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Father Thomas Rosica sued for sexual assault in Canada

September 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Thomas Rosica, CSB. / Credit: Chris Adamczyk/Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation via Wikimedia, CC BY SA 4.0

Rome Newsroom, Sep 5, 2024 / 10:50 am (CNA).
A lawsuit filed in Ontario, Canada, earlier this year accuses Father Thomas Ro… […]

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Texas priest arrested over allegations of inappropriate contact with minors

May 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Ricardo Mata. / Credit: Garland Police Department

CNA Staff, May 8, 2024 / 14:27 pm (CNA).
Police in Texas this week announced the arrest of a priest with the Diocese of Dallas over allegations of inappropriate contact with two minors.&n… […]

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Diocese of Sacramento to file for bankruptcy amid over 250 clergy abuse lawsuits

December 11, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2023 / 14:35 pm (CNA).
The bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California, announced on Saturday that “after careful consideration and consultation” the diocese wil… […]

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Father Marko Rupnik can no longer appeal his dismissal from the Jesuits

July 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Marko Rupnik / Courtesy of the Diocese of Rome

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 17, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Father Johan Verschueren, a Jesuit official and the superior of Father Marko Rupnik, announced June 15 the expulsion of Rupnik from the Socie… […]

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Report finds 28 credible child sex abuse claims of Georgia priests in last 70 years

March 29, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 29, 2023 / 11:40 am (CNA).
A new report says that 28 Catholic priests have faced credible child sex abuse all… […]

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Former Jesuit Provincial on the Rupnik case: It is a “tsunami” of lack of transparency

December 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, S.J., with the official image of the 10th World Meeting of Families in Rome. / Screenshot from Diocesi di Roma YouTube channel.

Denver Newsroom, Dec 7, 2022 / 22:30 pm (CNA).
In an unusual Twitter thread, Father Gianfranc… […]

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Who is Father Marko Rupnik, the Jesuit priest and artist accused of abuse?

December 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ. / Screenshot Vatican News

Denver Newsroom, Dec 7, 2022 / 21:25 pm (CNA).
Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, SJ, a well-known Jesuit priest and artist, has been accused of abuse he allegedly committed in the early 1990s against a… […]

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Jesuit artist Father Rupnik’s ministry restricted following reports of abuse allegations

December 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

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Rome Newsroom, Dec 5, 2022 / 05:45 am (CNA).
A prominent Jesuit priest and artist had his ministry restricted, reportedly after an investigation … […]

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BREAKING: Report details decades of alleged clergy sex abuse in Michigan diocese

October 27, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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St. Louis, Mo., Oct 27, 2022 / 11:46 am (CNA).
Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel on Thursday released a report compiling allegations of sexual abuse directed at priests in the Diocese of Marquette, stretching b… […]

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Catholic Church apologizes ‘unreservedly’ after English child sex abuse inquiry

October 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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London, England, Oct 20, 2022 / 19:00 pm (CNA).
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has offered an “unreserved apology” to all sexual abuse victims who have suffered in the Church, following the public… […]

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