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Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability

Pope Warns of Lost Trust Title: Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press Date: 29APR2022 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis gave a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission Friday, telling its members to work with bishops around the world to establish special welcome centers

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Report: Becciu payments to Australian tech firm for domain name registration

Dot Catholic Domain Registration Title: Report: Becciu payments to Australian tech firm for domain name registration Author: The Pillar staff Publisher: Pillar Catholic Date: 11APR2022 Payments from the Vatican Secretariat of State to the Australian office of a tech security company could have been used to register a top level domain name, according to an

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Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules

Becciu dispensed from pontifical secret Title: Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules Author: Hannah Brockhaus Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date:  30MAR2022 Cardinal Angelo Becciu can testify against his fellow defendant in the Vatican finance trial, the self-described “security consultant” Cecilia Marogna, a judge ruled on Wednesday.The Vatican’s

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Opinion

Pope Francis’ ‘Zanchetta problem’

Pope Francis’ ‘Zanchetta problem’ Title: Pope Francis’ ‘Zanchetta problem’ Authors: Ed. Condon and JD Flynn Publisher: The Pillar Date: 05MAR2022 The criminal conviction of Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta for the sexual abuse of seminarians has sent shock waves through the Argentine Catholic Church, and the Vatican. The conviction also raises questions about the credibility of Pope

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Church is incapable of cleaning up abuse mess on its own, says former Munich archdiocesan official

Peter Beer Clergy Abuse Title: Church is incapable of cleaning up abuse mess on its own, says former Munich archdiocesan official Author: Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Publisher: La Croix International Date: 03FEB2022 A former top official in one of the world’s wealthiest Catholic dioceses says he quit his key post two years ago because of internal opposition

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Spain’s legislature to launch clerical abuse investigation

Spain Catholic Abuse Investigation Title: Spain’s legislature to launch clerical abuse investigation Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 02FEB2022 After the bishops’ conference of Spain (CEE) refused to launch an independent commission to look into historic clerical abuse cases, the government gave a green light for Congress to launch its own commission. The left-wing

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Italy’s Church needs child sex abuse inquiry – Vatican advisor

Catholic Italy Abuse Inquiry Title: Italy’s Church needs child sex abuse inquiry – Vatican advisor Author: Agence France-Presse Staff Publisher: Times of Malta via Agence France-Presse Date: 02FEB2022 After a string of investigations exposing paedophile priests across the globe, it is time for Catholic-majority Italy to hold its own reckoning, a top advisor to the

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Catholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of abuse, with Cardinal describing findings as ‘horrifying’

Catholic Church in NZ Title: Catholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of abuse, with Cardinal describing findings as ‘horrifying’ Author: Isaac Davidson Publisher: NZ Herald Date: 01FEB2022   As many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according to an investigation

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