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‘The whole truth’: Bankruptcy judge urged to unseal records of alleged abusive New Orleans priest

NOLA Bankruptcy Whole Truth Title: ‘The whole truth’: Bankruptcy judge urged to unseal records of alleged abusive New Orleans priest Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: NOLA Date: 10JUL2020 Attorneys for a man who alleges he was preyed upon by a New Orleans priest suspected of molesting “countless children” wants a federal bankruptcy judge to unseal reams

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Opinion

Disgraced Catholic Priest Francis Trauger Pleads Guilty, SNAP Reacts

Trauger Guilty SNAP Reacts Title: Disgraced Catholic Priest Francis Trauger Pleads Guilty, SNAP Reacts Authors: SNAP Contact: Michael McDonnell & Zach Hiner Publisher: SNAP Date: 08JUL2020 A former Catholic priest and serial child abuser from Levittown, Francis (Frank) X. Trauger, will plead guilty to charges he sexually assaulted two boys. We are grateful to the police

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New Orleans Clergy Abuse Plaintiff Aims to Move Bankruptcy-halted Case Out of Federal Court

Clergy Abuse New Orleans Title: New Orleans Clergy Abuse Plaintiff Aims to Move Bankruptcy-halted Case Out of Federal Court Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas (The New Orleans Advocate) Publisher: WWLTV Date: 08JUL2020 “The longer this case stays in federal court, … the more likely the pedophile priests will die before receiving civil or criminal justice.” NEW ORLEANS —

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Suit against Scranton Diocese alleges abuse, cover-up by repeat-offender priest

Scranton Diocese Abuse CoverUp Title: Suit against Scranton Diocese alleges abuse, cover-up by repeat-offender priest Author: Patrick Kernan Publisher: Times Leader Date: 07JUL2020 Rev. Robert Caparelli had predatory history, served time WILKES-BARRE — A Berks County man filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Scranton on Tuesday, claiming the diocese conspired to cover up evidence

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Ex-Philly priest pleads guilty to decades-old sex assaults of altar boys

Philadelphia Francis Trauger Guilty Title: Ex-Philly priest pleads guilty to decades-old sex assaults of altar boys Author: Vinny Vella The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Publisher: Herald-Mail Media Date: 08JUL2020 PHILADELPHIA — After decades of dodging allegations of abusing children, a disgraced former Catholic priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to molesting two altar boys in Bucks County decades

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Polish Church faces reckoning over sex abuse

Polish Church Abuse Reckoning Title: Polish Church faces reckoning over sex abuse Author: Anna Maria Jakubek                  {Agence-France Press (AFP)} Publisher:  Yahoo News via AFP Date: 08JUL2020 Jakub Pankowiak’s story of sexual abuse by a priest is part of a documentary called “Hide and Seek”. Jakub Pankowiak’s story of

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Guardian Angels: Safeguarding minors is a mandate, not a choice

Guardian Angels Safeguarding minors Title: Guardian Angels: Safeguarding minors is a mandate, not a choice Author: Carol Glatz Publisher: The Pilot (Boston) via Catholic News Service Date: 02JUL2020 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Concern and frustration with delayed and failed responses to abuse scandals in Poland culminated in a desperate appeal to Pope Francis to help

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Albany Diocese adds deceased Capital Region priest to list of offenders

Priest Jupin Clergy Abuse Title: Albany Diocese adds deceased Capital Region priest to list of offenders Author: Cayla Harris Publisher: Times Union Date: 07JUL2020 Rev. Alan Jupin, who died in 2019, allegedly molested five minors in ’70s, ’80s, ’90s ALBANY – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany  on Tuesday added Rev. Alan Jupin – who

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