Abuse Allegations
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After abuse accusation, Fr. Michael Pfleger says he's 'devastated, hurt, angry'
Father Michael Pfleger, an outspoken activist Chicago priest, has issued a short response after the Archdiocese of Chicago announced it... Read more
Detroit pastor, founder of accused priest support group, under investigation
A priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit who helped to found a nonprofit to support priests accused of abuse, has been... Read more
L.A. Auxiliary Bishop Salazar resigns after misconduct allegation found credible
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar of Los Angeles Wednesday after the archdiocese’s oversight board found... Read more
Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Bransfield as inquiry into misconduct claims launched
Pope Francis Thursday accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Bransfield from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston,... Read more
Texas priest missing amid abuse allegations
A Texas priest under investigation for sexual abuse has disappeared, the Diocese of Dallas announced this week. Officials believe he... Read more
Bishop Conley gives update on diocesan allegations, review policies
In a listening session at a local church in Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop James Conley updated members of his diocese on... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley orders inquiry into Boston seminary, places rector on 'sabbatical'
Cardinal Séan O’Malley has announced a major investigation into St. John’s Seminary in the Archdiocese of Boston, following allegations made... Read more
Harrisburg Bishop releases names of 71 accused priests, deacons, seminarians
The Diocese of Harrisburg has released the names of 71 priests, deacons, and seminarians accused of sexual misconduct involving children... Read more
Abuse allegation against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick 'credible'
The Archdiocese of New York announced Wednesday that an investigation it conducted into an allegation of sexual abuse against Cardinal... Read more
Minn. bishop rejects claim he pressured alleged abuse victim
Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn. has rejected a lawsuit’s assertion that he coerced a deacon candidate into renouncing his... Read more
Guam archdiocese receives administrator after bishop accused of abuse
After sex abuse and other allegations were leveled against Guam's archbishop, Pope Francis on Monday appointed a Vatican official to... Read more
Marianist priest suspended after sex abuse allegations at Long Island school
Fr. James Williams, S.M., a former president of Chaminade High School on Long Island, has been suspended from priestly ministry... Read more
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae forms ethics commission amid investigation of founder
The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has announced the creation of an Ethics Commission for Justice and Reconciliation... Read more
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has an apostolic visitor to investigate its founder
The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has made public that the community has had an apostolic visitor since... Read more
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae issues statement in wake of accusations
The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae issued a statement on Wednesday announcing its commitment to the investigation of mistreatement, including sexual abuse,... Read more
Minnesota dioceses sign abuse settlements, pledge to protect children
Two dioceses in Minnesota have reached undisclosed financial settlements with a victim of clergy abuse, promising to implement and abide... Read more
Minn. archdiocese suggests dispute with sex abuse affidavit
An auxiliary bishop of the Saint Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese says the affidavit of a former chancellor on the handling of sex... Read more
Minn. archbishop cooperates with investigation of 'false' claims
Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul, Minn., has ordered a third party investigation of himself following recent accusations of sexual... Read more
Former Vatican ambassador faced sexual harassment claim
A University of Dayton investigation in 2013 found “reasonable cause” to believe that former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See... Read more
W. Virginia bishops says testimony debunks abuse allegation
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston says accusations of abuse against him have been disproved, with the alleged victim and... Read more
