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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.
Suit against Chicago Archdiocese by gay worker who was fired can proceed
By The Chicago Tribune
A lawsuit by a church employee who was fired after getting engaged to his male partner will move forward after a federal judge rejected the Chicago Archdiocese’s motion to dismiss the suit.
Colin Collette asserts in
Pope Francis says it’s ‘terrible‘ that children are taught they can choose their own gender
File under: What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate
Speaking to a group of Polish bishops, Pope Francis delivered a harsh critique of teaching children they can choose their gender identity.
“Today, children are taught
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
The Catholic Church in Scotland wants to help tackle homophobia in schools
The Catholic Church in Scotland has indicated that they will help in the fight to curb homophobia in the classroom.
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Child sexual-abuse victims and their supporters protest outside Basilica in Philadelphia
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