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Pope Francis laicizes North Dakota priest after sexual assault guilty plea

March 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has ordered the laicization of a North Dakota priest who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in that state. Diocese of Fargo Bishop John Folda&nbs… […]

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Pope Francis to clergy abuse commission: ‘Our commitment must not wane’

March 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 13

Pope Francis joines the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Mar 7, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis encouraged the papal commission tasked with c… […]

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John Paul II shrine ‘considering’ whether to remove mosaics by Father Rupnik

March 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 11

The Redemptor Hominis chapel of the National Shrine of St. John Paul II in Washington, D.C., is decorated with mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik. / Credit: Lawrence OP|Flickr|CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA)…. […]

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Polish nunciature: Archbishop’s resignation linked to negligence in addressing abuse claims

February 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The Apostolic Nunciature of Poland has revealed further information regarding the resignation of Polish Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga, indicating that he stepped down due to alleged negligence in overseeing sexual abuse claims. / Credit: Redaktor01|… […]

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Prosecutor vows to try ‘on a gurney’ 92-year-old Louisiana priest accused of rape

February 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Feb 27, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
A New Orleans priest accused of choking and raping a teenager in the 1970s is too sick to attend his own trial, his lawyers are claiming, though state prosecutors are vowin… […]

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish archbishop accused of ignoring abuse

February 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 10

Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga of Szczecin-Kamien, Poland. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2024 / 00:01 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Polish Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga, who has faced allegations that he ign… […]

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Australian bishop Christopher Saunders arrested, charged with rape 

February 22, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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Rome Newsroom, Feb 22, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA).
Christopher Saunders, the bishop emeritus of Broome, Australia, has been arrested and charged with rape and other charges based at least in pa… […]

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Tennessee priest indicted on multiple sexual abuse charges

February 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The associated pastor of St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin, Tennessee, has been removed from his duties after being indicted on charges of sexual abuse. / Credit: Nheyob|/Wikimedia|, CC BY-SA 3.0

CNA Staff, Feb 12, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
A… […]

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Florida diocese places Grammy-winning priest on leave amid sexual misconduct allegations

February 9, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Jerome "Jerry" Kaywell, a Grammy award-winning musician, has been placed on leave amid claims of sexual misconduct with a minor that allegedly occurred years ago. / Credit: Jerry Kaywell YouTube page

CNA Staff, Feb 9, 2024 / 16… […]

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Vatican appeals court sentences priest to prison for sexual abuse of teen

January 24, 2024 Catholic News Agency 8

Sculpture of St. Peter outside of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Unsplash

Rome Newsroom, Jan 24, 2024 / 17:25 pm (CNA).
The Vatican Court of Appeals sentenced an Italian priest to jail on Jan. 23 for “the crime of corruption of … […]

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