An annual report from the nation’s Catholic bishops shows that more than 1,000 allegations of child sexual abuse were reported in U.S. dioceses during the 2025 fiscal year, with just …
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(OSV News) — A Wisconsin priest arrested last year for child enticement and attempted sexual assault is facing new charges of possessing child sex abuse material. Father Andrew J. Showers of …
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The Diocese of El Paso, Texas, filed for bankruptcy March 6, citing financial strain from claims related to sexual abuse alleged to have occurred decades prior.
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Rhode Island’s attorney general has published a 284-page report on sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence, capping a six-year investigation that began in 2019 through a voluntary agreement with …
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(OSV News) — Jesuit Father Hans Zollner is urging Catholics to make prayer for abuse victims a central focus this Lent, saying the Church’s spiritual response to sexual abuse remains …
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Judge Christopher E. McGraugh of the 22nd Judicial Court in St. Louis has granted a request to continue the case until March 26.
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“I ardently pray that this conclusion will bring to the survivors, and to our Diocesan family, peace, healing tranquility,” said Bishop Matano.
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Heather Jones, now 33, claimed that Father Sullivan had engaged in a sexual and financial relationship with her that began when she was 17.
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There are “plenty of AIs that will search the internet for pictures and then take that information and morph it into whatever you want.”
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To prevent abuse, Pope Leo says church must be vigilant, transparent and listen
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy Wooden“It is urgent that there take root throughout the church a culture of prevention that does not tolerate any form of abuse,” Pope Leo XIV said.
