Jesuits ask victims to come forward in artist abuse case
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis’ Jesuit order on Sunday asked any more victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist who was essentially let off the hook by the Vatican twice despite devastating testimony by women who said he sexually and spiritually abused them. The Jesuits asked for new evidence against Rev Marko […]
Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims
Rome, ItalyAP The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order admitted Wednesday that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his spiritual care. Rev […]
Lag in slavery reparations from US Jesuits irks descendants
United StatesAP Last year, the US branch of the Jesuits pledged to raise $US100 million for a reconciliation initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Catholic order. On Tuesday, a leader of those descendants expressed deep dissatisfaction with the order’s lack of progress since then. Joseph Stewart, in a publicly released letter to […]