Bill Wyatt Mark White Title: WATCH NOW: Father Mark White brings in a sexual-abuse victim to tell his story of ‘all the worst stuff’ Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 28JUN2021 Chris O’Leary was 11 years old when, he says, Father LeRoy Valentine raped him in the rectory of a Catholic church in a suburb
Zero Tolerance and Transparency Title: Pope Leo XIV and transparency in child sexual abuse cases Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 12NOV2025 In an address to the National Safeguarding Conference held in the Philippines from Oct. 20-24, Pope Leo stated that “there can be no tolerance for any form of abuse in the Church.” At
ACT Stand Up For Survivors Title: The ACT has made a historic decision. What about survivors elsewhere? Author: Louise Milligan Publisher: ABC News Date: 31Oct2025 “I think it’s a good day, but let me put it this way: if this was a trench in Ukraine, we’ve put a foot forward in the right direction, but we’ve
NCR exposed Catholic Church Title: NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month Author: Ryan Di Corpo Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 19JUN2025 Forty years ago this month, readers of the National Catholic Reporter first learned through a series of three articles about a dark secret in the Catholic
New Jersey Grand Jury Title: New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules Author: Mike Catalini Publisher: AP News (Associated Press) Date: 17JUN2025 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday,
Next Pope Do More Than Francis Title: Will the next pope do more than Pope Francis to fight clergy sexual abuse? Author: Joan Vennochi Publisher: The Boston Globe Date: 05MAY2025 The priests were protected, not the children. Is the Catholic Church any different today than it was 20-plus years ago, when the scandal of clergy
Pope Francis Did Enough? Title: Abuse victims question if Pope Francis did enough to stop predators Author: John Sudworth Publisher: BBC Date: 06MAY2025 As 133 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their discussions. For the Catholic Church, no aspect of
Sexual abuse of nuns Title: Sexual abuse of nuns: one of the Catholic Church’s last taboos Author: Agnès Pedrero Publisher: Agence France-Presse (AFP) via Yahoo News Date: 04MAY2025 Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for
Pope Francis Complicated Legacy Title: Pope Francis Leaves Complicated Legacy On Addressing the Sexual Abuse Crisis Author: Junno Arocho Esteves Publisher: OSV News Date: 26APR2025 ROME (OSV News) — Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, faced the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, attempting to balance defending
Pope Francis Complex Legacy Title: When it came to curbing sexual abuse, Pope Francis was neither a hero nor a villain Author: Sara Larson Publisher: Religion News Service Date: 23APR2025 (RNS) — I am grateful for the ways Francis moved us forward; I’m also deeply disappointed in the ways he let us down. As a