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Posted on March 25, 2016September 12, 2026

Church abuse survivor speaks out: ‘my parents trusted I was safe and I wasn’t’

By Matt Markovich

Mary Lynch
Mary Lynch

Eight women who were molested by a local priest as children have settled a lawsuit with the Seattle Archdiocese for $9.1 million.

The eight cases happened between 1968 and 1975, but attorneys say there’s the

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Posted on March 24, 2016September 12, 2026

‘Father Cody is dangerous’: Seattle Archdiocese settles sex abuse case for $9.1 million after damning letters surface

By Justin Wm. Moyer

Left: Michael Cody. Right: Jeri Hubbard.
Left: Michael Cody. Right: Jeri Hubbard.

After being sued by eight women who alleged they were molested by a priest four decades ago, the Seattle Archdiocese has settled for $9.1 million.

The settlement, reported by the

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Posted on March 18, 2016September 12, 2026

3 Franciscan friars to surrender in child endangerment case

Attorney General Kathleen Kane
Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced criminal conspiracy charges against several leaders of the Franciscan Order on March 15, 2016, in Johnstown, Pa.

Three Franciscan friars charged with allowing a suspected sexual predator to hold jobs where he molested more than

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Posted on March 16, 2016September 12, 2026

3 Franciscan ex-leaders charged in Pennsylvania abuse case

Three ex-leaders of a Franciscan religious order were charged Tuesday with allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to take on jobs, including a position as a high school athletic trainer, that enabled him to molest more than

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Posted on March 15, 2016September 12, 2026

Damning report reveals Church of England’s failure to act on abuse

By  Harriet Sherwood

Review into priest’s assault against boy in 1976 criticises Justin Welby’s office and expresses disbelief that senior figures cannot recall being told of attack

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury
The review criticises the office of Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury.

The

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Posted on March 13, 2016September 12, 2026

Top French Cardinal Hid Scouts Pedophile Scandal

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

One of France’s most prominent cardinals knew about a pedophile priest abusing young Catholic Scouts—and now the alleged cover-up will be tried in secular courts.

For all those who say that the Catholic Church is doing

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Posted on March 11, 2016September 12, 2026

Pope’s abuse accountability tribunal is going nowhere fast

By Nicole Winfield

Pope Francis’ proposed Vatican tribunal to judge bishops who covered up for pedophile priests is going nowhere fast.

Despite fresh focus from the Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” on how Catholic bishops protected priests who raped children, Francis’ most

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Posted on March 8, 2016September 12, 2026

He was a monster’: how priest child abuse tore apart Pennsylvania towns

A grand jury report issued last week details abuse by dozens of Catholic leaders in the small communities of Altoona-Johnstown from the 1950s to the 1990s

The cathedral church dome under a full moon in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The cathedral church dome under a full moon in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

By Joanna Walters

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Posted on March 6, 2016September 12, 2026

Pell case: Pontifical Commission calls for prompt response from those in positions of authority

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors headed by Sean O’Malley, has issued a statement in light of the fracas between Peter Saunders and Cardinal George Pell

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, head of the Pontifical Commission for Child Protection, speaks at a news conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on Feb. 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Haring, courtesy of Catholic News Service
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, head of the Pontifical Commission for
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Posted on March 2, 2016September 12, 2026

Cardinal George Pell has to resign, or Pope Francis must act

By Joanne McCarthy

Cardinal George Pell has to resign. Before the week is out, and on the back of his evidence to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the cardinal must go, and Pope Francis must

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