Episcopal sex abuse
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Father Martin apologizes for ‘not being clearer’ about Archbishop Weakland’s ‘sins and crimes’
Father James Martin, SJ, said he was sorry Tuesday for not having been clearer about the “sins and crimes” of... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet: Allegations against me are defamatory
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, on Friday denied having made inappropriate gestures on a woman who... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet named in Canadian sex abuse lawsuit
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed against... Read more
Argentine bishops renew commitment to eradicating sex abuse after Bishop Zanchetta's sentencing
The Argentine Bishops’ Conference expressed Friday its closeness to the victims of Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, sentenced to prison for... Read more
Argentine Bishop Zanchetta convicted of sexually abusing seminarians
Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta has been found guilty of abusing seminarians in Oran, Salta, northern Argentina, and sentenced to 4... Read more
Bishop Zanchetta pleads not guilty at civil trial for sex abuse in Argentina
Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, the Bishop Emeritus of Orán, denied Monday all charges of alleged sexual abuse of two former... Read more
Judge: Newark archdiocese can be held liable for McCarrick's misconduct
A New Jersey federal judge ruled this week that the Archdiocese of Newark can be held financially responsible for the... Read more
Lawsuits bring additional sexual battery allegations against Theodore McCarrick
Theodore McCarrick, a disgraced former cardinal, is facing criminal charges of sexual abuse of a minor, with his first court... Read more
Brazilian bishop resigns after leak of explicit video
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Bishop of São José do Rio Preto on Wednesday, five days after a... Read more
Lawsuit brings sex abuse allegations against New Hampshire bishop
Bishop Peter Libasci has been accused in a lawsuit of committing sexual abuse while a priest in New York during... Read more
Alleged Massachusetts abuse victim requests outside judge in suit, citing diocese's influence
Lawyers for an alleged abuse victim in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts have asked the state’s chief justice to... Read more
Vatican exonerates retired bishop of multiple abuse claims but issues canonical rebuke
The Vatican’s doctrinal congregation has exonerated retired Bishop Joseph Hart of Cheyenne over numerous accusations of the sexual abuse of... Read more
In India, Catholic bishop accused of rape asks Supreme Court to intervene
After several failures to secure dismissal of charges in lower courts, a Catholic bishop whom a nun has accused of... Read more
Catholic bishop in India charged with rape tests positive for coronavirus
Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur, who has been charged with the rape of a nun, has tested positive for coronavirus.... Read more
Catholic archdiocese in Guam stopping monthly payments to former archbishop
The Archdiocese of Agaña announced Tuesday it will no longer give a monthly honorarium to its emeritus Archbishop Anthony Apuron. Read more
No sex abuse charges for former Wyoming bishop, but successor praises 'courageous' victims
While Wyoming prosecutors have declined to press criminal sexual abuse charges against Bishop emeritus Joseph Hart, Bishop Steven Biegler of... Read more
US reporting mechanism for episcopal abuse cases launched
A national third-party reporting system for allegations of abuse, neglect, or misconduct against bishops in the US has launched. Read more
Indian bishop charged with rape faces allegation from second nun
It has emerged that a second nun of the Missionaries of Jesus has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur of... Read more
US reporting mechanism for episcopal abuse cases could go live by February
A national third-party reporting system for allegations of abuse, neglect, or misconduct against bishops could be activated by February 2020,... Read more
Police raid former offices of Argentine bishop charged with fraud, sex assault
Local civil authorities on Thursday raided the chancery of the Diocese of Orán, where Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta was bishop from... Read more
