North Dakota to sever sponsorship ties with the Boy Scouts of America following the group’s decision
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
Report: Former Twin Cities archbishop John Nienstedt tried to limit investigation
The former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, John Nienstedt, interfered with an investigation by an outside law firm into allegations of his misconduct, Minnesota Public Radio reported Friday.
While Nienstedt authorized the investigation in the hope of
More smoke and mirrors from the Vatican on child sexual abuse
By Kieran Tapsell