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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(OSV News) — News of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, followed by Feb. 24 arrest of Peter Mandelson, former British ambassador to the United States — made headlines around the …
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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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(OSV News) — An appeals court in southern Italy confirmed that a former priest used manipulative tactics to sexually abuse several minors, and that members of the diocese, including the …
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Irish survivor David Ryan, whose tragic story of the abuse he and his brother suffered at a Spiritan-run school, was the subject of a 2022 documentary.
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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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“People of the Congo suffer” in a war fueled by world’s insatiable demand for minerals, Dr. Denis Mukwege said. “Women’s bodies are used as weapons of war.”
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“If we lean on each other and together rely on Jesus Christ, as a church, we will be renewed, and together bear much fruit for the kingdom of God.”
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A confirmation hearing is to begin Nov. 17, with testimony scheduled through Dec. 4. Survivors will take the stand Dec. 2 to share their personal experiences.
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Pope urges Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ stance on abuse
by UCA Newsby UCA NewsThe first National Safeguarding Conference, held in the Catholic-majority Philippines,, drew more than 300 bishops, religious superiors and lay experts.
