The McLellan Commission was created in 2014 to investigate how the Scottish Church handled abuse cases
Justice must be done – and
Justice must be done for abuse survivors, says McLellan report
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
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
Pope Francis dumps 2 more bishops as housecleaning continues
By David Gibson
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Mexican bishop who reportedly shielded a priest accused of sexually molesting an 11-year-old boy, and on Wednesday (July 15) the Vatican announced that a Brazilian archbishop who spent $600,000
Vatican sex abuse trial halted as ex-archbishop falls ill
The trial of a former archbishop charged with child sex offences has been adjourned after the defendant fell ill hours before he was due to appear in court at the Vatican.
Vatican trial for Józef Wesołowski a pivotal moment for Pope Francis
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
Vatican orders former archbishop Jozef Wesolowski to stand trial for sex abuse
A Vatican prosecutor on Monday ordered the trial of a former Roman Catholic archbishop accused of paying for sex with children while he was a papal ambassador in the Dominican Republic and of possessing child pornographic material.
Jozef Wesolowski, a
Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt resigns after charges over abuse scandal
By David Gibson
The Vatican on Monday (June 15) launched a major housecleaning of the scandal-plagued Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, accepting the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt along with that of Nienstedt’s top aide, Auxiliary Bishop Lee Piché.