Pope urges church leaders to recognise errors in dealing with clergy abuse
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Pope Francis urged bishops from throughout Eastern Europe to recognise mistakes in their handling of sexual abuse in order to open “new horizons...
Category: Abuse
Former Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty; two more lawsuits filed
By Rhina Guidos – Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick pleaded not guilty on September 3 in a Massachusetts court, where he is facing three counts of sexually...
Vatican orders retired Polish archbishop to life of prayer, penance
By Carol Glatz – A retired Polish archbishop has been ordered to lead a life of prayer and penance, which includes a ban on taking part in...
Fernando Karadima, serial abuser priest, dead at 90
Fernando Karadima, an influential former priest in Chile whose sexual abuse of minors prompted major questions about episcopal cover-ups, has died at the age of 90. Allegations...
Vatican prosecutor seeks six-year sentence for priest on trial
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A Vatican prosecutor requested that Father Gabriele Martinelli, who is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St Pius X...
Vatican-Sanctioned Polish Archbishop Elected Mayor
By Jonathan Luxmoore – A disgraced Polish archbishop has been elected mayor of his hometown after being sanctioned by the Vatican for ignoring sexual abuse by his clergy,...
United Nations to Church: Do More to Stop Abuse
By Cindy Wooden – While acknowledging Vatican-mandated reforms in the handling of clerical sexual abuse, four U.N. special rapporteurs urged the Vatican to make it mandatory that...
Cardinal Marx surprised by pope’s decision to not accept his resignation
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said that following Pope Francis’ refusal to accept his resignation, he would “not simply return to business as usual” because it would not...
Pope Denies Cardinal’s Request To Resign; Agrees ‘We Have Sinned’
By Cindy Wooden – Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an “ostrich policy” in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis,...
New Church Laws: What They Mean for Safeguarding
By Carol Glatz – The new series of laws and provisions set out in the revised section on crimes and penalties in the Code of Canon Law...
Citing Systemic Failures in Handling Abuse, Cardinal Reinhard Marx Tenders Resignation
By Cindy Wooden – German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, 67, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept...
Pope Orders Visitation of Archdiocese of Cologne
Pope Francis has ordered an apostolic visitation “to obtain a comprehensive picture of the complex pastoral situation” in the Archdiocese of Cologne and to investigate how accusations...
