Pope’s vicar for Rome seeks full truth about Jesuit abuse
Rome, ItalyAP The Pope’s vicar for Rome called Friday for the full truth to come out about a famous Jesuit priest accused of sexual and spiritual abuses against adult women, and said he was evaluating what to do with the priest’s Rome-based community and diocesan positions. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis became the latest church official […]
Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse
Barecelona, SpainAP Spain’s Prime Minister wants to task the nation’s ombudsman with the country’s first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. The decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, head of Spain’s Socialist Party, was reported Sunday by the Spanish newspaper El País and confirmed by the government to […]
Victims seek definitive European ruling on Vatican immunity
Rome, ItalyAP Clergy abuse victims asked the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday to make a definitive ruling on whether the Holy See can continue to avoid being held liable for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests by claiming state immunity. Lawyers for the victims asked the court’s Grand Chamber to hear the case, […]
In the US, clergy abuse survivor Saviano lauded at funeral for courage
AP Phil Saviano was a clergy sex abuse survivor whose courage to go public and resolve to hold abusers and their enablers accountable inspired and strengthened survivors from around the world, his brother said at his funeral Mass on Friday. Saviano, who died Sunday at age 69 after a battle with gallbladder cancer, was remembered at St Denis Catholic […]
Church of England failed to tackle child sex abuse – report
London, UKAP The Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual predators for decades, preferring instead to safeguard its own reputation, and created a culture where abusers were able to hide, an independent report said Tuesday. The report, published by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, also found examples of […]
US archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse costs
New Orleans, USAP The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Friday that it is seeking federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid growing legal costs related to sexual abuse by priests. The filing for reorganisation could free the archdiocese from the threat of creditors’ lawsuits while it reorganises its finances. The New Orleans archdiocese is […]