Articles on this issue "abuse"
American Cardinal James Francis Stafford believes the current Church crisis is a crisis of parish life. The president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity explained his views in this …
read moreResponding to media claims that a 1962 document purportedly shows a Church plot to cover up sexual abuse by clerics, the U.S. bishops' conference issued this statement earlier this month. The …
read moreThe investigation into the clerical sex-abuse scandal will not result in any criminal indictments against any Church officials in the Boston Archdiocese, a state agency said. Massachusetts …
read moreCardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor of Westminster has been cleared of allegations that he covered up child abuse, the Telegraph reported. The newspaper today said the Crown Prosecution Service, …
read moreIt's too soon to tell how the Church in the United States is handling the investigations and pursuing solutions in the wake of the clerical sex-abuse scandals, says a canon lawyer. Edward …
read moreFormer Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating is expected to quit as head of a review board examining sex abuse by Catholic priests, after he likened Church leadership to the Mafia. A spokesman for …
read moreAn audit of diocesan policies dealing with the problem of sexual abuse of children and young people by clergy will begin this month, the U.S. bishops' conference says. The audit will be …
read moreIn the wake of the clerical abuse scandals, safe-environment programs to protect children and youth should be fully implemented for the 2003-2004 school year, says an official. Kathleen …
read moreA Maryland legislative proposal that would require priests to report suspected child abuse would violate the seal of the confessional, warns Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. "If this bill were to …
read moreVatican approval of the U.S. bishop's revised norms dealing with clergy sex abuse demonstrates the importance of the communion between the Holy See and a country's episcopate, a Curia official …
read moreTwo Catholics have started a pastoral initiative of sorts -- to help the clergy in the United States. Laymen Joe Lilly and Rick Redman, both former television news workers, wanted to make a …
read moreHere is the text of the letter sent by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, to the president of the U.S. bishops' conference, communicating the decree of …
read moreThe Vatican approved the U.S. bishops' revised norms on how to deal with sex-abuse accusations against the clergy. The announcement of the approval, or "recognitio," was made through the …
read moreThe president of the U.S. bishops' conference expressed both hope and concern after the Diocese of Manchester reached a legal agreement over clergy sex abuse with the New Hampshire attorney …
read moreThe revised edition of the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" has been posted at the U.S. bishops' conference Web site. The prelates approved the revision at their …
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