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Pope Leo XIV

Clergy molestation survivors concerned and insulted by election of Pope Leo XIV

Title: Clergy molestation survivors concerned and insulted by election of Pope Leo XIV Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: The Guardian Date: 10MAY2025 Groups supporting clergy-molestation survivors say they are gravely concerned and insulted by the election of Pope Leo XIV after he overcame questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his

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May 10, 2025 No Comments
News

New law requires clergy in Washington to report child abuse

Washington clergy child abuse law Title: New law requires clergy in Washington to report child abuse Author: Jerry Cornfield Publisher: Washington State Standard Date: 02MAY2025 Religious leaders in Washington will be required to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, under a new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on

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May 5, 2025 No Comments
Opinion

Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Francis’s papacy

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

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April 23, 2025 No Comments
Change Org Petition

Reverse the High Court Decision Exempting Institutions from Liability for Child Abuse

Judy Courtin ChangeOrg Petition Title: Reverse the High Court Decision Exempting Institutions from Liability for Child Abuse Author: Judy Courtin Publisher: Change Org Date: 20NOV2024 Please forward this petition to your colleagues and friends. Judy Courtin Legal represents victims/survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. We are reaching out on behalf of thousands of victims and

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February 20, 2025 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
George Pell

George Pell’s death could renew distress for Ballarat’s child abuse survivors

George Pell’s Death Title: George Pell’s death could renew distress for Ballarat’s child abuse survivors Author: Benita Kolovos Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12JAN2023 ‘Sense of quiet’ in town which has the unfortunate distinction of being a hotspot of historic sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. As the Vatican announced the death of Australia’s most senior Catholic,

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January 12, 2023 No Comments
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George Pell

George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found

George Pell Lied Under Oath Title: George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12JAN2023 The child sexual abuse royal commission in 2020 released a bombshell un-redacted report examining the failings of George Pell during his time as an assistant priest, bishop, auxiliary bishop

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January 12, 2023 No Comments
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Vatican’s anti-child abuse panel to issue first full report in 2024

Vatican’s anti-child abuse panel Title: Vatican’s anti-child abuse panel to issue first full report in 2024 Reporting: Alvise Armellini & Philip Pullella Editing: Andrew Cawthorne & David Gregorio Publisher: Reuters Date: 29OCT2022 VATICAN CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The Vatican panel due to produce annual reports on child abuse prevention within the Catholic Church will

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October 29, 2022 No Comments
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New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis

Pope Francis New Zealand Title: New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis Author: Praveen Menon Publisher: Reuters Date: 13SEP2022 SYDNEY, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that

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September 13, 2022 No Comments