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One year after the Pontifical Gregorian University (PUG) hosted its international symposium on the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, "Towards Healing and Renewal," leaders gathered …
read moreA Vatican spokesman is flatly denying two accusations of negligence in handling the 1965 sexual abuse case of Andrew Ronan in Oregon, and is releasing the documents to prove it. Jesuit Father …
read moreFollowing the U.K. broadcast of a documentary detailing the abuse of some 35 boys by four Rosminian priests in the 1960s, the order’s provincial in England released an apology for the acts of …
read moreThe sexual abuse of minors by clergy is "a wicked emergency not yet overcome," says the president of the Italian Episcopal Conference. Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, who is also the archbishop of …
read moreThe best approach to avoiding another sexual abuse crisis in the Church is to prevent candidates with tendencies toward pedophilia from becoming priests, says psychologist Phil Scrofani. …
read moreThe compensation offered by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to victims of pedophilia is proof of the Church's efforts to fight these crimes, says a Vatican spokesman. The Archdiocese of Los …
read moreTwenty members of the Italian Parliament joined in signing a statement asking that the directors of Italian public television not broadcast the BBC documentary "Sex Crimes and the Vatican." …
read moreHere is the address Benedict XVI delivered Saturday to the bishops of Ireland on the occasion of their five-yearly visit to Rome. The Pope had received the prelates in individual audiences …
read moreBenedict XVI urged Irish bishops to help their people recognize the inability of the "secular, materialist culture" to bring them true joy. The Pope also encouraged the prelates to "establish …
read moreA report revealing decades of sexual abuse by 21 priests in the Diocese of Ferns sent shock waves through the Church in Ireland last week. Meanwhile, Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam today …
read moreOfficials of the U.S. bishops' conference and the Holy See will meet here to analyze the application of norms adopted in the wake of the clerical sex-abuse scandals. Joaquín Navarro Valls, …
read moreThe Diocese of Orange in California has agreed to the largest single settlement made in the Church's child sexual-abuse scandals in this country. The diocese said it had agreed to a $100 …
read moreJohn Paul II made a plea on the solemnity of Epiphany in defense of the child victims of hunger, abuse and war. Before praying the Angelus with crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square today, the …
read moreThe Diocese of Tucson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in an attempt to protect its assets from judgments and settlements stemming from sexual misconduct by some of its priests. …
read moreDublin's new archbishop indicated he is willing to consider selling any and all diocesan assets that can be legally disposed-of to compensate clerical sex abuse victims. Archbishop Diarmuid …
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