Sabine Griego Dies Pre-Trial Title: Former priest Sabine Griego dies weeks before trial Author: Colleen Heild Publisher: Albuquerque Journal Date: 05OCT2020 A former Catholic priest accused of committing “heinous” sexual acts against children in New Mexico decades ago has died just weeks before he was to go on trial for the first-degree sexual abuse of a
Salvatore DiStefano Child Endangerment Title: Priest in NJ, former prep school chaplain, charged with endangering students Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 05OCT2020 CNA Staff, Oct 5, 2020 / 12:01 pm MT (CNA).- Fr. Salvatore DiStefano, a former boys’ prep school chaplain in New Jersey, was charged Thursday with use of children
Diocese ‘Perpetrator’ of Abuse Title: R.I. judge hears arguments over whether diocese can be sued as ‘perpetrator’ of abuse Author: Brian Amaral Publisher: Providence Journal Date: 30SEP2020 When Rhode Island lawmakers in 2019 extended the deadline to file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse, they said victims could sue even if the clock had already run
Becciu Pell Vatican Funds Title: Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Pell trial Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 02OCT2020 CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 02:30 pm MT (CNA).- Italian media have reported allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu transferred several hundred thousand euros from Vatican accounts to an account in
Where’s the McCarrick Report? Title: Analysis: Two years after McCarrick investigation began, report not yet in sight Author: JD Flynn Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 01OCT2020 Denver Newsroom, Oct 1, 2020 / 10:48 pm MT (CNA).-On October 6, 2018, the Holy See announced a review of its files and archives pertaining to Theodore McCarrick, the
Catholic Abuse Prevention Flaws Title: Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans Author: David Crary (AP) Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 01OCT2020 NEW YORK — 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 think tank’s two-year investigation
Cardinal George Pell Heckled Title: George Pell heckled outside Rome apartment ahead of possible Vatican meeting with Pope Francis Author: 9News Staff Publisher: 9News Date: 01OCT2020 Half a world away from his home nation, where he was this year acquitted of child sex abuse allegations, Cardinal George Pell was heckled upon his return to Rome.
Podcast: Crisis Episode 4 Title: Crisis Episode 4: Survivors’ Voices Podcast: Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church Host: Karna Lozoya Publisher: The Catholic Project Date: 30SEP2020 When the crisis of 2018 hit, many men and women were already dealing with trauma from their own experiences of abuse. James Grein and Teresa Pitt Green share their
Vatican Pall of Pell Title: Why is Australia’s Cardinal Pell returning to Rome? Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 29SEP2020 Cardinal George Pell returns to the Vatican on Sept. 30 and is likely to remain there at least until June 8, when he turns 80. His long-term plan, however, is to return to Sydney,
George Pell Uncomfortable Question Title: Up-close account of Pell’s historic trial raises an uncomfortable question Author: Joshua J. McElwee Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 28SEP2020 Throughout the unprecedented three-year saga of the arrest, conviction and ultimate acquittal of Australian Cardinal George Pell, there was no dearth of commentary on the case. Almost every single word