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WATCH NOW: Father Mark White appeals to Washington’s Archbishop. Next stop: Rome

Father Mark White Washington Title: WATCH NOW: Father Mark White appeals to Washington’s Archbishop. Next stop: Rome Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 03AUG2020 After being shunned at the doorsteps of a Richmond bishop and now also at the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States in Washington, D.C., Father Mark White of Martinsville and

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Vicar general of Springfield diocese won’t accept reappointment, says he was ‘unfairly’ portrayed in Weldon report

Vicar General Weldon Report Title: Vicar general of Springfield diocese won’t accept reappointment, says he was ‘unfairly’ portrayed in Weldon report Author: Anne-Gerard Flynn Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 03AUG2020 Fallout continues in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield as the diocesan vicar general, the Rev. Monsignor Christopher Connelly, will not seek reappointment, saying he was

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Victims advocate demands transparency as Camden Diocese suspends compensation fund

Catholic Church Crying Poor Title: Victims advocate demands transparency as Camden Diocese suspends compensation fund Author: P. Kenneth Burns Publisher: WHYY Date: 03AUG2020 The Diocese of Camden’s decision to suspend its participation in New Jersey’s compensation fund for victims of clergy sexual abuse is being met with skepticism from a victims advocate. In an announcement

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Latin Americans press fight against clerical sexual abuse

Latin Americans Clergy Abuse Title: Latin Americans press fight against clerical sexual abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 03AUG2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – Public Mass might have stopped across much of the world during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but several aspects of the life of the Church have continued, including efforts to

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Camden’s Roman Catholic diocese suspends payments to clergy abuse victims, citing COVID-19 financial stress

Camden COVID19 Clergy Abuse Title: Camden’s Roman Catholic diocese suspends payments to clergy abuse victims, citing COVID-19 financial stress Author: Jeremy Roebuck Publisher: The Philadelphia Inquirer Date:  31JUL2020 Citing financial losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden said Friday that it would halt payments from a clergy sex-abuse victim fund

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After being removed from his post for speaking out against abuse, a Martinsville Catholic priest takes his fight to DC

Father Mark White Washington Title: After being removed from his post for speaking out against abuse, a Martinsville Catholic priest takes his fight to DC Author: Santiago Melli-Huber Publisher: WFXR TV Date: 31JUL2020 WASHINGTON, DC (WFXR) — Father Mark White was in Washington, DC today, protesting outside the Catholic Church’s embassy, and he was not alone.

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Clergy abuse survivors call for more transparency

Transparency Release Files SNAP Title: Clergy abuse survivors call for more transparency Author: Rob Masson Publisher: Fox8 Live WVUE Date: 31JUL2020 NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – Victims of clergy sex abuse are calling for a new level of transparency when it comes to abusive priests. They say under new church doctrine victims are entitled to

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FBI: Queens Priest Shared Sexually Explicit Texts Photos With 15-Year-Old Boy

FBI Priest Francis Hughes Title: FBI: Queens Priest Shared Sexually Explicit Texts, Photos With 15-Year-Old Boy Author: Erica Brosnan Publisher: WCBS 880 Date:  29JUL2020 Francis Hughes, 65, a pastor at a religious institution in Glendale, is charged with receiving images of child pornography via text from a 15-year-old minor in Westchester.“The allegations against Francis Hughes are

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