Catholic Church: Californian dioceses grapple with more than 3,000 lawsuits, alleging child sex abuse
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports that advocates for the survivors of child sexual abuse have been left stunned by the number of cases that surfaced after a 2019 Californian law allowed alleged victims to sue up to the age of 40…
In the US, FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
New Orleans, USAP The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press. […]
Report finds flaws in US Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans
New York City, USAP Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a thinktank’s two-year investigation encompassing all 32 of the country’s archdioceses. The analysis by Philadelphia-based CHILD USA said the inconsistencies and gaps suggest a need for more […]