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Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says

September 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Josaphat Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. / Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0

CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
A recently ordained priest in Chicago is denying accusations from Illinois sta… […]

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Priest arrested for child porn held on $2.5 million bond amid fears he may flee the U.S.

August 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Anthony Odiong, a former Louisiana priest, was arrested for possession of child pornography in Florida, law enforcement said on July 16, 2024, with the suspect also accused of multiple other instances of sexual abuse. / Credit: The Collie… […]

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Russian Orthodox bishop of Budapest-Hungary suspended following reports of sexual misconduct

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Russian Orthodox Church Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev during a state ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on September 22, 2016. / Credit: Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jul … […]

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Stop using art by Father Rupnik, Cardinal O’Malley tells Vatican officials

June 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are displayed at the shrine in Lourdes, France. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

CNA Staff, Jun 28, 2024 / 15:05 pm (CNA).
The pope’s top adviser on sexual abuse by clergy is asking Vatican officials no… […]

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UPDATE: Tennessee priest indicted on additional sex crime charges

June 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Juan Carlos Garcia-Mendoza is being held in jail in Williamson County, Tennessee, on $2 million bond, the police said. He had previously served at St. Philip Catholic Church in the town of Franklin. / Credit: Courtesy of the Franklin Poli… […]

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Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy amid sex abuse claims, bishop says

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 12:25 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Fresno, California, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid more than 150 child abuse claims filed against it, Bishop Joseph Brennan said this week. The … […]

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New report shows fewer abuse claims brought against U.S. Catholic clerics

May 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: USCCB video

CNA Staff, May 28, 2024 / 18:15 pm (CNA).
A new report from the United St… […]

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New Mexico priest dies by suicide amid child sex abuse investigation

May 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. / Credit: Nagel Photography/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, May 28, 2024 / 12:05 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, said last week that a former priest charged in a ch… […]

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Vatican: Investigation of Canadian cardinal found no ‘misconduct or abuse’ 

May 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix is archbishop of Quebec, Canada. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

CNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 10:50 am (CNA).
The Vatican on Tuesday said it would take “no further canonical procedure” after an investigation into abuse allegati… […]

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Washington state asks court to force Seattle Archdiocese to comply with abuse inquiry

May 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

St. James Cathedral in Seattle. / Credit: DarrylBrooks/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, May 10, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson this week announced legal action against the Archdiocese of Seattle over what… […]

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A few years ago I interviewed my friend, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, about being “black and Catholic in America”. It is worth revisiting during Black History Month, as Deacon Harold addresses a number of important topics. […]

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