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New documents challenge Vatican claims about accused Argentine bishop
An Argentine newspaper has published documents purporting to show that the Vatican knew about allegations of sexual abuse by Bishop... Read more
Analysis: In spite of itself, Vatican abuse summit may still do some good
The Vatican’s abuse summit this week will not solve the problems plaguing the Catholic Church in the U.S. In fact,... Read more
Tagle: Confront the 'stench of filth' caused by abuse
An expert on abuse prevention offered “practical suggestions” to participants at a Vatican summit on child sexual abuse on Thursday,... Read more
Polish sex abuse victims meet Pope Francis, release abuse report
A Polish delegation of sex abuse victims and advocates met Pope Francis Wednesday, and presented the pope with a report... Read more
Hoya no more: Georgetown rescinds McCarrick's honorary degree
Georgetown University announced on Tuesday that it would rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters the school conferred on disgraced... Read more
Colorado's Catholic bishops will open abuse records for review
An agreement between Colorado’s attorney general and the state’s Catholic bishops aims to investigate clergy sex abuse of minors in... Read more
Analysis: As abuse summit looms, Farrell appointed and McCarrick case lingers
As Pope Francis prepares for his long-awaited Vatican summit on sexual abuse, Catholic commentators and U.S. bishops are waiting to... Read more
NY archdiocese responds to Cardinal Spellman groping allegation
The Archdiocese of New York has said it had only recently learned of an allegation that the deeply influential Cardinal... Read more
Analysis: Archbishop McCarrick, Bishop Zanchetta, Pope Francis, and the Vatican abuse summit
A long-awaited summit on sexual abuse will take place at the Vatican two weeks from now. Read more
Lessons on the sexual abuse crisis from marriage and the cross
The Church can look to marriage and the cross for insights into restoring trust and addressing the sexual abuse crisis,... Read more
Vatican clarifies pope’s comments on sexual abuse of women religious
The Vatican clarified Wednesday Pope Francis’ comments on the sexual abuse of women religious made during his in-flight press conference... Read more
How the Vatican summit's moderator approaches the problem of clerical sexual abuse
The moderator of the Vatican’s February summit on child sexual abuse has written an article outlining his take on the... Read more
‘Unfathomable’ Wuerl forgot allegations, Ciolek says
The man who made a 2004 accusation of misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick said Wednesday he is in disbelief after... Read more
Lori announces whistleblower system for allegations against Baltimore bishops
The Archdiocese of Baltimore introduced Tuesday a third-party system for reporting allegations of abuse or misconduct against its archbishop and... Read more
Pope Francis meets with Chilean bishops to discuss abuse crisis
Pope Francis met for three hours Monday with leaders of the Chilean bishops’ conference, as the bishops face a sexual... Read more
Vigano to McCarrick: Repent, for the sake of your soul
A former papal representative to the U.S. has written an open letter to Archbishop Theodore McCarrick that urges the archbishop... Read more
Pennsylvania grand jury's Catholic sex abuse report gets a factcheck
The 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report on Catholic clergy sex abuse didn’t get the thorough scrutiny it deserved, and both... Read more
The Church and sexuality: An interview with Cardinal Brandmüller
In an interview with CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language sister agency, the church historian explained his remarks - and pointed to... Read more
Analysis: Their retreat accomplished, the U.S. bishops remain under siege
When their seven-day retreat at Mundelein ends Jan. 8, some of the U.S. bishops may be reluctant to leave the... Read more
O’Malley sent concerns about NY priest to apostolic nuncio after NY Times report
The Archbishop of Boston this month forwarded to the pope’s U.S. representative concerns sent to him about a New York... Read more
