NCR exposed Catholic Church Title: NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month Author: Ryan Di Corpo Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 19JUN2025 Forty years ago this month, readers of the National Catholic Reporter first learned through a series of three articles about a dark secret in the Catholic
New Jersey Grand Jury Title: New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules Author: Mike Catalini Publisher: AP News (Associated Press) Date: 17JUN2025 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday,
Hero Denis Ryan Dies Title: Child abuse survivors pay tribute to Victorian detective Denis Ryan Author: Tyrone Dalton Publisher: ABC News Date: 03JUN2025 In short: Former Victoria Police detective Denis Ryan has died in Mildura, aged 93. Mr Ryan was driven from the police force in 1972 after his superiors stopped him from charging paedophile
Pope Francis Did Enough? Title: Abuse victims question if Pope Francis did enough to stop predators Author: John Sudworth Publisher: BBC Date: 06MAY2025 As 133 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their discussions. For the Catholic Church, no aspect of
Pope Francis complicated legacy Title: Pope Francis promised ‘decisive action’ on sexual abuse, but critics say his legacy is complicated Author: Michelle Rimmer Publisher: ABC News Date: 23APR2025 When Pope Francis took on the challenge of leading the Catholic Church into a new era in 2013, he said that cleaning up a global sexual abuse
Long Shadow Over Papacy Title: Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Francis’s papacy Author: Harriet Sherwood Publisher: The Guardian Date: 22APR2025 Issue dogged Francis throughout his time as head of Catholic church, with abuse survivors saying he failed to do enough. In 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the
NFL Saints Clergy Damage Control Title: NFL emails reveal extent of Saints’ damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis Authors: Jim Mustian and Brett Martel Publication: Associated Press Date: 04FEB2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an
Clergy Abuse Survivors Respond Title: Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship Authors: Christopher Knaus & Mostafa Rachwani Publisher: The Guardian Australia Date: 13DEC2014 Survivors of clergy abuse have expressed deep concern at proposals to ban protests outside places of worship, with lawyer John Ellis saying a blanket
Western Australia Reports Catholic Silence Title: New report in Western Australia says Catholic Church must do more to help abuse victims Author: Crux Staff Publisher: Crux Date: 16AUG2024 A Western Australia parliamentary committee gave its final report after examining the support available to survivors of institutional child abuse, saying the Catholic Church and other religious entities
George Pell Accuser’s Father Title: Catholic church loses high court bid to prevent father of George Pell accuser suing for damages Author: Emily Woods Publisher: Guardian Australia/AAP Date: 08FEB2024 Australia’s highest court has rejected the Catholic church’s bid to avoid paying damages to the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell.