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Top U.S. Catholic church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars

Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill Resigns Title: Top U.S. Catholic church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars Authors: Michelle Boorstein and Marisa Iati, Washington Post Publisher: The Inquirer Date: 20JUL2021 The top administrator of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops resigned after a Catholic media site told the

July 21, 2021 No Comments

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Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada

Kamloops Indian Residential School Title: Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada Author: Antonia Noori Farzan Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 30MAY2021 The discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school in British Columbia prompted an outpouring of grief as

May 30, 2021 No Comments

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Ex-priest indicted, accused of sexually assaulting Va. teen in 1979

Paul David Ryan Virginia Title: Ex-priest indicted, accused of sexually assaulting Va. teen in 1979 Authors: Tom Jackman & Michelle Boorstein Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 04MAY2021 A former Catholic priest and serial child molester from Australia has been indicted in Virginia on charges of sexually assaulting a teenage boy twice at a Virginia ski resort

May 5, 2021 No Comments

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‘Spotlight’ editor on retirement: Clergy abuse coverage has permanently changed church

Martin Baron Spotlight Retirement Title: ‘Spotlight’ editor on retirement: Clergy abuse coverage has permanently changed church Author: Christopher White Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 26FEB2021 When Martin Baron, one of the most consequential newspaper editors in America, announced his upcoming retirement, he cited his work overseeing the Boston Globe’s coverage of clergy sexual abuse and

February 27, 2021 No Comments

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Decades before the Vatican’s McCarrick report, there was a mother on a secret mission

Mother’s Secret McCarrick Mission Title: Decades before the Vatican’s McCarrick report, there was a mother on a secret mission Author: Michelle Boorstein Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 20NOV2020 Decades before there was a “bombshell Vatican report” about ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, before there was the 2020 fall meeting of U.S. bishops discussing whether the best reaction

November 21, 2020 No Comments

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Bishops shouldn’t investigate one another. Their U.S. conference must enact reforms.

US Catholic Conference Bishops Title: Bishops shouldn’t investigate one another. Their U.S. conference must enact reforms. Author: Editorial Board Publisher: Washington Post Date: 13NOV2020 AS THE Catholic Church was reeling two years ago in the aftermath of revelations that former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, one of the highest-profile prelates in this country, was a serial sexual

November 15, 2020 No Comments

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Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

Catholic Abuse Prevention Flaws Title: Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans Author: David Crary (AP) Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 01OCT2020 NEW YORK — Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a think tank’s two-year investigation

October 2, 2020 No Comments

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Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese

Bishop Michael Bransfield SNAP Title: Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese Author: John Raby AP Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 20AUG2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former Roman Catholic bishop in West Virginia has issued an apology two years after resigning amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, and the diocese said Thursday that he

August 21, 2020 No Comments

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Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds

Bishop Michael J. Bransfield Title: Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds Author: Michelle Boorstein Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 20AUG2020 The Vatican has approved much-reduced reparations, including an apology letter that takes no direct responsibility, for a former West Virginia bishop accused of misusing millions in church

August 21, 2020 No Comments

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W Virginia’s Catholic bishop says emeritus Bishop Bransfield not in contact

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

August 16, 2020 No Comments

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Top U.S. Catholic church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars

Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada

Ex-priest indicted, accused of sexually assaulting Va. teen in 1979

‘Spotlight’ editor on retirement: Clergy abuse coverage has permanently changed church

Bishops shouldn’t investigate one another. Their U.S. conference must enact reforms.

Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese

Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds

W Virginia’s Catholic bishop says emeritus Bishop Bransfield not in contact

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