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Child Sexual Abuse

MacKillop banished after uncovering sex abuse

Mary MacKillop Clergy Abuse Title: MacKillop banished after uncovering sex abuse Author: ABC Staff Publisher: ABC News Date: 24SEP2010 Updated: 07OCT2010 Mary MacKillop, the nun who will soon be Australia’s first Catholic saint, was excommunicated by the church because she discovered children were being abused by a priest and went public, the ABC’s Compass program

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Basilians refuse to answer questions about alleged pedophile priest moved through Catholic schools

Basilians Sexual Abuse Silence Title: Basilians refuse to answer questions about alleged pedophile priest moved through Catholic schools Author: Jessica Bruno and Adrian Ghobrial Publisher: CityNews 1130 Date: 16OCT2020 CAUTION: This story contains graphic content related to allegations of sexual assault and might be upsetting to some readers. If you or someone you know are

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Analysis: What does Cardinal Farrell’s promotion say about the McCarrick report?

Cardinal Farrell McCarrick Report Title: Analysis: What does Cardinal Farrell’s promotion say about the McCarrick report? Author: JD Flynn Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date:  13OCT2020 Cardinal Kevin Farrell was appointed last week to lead a small committee charged with scrutinizing high-level Vatican financial decisions not governed by ordinary Vatican oversight norms. Because of Farrell’s background,

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14 priests from Toronto teaching order involved in sex assault cases

Basilian Fathers of Toronto Title: 14 priests from Toronto teaching order involved in sex assault cases Authors: Adrian Ghobrial and Jessica Bruno Publisher: CityNews Toronto Date: 13OCT2020 CAUTION: This story contains graphic content related to allegations of sexual assault and might be upsetting to some readers. If you or someone you know are victims of sexual

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Guest Post: Book Review

Death Of Altar Boy Title: Guest Post: Book Review Author: Ann White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 10OCT2020 Death of an Altar Boy: The Unsolved Murder of Danny Croteau and the Culture of Abuse in the Catholic Church by E.J. Fleming, 2018. Reviewed by Ann White In 1972, thirteen year-old Danny Croteau was found

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New book examines clergy sexual abuse — in the wide lens of history

Dyan Elliot Corrupter Boys Title: New book examines clergy sexual abuse — in the wide lens of history Author: Thomas P. Doyle Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 10OCT2020 The “Catholic sex abuse crisis” is not a crisis. A crisis is a temporary period or series of events of an unstable and dangerous nature. It passes

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Gonzaga and Fordham partner to investigate clergy sexual abuse

Gonzaga Fordham Clergy Abuse Title: Gonzaga and Fordham partner to investigate clergy sexual abuse Author:  Thea Skokan Publisher: The Gonzaga Bulletin Date: 07OCT2020 When the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report was released to the public in 2018, no one knew quite the effect it would have and continue to have over the next two years.The report

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Priest in NJ, former prep school chaplain, charged with endangering students

Salvatore DiStefano Child Endangerment Title: Priest in NJ, former prep school chaplain, charged with endangering students Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 05OCT2020 CNA Staff, Oct 5, 2020 / 12:01 pm MT (CNA).- Fr. Salvatore DiStefano, a former boys’ prep school chaplain in New Jersey, was charged Thursday with use of children

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R.I. judge hears arguments over whether diocese can be sued as ‘perpetrator’ of abuse

Diocese ‘Perpetrator’ of Abuse Title: R.I. judge hears arguments over whether diocese can be sued as ‘perpetrator’ of abuse Author: Brian Amaral Publisher: Providence Journal Date: 30SEP2020 When Rhode Island lawmakers in 2019 extended the deadline to file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse, they said victims could sue even if the clock had already run

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