Altar Boy Danny Croteau Title: DA: ‘Significant development’ in 1972 slaying of altar boy Danny Croteau to close case Author: Ray Kelly Publisher: MassLive News Date: 24MAY2021 SPRINGFIELD — Forty-nine years after 13-year-old altar boy Danny Croteau was left for dead on the banks of the Chicopee River, investigators appear ready to close the book
A ticking time bomb Title: ‘A ticking time bomb’: Timor-Leste begins to reckon with alleged Catholic church sex abuse Authors: Zevonia Vieira & Tjitske Lingsma Publisher: The Guardian Date: 22MAY2021 The trial of defrocked priest Richard Daschbach, charged with sexual abuse of 14 girls, is dividing the small, deeply Catholic country. Lita grew up in
It Needs To Stop Title: Montreal shepherd says anti-abuse protocols based on simple idea: ‘It needs to stop’ Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 21MAY2021 ROME – Earlier this month, the Archdiocese of Montreal unveiled a new set of protocols implemented as the result of an independent investigation into a local abuse case which
Freedom From Religion Foundation Title: FFRF calls on AG Garland to investigate Catholic abuse and cover-up Author: Unstated Publisher: Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) Date: 20MAY2021 The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the U.S. Justice Department to initiate a nationwide investigation into the Roman Catholic clergy’s serial sexual abuse and cover-up. “The Church’s claim
Mexico Catholic Cover Up Title: Pope’s man in Mexico says clergy, bishops covered up child abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 20MAY2021 ROME – Members of the Mexican clergy, including bishops, “covered up” child sexual abuse for years, according to Pope Francis’s envoy in the world’s second most populous Catholic country, who called
Canon Law Crimes Penalties Title: Revised canon law on crimes, penalties almost ready for publication Author: Cindy Wooden Publisher: Crux Now Date: 18MAY2021 VATICAN CITY — The revised section of the Code of Canon Law dealing with crimes and penalties, including those related to clerical sexual abuse, should be ready for publication before the end
Deep Roots Abuse Crisis Title: Examining the Deep Roots of the Abuse Crisis Author: Darrick Taylor Publisher: Crisis Magazine Date: 18MAY2021 The ongoing sexual abuse crisis in the Church has left many good Catholics shaken, and like many I have tried to understand how this has happened. Obviously, homosexuality in the clergy plays a role,
President Biden David Clohessy Title: It’s time for our Catholic president to address the church’s sexual abuse scandal Author: David Clohessy | Religion News Service Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 13MAY2021 (RNS) — The unemployed. The unvaccinated. The front-line health care workers. The struggling small-business owners. The kids who should be back in school. Millions need
Archdiocese of New York Title: Archdiocese ordered to provide details in Westchester teacher sex abuse lawsuit Author: Isabel Keane, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Publisher: Lohud.com Date: 12MAY2021 A judge has ordered the Archdiocese of New York and three of its Catholic schools to turn over a trove of documents related to one of its former teachers
Catholic Church New Zealand Title: Catholic Church investigating claims children were prostituted to Church officials Author: Sophie Cornish Publisher: Stuff.co.nz Date: 12MAY2021 The Catholic Church has confirmed it is investigating claims children from a Wellington boys’ home were prostituted out to Church officials. It is also calling on anyone with personal information on the matter