(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 …
Sexual Abuse
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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 …
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“Why do men become beasts?” The question was asked by South African Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale. In a speech last August, he was warning men that they will be held …
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(OSV News) — Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for the U.S. …
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Washington state bill requiring clergy to report child abuse fails for second year
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state failed for the second year in a row in that state’s Legislature. Some …
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WILMINGTON, Del. (OSV News) — The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic Church and wants to break the seal of confession between a …
