Benedict XVI Abuse Inquiry Title: Benedict XVI admits ‘incorrect’ info given to abuse inquiry Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 24JAN2022 After the publication last week of a report on past sexual abuse in the German archdiocese of Munich, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI admitted that a previous statement on his participation in a meeting
Pope Benedict Abuse Report Title: Potentially explosive report will document handling of sex abuse in Pope Benedict’s former diocese Author: CNS Staff Publisher: America Magazine Date: 04JAN2022 MUNICH (CNS) — In mid-January, the law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl is scheduled to publish a report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of
Heartbreak relived Catholic Church Title: Heartbreak relived: Catholic Church seeks abuse victim’s abortion record Author: Tammy Mills Publisher: The Age Date: 23DEC2021 A woman who was sexually abused by a Catholic priest says the church is now trying to subpoena deeply personal medical records, including of an unrelated abortion, as part of her lawsuit against the
New Zealand Royal Commission Title: Survivors of abuse by Catholic Church at Christchurch school to give evidence to Royal Commission Author: Nadine Porter Publisher: Stuff.co.nz Date: 03NOV2021 He was a naive vulnerable kid from the country, abandoned by his parents, when a man named Bernie McGrath came into his life. At a confusing age and seemingly
French Catholic Church Abuse Title: French Catholic Church sexual abuse: The devil lives in holy place Author: Xin Ping Publisher: Global Times China Date: 21OCT2021 Perpetrators cannot live with the truth; victims cannot live without it.A recently released 2,500-page report from an independent Commission on Sexual Abuse led by Jean-Marc Sauvé revealed that since 1950,
George Pell Saturday Paper Title: Exclusive: George Pell returned to Australia ahead of church reforms Author: Mike Seccombe Publisher: The Saturday Paper Date: September 25 – October 1, 2021 No. 368 The Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, the man who replaced George Pell as leader of the conservatives in the Australian Catholic Church, began his
Hans Zollner Polish Summit Title: Given abuse reforms, expert says bishops have ‘no excuse’ for failure Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 20SEP2021 ROME – Ahead of a three-day summit on child protection taking place in Poland against the backdrop of the country’s recent abuse scandals, perhaps Catholicism’s leading expert has said progress is
Charitable immunity under law Title: A long wait for a trial just got shorter for a former altar boy who survived clergy abuse Author: Larry Parnass Publisher: The Berkshire Eagle Date: 20SEP2021 SPRINGFIELD — A 69-year-old plaintiff shouldn’t be kept waiting. After hearing that plea from an attorney, a Springfield judge ruled last week that the
Paul Lubienecki Guilty Stalking Title: Former Buffalo seminary professor pleads guilty to stalking investigative reporter Author: Joe Bukuras Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 05AUG2021 Caution for readers: This article records the use of profane language. A former New York seminary professor pleaded guilty this week to charges of stalking a local news reporter, after a
First Nation Child Graves Title: Sisters of St. Ann open First Nation residential school archive to museum to aid probe into child graves Author: Sarah MacDonald Publisher: Global Sisters Report Date: 25JUN2021 The Sisters of St. Ann, the religious congregation that taught at the Kamloops Indian Residential School where the remains of 215 children were