Clerical sex abuse
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Calls mount for Chicago-area religious orders to publish lists of members credibly accused of abuse
Recent reporting from the Chicago Sun-Times has highlighted several religious orders active in Chicago that have not yet released lists... Read more
Jesuits in Chile to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by former priest
Four victims sexually abused by former priest Jaime Guzmán Astaburuaga will be compensated with 15 million pesos each (about $21,000). Read more
Providence diocese opposes bill expanding liability for child sex abuse
The Diocese of Providence is opposing a bill that would allow survivors of child sex abuse to sue institutions which... Read more
Investigator: There could be 10,000 abuse victims in French Catholic Church since 1950
The head of an independent commission said on Tuesday that there could be at least 10,000 victims of sexual abuse... Read more
New Orleans priest removed for abuse sent messages to high school student
The Archdiocese of New Orleans reportedly knew for months but did not inform school officials that a priest chaplain at... Read more
Majority of Camden diocese abuse claims left unprocessed amid bankruptcy filing
The Diocese of Camden filed for bankruptcy last week, leaving abuse settlements unpaid for about two-thirds of the alleged victims... Read more
Germany’s Catholic bishops agree on uniform compensation system for abuse victims
Germany’s Catholic bishops agreed this week to a uniform system for compensation payments to abuse survivors. Read more
Queensland passes law requiring priests to break confessional seal
The legislature of the Australian state of Queensland on Tuesday passed a law requiring priests to violate the seal of... Read more
Holy See upholds confessional seal in response to Australian royal commission
The Australian bishops have provided the federal government with the Holy See’s observations on 12 recommendations of a 2017 report... Read more
French investigation: sex abuse of minors in Catholic Church tops 3,000 victims over 70 years
Over the last seven decades at least 3,000 children were sexually abused by Catholic clergy or officials in France, according... Read more
Texas Supreme Court to hear case of former deacon suing diocese for abuse claim
The Texas Supreme Court will hear the Diocese of Lubbock’s appeal of a legal decision allowing a former deacon to... Read more
NY judge upholds Child Victims Act after challenge by Rockville Centre diocese
A judge ruled Wednesday that New York's Child Victims Act is constitutional, rejecting a suit filed by the Diocese of... Read more
Cuomo orders expanded window for NY sex abuse lawsuits, citing coronavirus
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to extend for five months the legal window for victims... Read more
Bankruptcy filing stalls case involving New Orleans Saints, archdiocese
The New Orleans archdiocese’ recent declaration of bankruptcy will freeze a court case alleging executives for the New Orleans Saints... Read more
S. Dakota dioceses focus on healing, after statute of limitations bill fails
The South Dakota legislature has killed a bill that would have opened a two-year window for childhood victims of sexual... Read more
New Orleans Saints defend assistance of archdiocese as disclosure
The New Orleans Saints have said assistance that team personnel offered to the Archdiocese of New Orleans on communications strategy... Read more
Buffalo administrator: Catholic Charities donations will not go to abuse settlements
The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo said this week that despite the possibility the diocese could file for... Read more
Mexican bishops call for ending statute of limitations for sex abuse of minors
The bishops’ conference of Mexico has called on the country’s government to get rid of the statute of limitations in... Read more
Lawsuit charges Bishop Trautman, Buffalo diocese with abuse cover-up in 1980s
A lawsuit against the Diocese of Buffalo and retired Bishop Donald Trautman claim they covered up a New York priest’s... Read more
Rockville Centre diocese challenges Child Victims Act over due process
The Diocese of Rockville Centre filed a suit challenging New York's Child Victims Act on Tuesday, claiming it is barred... Read more
