Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $US880,000
Chicago, USAP Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys have agreed to a settlement of $US880,000 from the Archdiocese of Chicago, attorneys announced Wednesday. The men alleged Norbert Maday sexually abused them repeatedly starting when they were as young as […]
In the US, activist priest Michael Pfleger hit with abuse allegations
Chicago, USAP Activist Chicago priest Rev Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to allegations of sexual abuse that occurred decades ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday. The archdiocese said its Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review received an allegation that Pfleger sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago. […]
Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on calls for Catholic schools to teach more about the church’s past links to slavery and segregation, and how Black Catholics have persevered…
Chicago’s Soldier Field rolls out blue carpet for drive-in screening of movie ‘Fatima’
Chicago, USRNS The iconic Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears, was unusually packed for a summer night. But the crowd wasn’t there to see a football game. They were there to see a miracle – or, at least, a film about one. Bishop Joseph N Perry speaks at a screening of ‘Fatima’ at Soldier […]
Investigation reveals Chicago Archdiocese’s financial woes
Chicago, USRNS In 2013, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago held the single largest giving campaign in its history, bringing in pledges totaling $US427 million. Of that, $US150 million was supposed to be set aside by the archdiocese to fund its schools through the Catholic Education Scholarship Trust. But six years later, the archdiocese holds […]