Peru archbishop who sued two journalists over reports on abuses, financial corruption resigns early
Rome, Italy AP A Peruvian archbishop who sued two journalists over their reports about sexual abuse and alleged financial corruption in his religious movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, has resigned amid a Vatican investigation. Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Piura Archbishop José Eguren. At 67, he is several years shy of the normal retirement age […]
Retired US Catholic bishop gets married after bid to leave priesthood denied
Albany, New York, USAP An 84-year-old retired Catholic Bishop of Albany, who has been accused of sexual abuse and has unsuccessfully sought to be removed from the priesthood, said this week that he recently married a woman in a civil ceremony. Emeritus Bishop Howard Hubbard made the surprise announcement on Tuesday during a tumultuous time […]
Vatican abuse investigators begin their audit of secretive Peru-based Catholic society
Lima, Peru AP Two key Vatican investigators on Tuesday began an audit in Peru’s capital of a secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the US following allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits. Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the […]
Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia AP Pope Francis expressed concern – and dismay – over the allegations of sexual abuse committed by priests in Bolivia in a letter sent Friday to President Luis Arce, as a paedophilia scandal involving priests continues to rock the the Andean country. The pontiff pledged “the full cooperation of the Church to […]
Jesuits expel prominent priest after allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women. A statement from the Jesuits, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said Rev Marko Ivan Rupnik was dismissed from the Jesuit order by decree […]
Memoir: Beth Moore tries to untangle her ‘all knotted-up life’ in new memoir
In a tender, gracious and at times heartbreaking new book, the beloved Bible teacher and former Southern Baptist recalls the people and the God who saved her from the chaos of her childhood. BOB SMIETANA reports…
Jesuits say abuse accusations against priest highly credible, restrictions tightened
Rome, ItalyReuters The Jesuit Roman Catholic religious order said on Tuesday that accusations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against a prominent member were highly credible and that restrictions against him have been tightened. The order said in a statement on its website it intended to start what it called an “internal procedure” against the […]
Slovenian Jesuits ask for forgiveness in major abuse case
Rome, Italy Reuters Slovenia’s Jesuits say they believe sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of their order are true and have asked for forgiveness. It is the latest development in the case of Father Marko Ivan Rupnik that has rattled the religious order and the Vatican. It was only after Italian media reports in […]
Third-party report details ACNA leaders’ inaction on sexual abuse allegations
United StatesRNS A long-awaited third-party report on sexual abuse reveals that leaders in an Anglican Church in North America diocese failed to act on tips about sexual misconduct and abuse and defended an alleged abuser as innocent while questioning reported survivors’ credibility. The probe into events in the Upper Midwest Diocese, conducted by the investigative […]
Vatican disciplined Nobel-winning bishop over alleged abuse of minors
Vatican City Reuters The Vatican on Thursday acknowledged that it had secretly disciplined East Timor bishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Ximenes Belo two years ago, responding to allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor decades before. The Vatican acknowledgement came in response to reporters’ questions following an article this week in […]