Nov 13 Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon By David Crary, Associated Press A new national hotline to report sexual misconduct accusations against Catholic bishops in the U.S. could be operating by the end of February, three months ahead of the deadline set by Pope Francis. Continue reading
Oct 07 Pope seeks ‘courageous’ debate over Amazon priest shortage By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged South American bishops on Monday to speak “courageously” at a high-profile meeting on the Amazon, where the shortage of priests is so acute that the Vatican is considering ordaining married men and… Continue reading
Sep 13 Fugitive priest sentenced to 30 years in New Mexico sexual abuse case By Morgan Lee, Mary Hudetz, Associated Press A former Roman Catholic priest who fled the country decades ago was sentenced Friday in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing an altar boy at a veterans' cemetery and military… Continue reading
Aug 21 Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press A unanimous jury in December found Pope Francis' former finance minister guilty of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in Melbourne's St. Patrick's Cathedral more than two decades ago. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Lawsuit filed against Archdiocese of New York over church sex abuse By David Klepper, Associated Press A flurry of sex abuse lawsuits were filed Wednesday in New York as the state began accepting cases that had been blocked by an old statute of limitations. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Guam’s Catholic diocese sued over alleged sex abuse In our news wrap Thursday, more than 200 people in Guam are suing the U.S. territory’s Catholic diocese for sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. The island’s former archbishop was convicted of sex abuse and cover-up in 2016 but… Continue watching
Aug 05 Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press Former students at an institute for the deaf say Rev. Nicola Corradi was the force behind years of "indescribable" torment through alleged sexual abuse. Two others are also on trial. Continue reading
Jul 04 Putin meets Pope Francis on one-day visit to Rome By Giada Zampano, Associated Press Francis received Putin on Thursday in an hour-long audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Continue reading
Jul 01 Rhode Island diocese releases list of dozens of priests accused of sexually abusing children By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Based on files dating back to 1950, the list of 50 names posted on the diocese website includes 19 priests and deacons who are still alive. Nearly all have been removed from ministry. Continue reading
Jun 17 Catholic Church considers allowing priests in the Amazon to marry By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican suggested officials study the ordination of men "even if they have stable families, for the region's most remote areas."… Continue reading