Abuse crisis
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New Zealand Church’s safeguarding efforts praised, but report highlights need for action
An assessment of Catholic safeguarding protocols in New Zealand highlighted progress in many areas while also pointing to the need... Read more
Critics challenge German Synodal Way in light of abuse study
A new study looking at survivors of abuse within the Evangelical Church in Germany calls into doubt the narrative that... Read more
Pope Francis asks for annual report on Church’s efforts to prevent abuse
The pontiff was addressing the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
Vatican issues manual for bishops on handling reports of sexual abuse of minors
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued Thursday a manual to help bishops and dioceses follow Church procedure... Read more
Argentine clergy abuse victims in Rome, one year after Vatican summit
One year after the Vatican hosted a summit on the abuse crisis, three former students of an Argentine institute which... Read more
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of... Read more
Hundreds of lawsuits filed on first day of NY litigation window
Over 400 lawsuits were filed in New York state on the first day of a one-year window in the statute... Read more
South Carolina bishop named in New York abuse lawsuit
Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Charleston, SC, has been named in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed in New York. Read more
Francis urges priests to be faithful in time of 'ecclesial purification'
Pope Francis published a letter Sunday to encourage all priests to remain steadfast and prayerful during this time of purification... Read more
Dominican scholar: Church crisis calls for renewal of Catholic teaching on freedom
According to a Dominican scholar, the crisis of priestly fidelity is connected to a new cultural conception of human freedom... Read more
Calif. attorney general investigating LA archdiocese sex abuse files
The California Attorney’s General’s Office this week wrote a letter to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, announcing that it will... Read more
Dubia cardinals ask bishops to confront ‘conspiracy of silence’
Cardinal Walter Brandmüller and Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke wrote in a Feb. 19 letter that the “horrible crime” of clerical... Read more
Pope calls for unity and conversion in letter to US bishops
Pope Francis has written to the bishops of the United States calling for a “change of mindset” to restore the... Read more
Where is Jesus in the midst of the Church's sex abuse crisis?
Fr. Thomas Berg is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, a former Legionary of Christ, and professor of... Read more
Cupich named to organizing group of Vatican's February meeting on abuse crisis
The Vatican announced Friday Pope Francis’ selection for the organizing committee of the Vatican’s February meeting of bishops on abuse... Read more
'Repairing God's House': Maryland parishes hold days of adoration
Two churches in Maryland have held days Eucharistic adoration with prayers for healing from the recent scandals that have plagued... Read more
English bishop requests Extraordinary Synod on life, ministry of clergy
Bishop Philip Egan of the Diocese of Portsmouth, in southern England, has written to the pope asking him to convene... Read more
