Royal Commission Marylands abuse Title: Royal Commission launches separate probe into Marylands abuse Author: Liz McDonald Publisher: Stuff Date: 21AUG2020 Abuse of children at Marylands School in Christchurch from the 1950s to the 1980s will be the subject of a special Royal Commission investigation. The Royal Commission looking into the abuse of children in state and
New Orleans SNAP Highfill Title: New Orleans SNAP Reacts To Archbishop Aymond Adding Fr. Brian Highfill to the List of Credibly Accused Clerics Author: Kevin Bourgeois Publisher: Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Date: 20AUG2020 Dr. Scot Brandner and I grew up in the same St. Catherine of Siena parish neighborhood in Old
New Orleans’ Archdiocese Abuse Title: New Orleans’ Archdiocese Adds Priest to Credibly Accused List After Almost 2 Decades of Allegations Author: David Hammer & Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: WWL-TV Date: 19AUG2020 “All of what people have done, what people have not done needs to come to light” NEW ORLEANS — When the Archdiocese of New
Theodore McCarrick Abuse Family Title: A Ghost Speaks Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 19AUG2020 McCarrick Report? Let’s hear from the man himself… McCarrick discussed the [Spotlight] scandal and his recommendations for the church’s response at a luncheon with editors and reporters of The Washington Post. Few other prelates of his
Michael Zacharias sex trafficking Title: Findlay priest charged with sex trafficking Author: Nicki Gorny Publisher: The Blade Date: 18AUG2020 FINDLAY — FBI agents on Tuesday arrested the pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish on charges of sex trafficking and coercion and enticement. Special Agent in Charge Eric Smith said the Rev. Michael Zacharias, 53,
Theodore McCarrick Altar Boys Title: Former altar boy alleges sexual misconduct by McCarrick in lawsuit Author: Ted Sherman Publisher: NJ Advance Media Date: 17AUG2020 Geoffrey Downs walked away from the Catholic Church nearly 40 years ago. He never told anyone about what led to that split. Now he says he wants everyone to know. In
Vatican Holocaust ‘Holy Silence’ Title: ‘Holy Silence’ Documents the Vatican’s Role in the Holocaust Author: Gerri Miller Publisher: Jewish Journal Date: 14AUG2020 Could the Catholic Church have done more to save Jews during the Holocaust? The documentary ‘Holy Silence’ provides some answers, revealing the Vatican’s actions and inactions leading up to and during World War
Missing Bishop Michael Bransfield Title: W Virginia’s Catholic bishop says emeritus Bishop Bransfield not in contact Author: Kevin J. Jones Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 15AUG2020 Denver Newsroom, Aug 15, 2020 / 03:01 pm MT (CNA).- Bishop Michael Bransfield, who headed West Virginia’s only Catholic diocese before retiring amid scandal, has not communicated with
State Church Abuse Lawsuits Title: Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision Author: Mark Scolforo Publisher: Associated Press Date: 14AUG2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court
Dulle Clergy Sex Abuse Title: Explainer: What the church has done to fight clergy sex abuse since 2018’s ‘summer of shame’ Author: Colleen Dulle Publisher: America Magazine Date: 14AUG2020 It has been two years since the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report was published on Aug. 14, 2018, documenting in at times disturbing detail at least 1,000 cases of