Clergy Abuse Survivors Face A Lifetime Of Recurrence Of PTSD
By Dennis Sadowski – New job in hand, Jim Richter was adjusting well to life in Minneapolis several months after leaving his hometown of Chicago. He was enjoying...
Category: Abuse
New Survey Of German Religious Orders Finds Decades Of Abuse Accusations
A new survey of heads of German Catholic religious orders found abuse allegations against at least 654 members over a period of decades, reported the German Catholic...
Jesuit Journal: Spotlight Needed On Abuse In Women’s Orders
By Carol Glatz – The abuse occurring within women’s religious orders deserves more attention from the media and must be remedied, said an influential Jesuit journal. Novices and...
Vatican Agrees Ireland Should Rebury Babies Found In Mass Grave
By Michael Kelly – The Vatican ambassador to Ireland has backed a campaign to have the government rebury the remains of infants and children found in a mass...
Vatican Releases Guide On How Leaders Must Handle Abuse Allegations
By Carol Glatz – The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon...
Pope Prays For Poles Who Asked Him to Intervene in Abuse Cases
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis said he was praying for the hundreds of Catholics in Poland who turned to him directly, urging him to “rebuild our church”...
Guardian Angels: Safeguarding Minors Is A Mandate, Not A Choice
By Carol Glatz – Concern and frustration with delayed and failed responses to abuse scandals in Poland culminated in a desperate appeal to Pope Francis to help “rebuild...
Vatican Safeguarding Expert: Lockdown Has Increased Risk Of Grooming, Abuse Of Minors
By Carol Glatz – The increased screen time and isolation due to quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of...
A Fallen Saint
When Jean Vanier died at 90 last May, such was the perception of his holiness that many Catholics felt compelled to exclaim “Santo subito”—make him a...
Intellectually Disabled L’Arche Members React To News Of Vanier Abuse
By Michael Swan – For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L’Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period...
Time to Get Radical On Abuse
Every time it seems that the Catholic Church is making some progress in addressing the sex abuse scandal, new revelations of alleged abuse and their cover-up emerge....
The Case Against Cardinal George Pell’s Guilt
Peter Onesta, Johannesburg – I was sent an article written by Phil Lawler called “The Pell Case: Australia’s Dreyfus Affair?” (from Catholic Culture). In view of the...
