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
Pope Francis Becciu Pell Title: Pope Francis Meets With Australian Nuncio, Amid 700k-Euro Bank Transfer Allegation Author: Edward Pentin Publisher: National Catholic Register Date: 06OCT2020 An Italian newspaper speculated that the transfer of funds from Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s department was used to bribe false witnesses in the trial of Cardinal George Pell. VATICAN CITY —
Becciu Facts Are Few Title:Analysis: Cardinal Becciu is accused of setting up Pell. But facts are few Author: JD Flynn Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 05OCT2020 Denver Newsroom, Oct 5, 2020 / 12:29 pm MT (CNA).- When an allegation against a high-ranking churchman makes its way from Vatican-watchers to Italian newspapers to American headlines in
Cardinal George Pell Heckled Title: George Pell heckled outside Rome apartment ahead of possible Vatican meeting with Pope Francis Author: 9News Staff Publisher: 9News Date: 01OCT2020 Half a world away from his home nation, where he was this year acquitted of child sex abuse allegations, Cardinal George Pell was heckled upon his return to Rome.
Cardinal Becciu Resignation Surreal Title: Cardinal Becciu denies wrongdoing, says Pope Francis asking for his resignation was ‘surreal’ Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 25SEP2020 “I am shocked. Disturbed. [It’s] a blow for me, for my family and the people of my town. Out of a spirit of obedience and love that I have
Pope Francis Abuse Manual Title: Vatican publishes handbook for bishops and religious superiors to guide response to abuse allegations Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 16JUL2020 In a major step forward in combating the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy in the Catholic Church, the Vatican has today published a “vademecum” or
Hans Zollner Institutional Trauma Title: Leading clergy-abuse expert addresses impact of the crisis on global Catholic ChurchAuthor: Michelle MartinPublisher: Chicago CatholicDate: 03MAR2020 Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, one of the world’s leading experts on safeguarding minors, said that the church is suffering “institutional trauma” from clerical sexual abuse, trauma that it must learn to integrate into its
Title: Vatican task force offers help to church on abuse prevention Author: Nicole Winfield Publication: Associated Press via The Washington Post Date: 29FEB2020 VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is launching a task force of experts to help Catholic dioceses and religious orders develop guidelines to handle cases of sexual abuse by clergy and tend to
Hannah Brockhaus Pontifical Secret Author: Hannah Brockhaus Publication: What is the pontifical secret? Date: 14SEP2018 Vatican City, Dec 19, 2018 / 11:00 am (CNA).- Following the allegations made by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò about the case of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, many have called for official Vatican files on the former cardinal to be released. While