Catholic priest removed in 2009 from two churches amid allegations he abused teen is now a director at Eastpointe center for teens that he cofounded
A Catholic priest removed from churches in metro Detroit after he
In Minnesota, hundreds take opportunity to sue over sex abuse
By Steve Karnowski
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been nearly three years since Minnesota opened a path for lawsuits by victims of long-ago childhood sexual abuse.
In that time, more than 800 people have brought abuse claims against churches, the Boy Scouts,
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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Ex-priest gets 20-40 years in prison for sexual assault
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Victims confronted a former Roman Catholic priest in court Friday as he was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for sexually abusing students at a Michigan high school in the 1980s.
A judge heard
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
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
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