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...
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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Pope: The old habit of covering up abuse must stop everywhere
By Carol Glatz – Abuse against a minor is a kind of “psychological murder” that can destroy the victim’s childhood,...
Last Court of Appeal Clears French cardinal of Failing to Report Abuse
A French cardinal has been definitively cleared of charges of failing to report sexual abuse by clergy and has been...
German Archbishop, Bishop Offer Resignations in Wake of Abuse Report
Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse has offered his resignation to Pope Francis in the wake of a report on the Cologne...
