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Anti-abuse center gets upgrade, sensing both progress and frustration

Catholic Anthropology Child Protection Title: Anti-abuse center gets upgrade, sensing both progress and frustration Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 02MAY2021 Catholic Anthropology Child Protection ROME – Last week, a well-known center at one of Rome’s pontifical universities aimed at protecting children from clerical sexual abuse, and beyond, was upgraded to an institute of

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Germany’s Christian churches in meltdown

German Christian Churches Meltdown Title: Germany’s Christian churches in meltdown Author: Christoph Strack Publisher: Deutsche Welle (DW) Date: 31MAR2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is once again casting a big dark shadow over Easter festivities. For so long at the heart of German society, the churches now fear they might lose their influence. Easter is the most

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked transcript shows NY church’s attempt to block Child Victims Act

Catholic Attempt Block CVA Title: EXCLUSIVE: Leaked transcript shows NY church’s attempt to block Child Victims Act Author: Pete Madden Publisher: ABC Newz Date: 14JAN2021 When Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the longtime leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, introduced the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program to the public in Oct. 2016, he expressed

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Seattle archbishop is stonewalling push for more transparency of church sex-abuse cases, group contends

Archbishop Paul Etienne Stonewalling Title: Seattle archbishop is stonewalling push for more transparency of church sex-abuse cases, group contends Author: Lewis Kamb Publisher: Seattle Times Date: 02JAN2021 Their ranks include ex-federal prosecutors, a retired judge, a one-time assistant police chief, even a former priest. But a group of prominent Catholics say they still can’t get

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Inter-American Human Rights Commission to look into clerical sexual abuse

Inter-American Human Rights Title: Inter-American Human Rights Commission to look into clerical sexual abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 08DEC2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – For the first time in its history, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission promised to defend victims of clerical sexual abuse, with cases being reported in at least 19 countries in

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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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OUR VIEW: The case is made for Father Mark White

Father Mark White McCarrick Title: OUR VIEW: The case is made for Father Mark White Author: Editors Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 14NOV2020 We would surmise that Father Mark White experienced a day of atonement this week. We would guess that at the very least his priestly decorum must have been tested to some extent. If

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‘McCarrick Report’ could be ‘black-eye’ for Church, Cardinal Dolan says

Catholic Church Black Eye Title: ‘McCarrick Report’ could be ‘black-eye’ for Church, Cardinal Dolan says Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 05NOV2020 The Archbishop of New York said Thursday that a long-awaited Vatican report on the career of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick could be a “black eye” for the Church. The report

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O.C. bishop sues charity administrator who accused Catholic leader of wrongdoing

Bishop Kevin Vann Lawsuit Title: O.C. bishop sues charity administrator who accused Catholic leader of wrongdoing Author: Harriet Ryan Publisher: Los Angeles Times Date: 01NOV2020 The Roman Catholic bishop of Orange County is suing a former charity administrator for libel, an escalation in the prelate’s dispute with influential church philanthropists who have complained to the

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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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One N.J. Catholic diocese has filed for bankruptcy. Will the other 4 follow?

NJ Catholic Dioceses Bankruptcies Title: One N.J. Catholic diocese has filed for bankruptcy. Will the other 4 follow? Author: Kelly Heyboer Publisher: NJ.Com Date: 20OCT2020 The debt began overwhelming the Diocese of Camden late last year. Faced with a flood of priest abuse victims applying to the New Jersey Independent Victims Compensation Program, the Catholic

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Ousted priest writes new book: “Ordained by a Predator”

Father Mark White Book Title: Ousted priest writes new book: “Ordained by a Predator” Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 19OCT2020 The next chapter of Father Mark White’s story has been written, quite literally, by White himself.White, who was ousted as priest of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Martinsville and St. Francis of Assisi in

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