IN THREE years at the helm of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been a source of inspiration for millions of faithful around the world. In one critical respect, however, he has fallen short of his own
House bill means justice for abused children, says advocate
By Patti Mengers
Nearly eight years after John Salveson stood in the state Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg and entreated Pennsylvania legislators to hold public hearings on House Bill 1137 ‒ the Child Victim’s Act of Pennsylvania, a similar bill passed
Lawyers argue that statute of limitations has expired in priest sex-abuse case
By Peter Smith
The day began with a 30-year-old witness describing how Franciscan Brother Stephen Baker befriended him and his family and repeatedly molested him from his early teens.
But even as prosecutors laid out their case involving the late
Catholic priest compares paedophile priests to adulterous women
A Melbourne Catholic priest has compared paedophile priests to adulterous women and said victims of sexual abuse would be “denied healing” because the “baying crowd” of media and lawyers don’t understand mercy, in statements published in a
St. John’s Abbey Hit With Two New Clergy Sex Abuse Cases
Fighting through tears on Tuesday, Todd Belrose recounted 35 years of pain resulting from alleged clergy sex abuse by Father Thomas Andert.
“Sadly, I just found out lately there are many more survivors, and as much as it breaks my … Continue reading
Windows closing for clergy sex abuse victims to sue Catholic church
Minnesota and Hawaii created windows for abuse victims to file lawsuit even after states’ statute of limitations closed – but their time will be up in April
Effort to reform child sex abuse crime laws clears a hurdle in House
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As Pennsylvania confronts clergy sex abuse, victims and lawmakers act
By Laurie Goodstein
Nearly 15 years after Boston suffered through a clergy abuse scandal dramatized in the movie “Spotlight,’’ Pennsylvania is going through its own painful reckoning.
From the state Capitol in Harrisburg to kitchens in railroad towns, people say
Catholic Archdiocese Vs. Insurer in Priest Sex Abuse Cases
EXCLUSIVE: The final insult – ‘child molester’ Catholic priest who committed suicide to evade justice said it was a ‘gift’ to his victims – after a life ‘serving others’
- Father Virgilio Elizondo, 80, shot himself in the head after he was accused of molesting a young boy
- Notre Dame professor was leading Catholic intellectual but faced ruin before he shot himself in the head at San Antonio, Texas, home