Survivor Jakub Pankowiak said the Polish bishops did not want to set up a fully independent commission to investigate past clergy sex abuse cases.
Sexual Abuse
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(OSV News) — While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country …
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(OSV News) — Parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, are set to pay a total of $80 million into the diocese’s $150 million bankruptcy settlement, with the funds …
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(OSV News) — The Archdiocese of New Orleans has reached a memorandum of understanding with creditors in its long-running bankruptcy case. Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond released a May 21 letter to …
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The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as a shock to …
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In “The Silence of Bétharram,” the author gathers testimonies of alleged assaults, including alleged rapes committed in the school against minors by clergy and laypeople, between 1950 and 2010, but …
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OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Groups acting on behalf of abuse victims have urged Britain’s Catholic Church to speak up on a case that sent shockwaves throughout the United Kingdom and …
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ROME (OSV News) — Pope Francis met with José Enrique Escardó, the first member of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae to denounce abuse within the movement 25 years ago. Speaking to several journalists …
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(OSV News) — The controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was forced to confirm news that it was suppressed by Pope Francis after two of its members leaked the news …
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(OSV News) — A retired New Orleans priest who walked back a public admission of sexual abuse has pleaded guilty to charges for offenses dating from 1975-1976. Msgr. Lawrence Hecker was …
