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More than 900 abuse claims filed against Buffalo diocese under Child Victims Act

August 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, N.Y. / CiEll/Shutterstock

Buffalo, N.Y., Aug 18, 2021 / 11:03 am (CNA).
At Saturday’s close of the “lookback” window created by New York’s Child Victims Act, more than 900 child sex abuse claims against the Buffa… […]

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Lawsuit brings sex abuse allegations against New Hampshire bishop

July 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester. Credit: Jeff Dachowski.

Rockville Centre, N.Y., Jul 23, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Bishop Peter Libasci has been accused in a lawsuit of committing sexual abuse while a priest in New York during the 1980s. Th… […]

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Despite criticism from Wisconsin AG, Milwaukee archdiocese stresses cooperation with new abuse cases

July 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Milwaukee, Wis., Jul 22, 2021 / 19:01 pm (CNA).
The Milwaukee archdiocese said that to its knowledge the Wisconsin attorney general’s inquiry into… […]

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Alleged Massachusetts abuse victim requests outside judge in suit, citing diocese’s influence

April 27, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Lawyers for an alleged abuse victim in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts have asked the state’s chief justice to assign a special judge from outside western Massachusetts to the case, citing a potential for […]

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Milwaukee archdiocese questions need for attorney general’s review of clergy abuse

April 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Credit: Sulfur via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Milwaukee, Wis., Apr 27, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said on Tuesday that it is concerned that the Wisconsin attorney gene… […]

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Former Cincinnati auxiliary bishop’s role with Catholic school undetermined, as parents express concerns

April 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Cincinnati auxiliary Bishop Joseph Binzer. / Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Apr 16, 2021 / 14:11 pm (CNA).
Parents at St. John the Baptist School in Hamilton County, Ohio expressed concern this week about former Auxiliary Bishop J… […]

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Former Crookston bishop apologizes for failures in governance

April 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Michael Hoeppner. CNA file photo.

Crookston, Minn., Apr 14, 2021 / 10:57 am (CNA).
Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who has resigned as Bishop of Crookston after being accused of mishandling cases of priests accused of sexual misconduct, apologiz… […]

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