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McCarrick found incompetent to stand trial in Wisconsin, case suspended

January 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Theodore McCarrick before his laicization. / Credit: Copyright Mazur_catholicchurch.org.uk

CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA).
The criminal sexual assault case against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick in Wisconsin has been suspended aft… […]

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Michigan attorney general releases second report of clergy abuse in state

January 9, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 11:56 am (CNA).
The attorney general of Michigan on Monday released the second of seven expect… […]

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Franciscan Friars of California announce bankruptcy filing over dozens of sex abuse claims

January 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 14:40 pm (CNA).
The Franciscan Friars of California announced this week that they have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over dozens of sexual abuse allegations filed against the rel… […]

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BREAKING: Vatican closing down Loyola Community co-founded by Rupnik

December 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

Father Marko Rupnik. / Credit: Screen shot/ACI Prensa

CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 09:38 am (CNA).
The Vatican has decided to shut down the religious community of sisters co-founded by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian Archdiocese … […]

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Theodore McCarrick case in Wisconsin hangs in the balance after new competency exam

December 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick outside the Dedham District Court in Massachusetts on Sept. 3, 2021. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA

CNA Staff, Dec 6, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA).
Just months after former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was ruled not compet… […]

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New York diocese offers $200 million to abuse victims in largest-ever settlement offer

November 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rockville Centre, N.Y., Nov 30, 2023 / 16:55 pm (CNA).
In what it called its “best and final” offer to survivors of abuse, the Diocese of Rockville Centre … […]

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French bishop charged with attempted 2013 rape of adult man

November 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Georges Colomb of La Rochelle and Saintes was reportedly charged on Nov. 17, 2023, with attempted rape of an adult man in 2013. / Credit: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 4.0

CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2023 / 12:26 pm (CNA).
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Ohio priest sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking 

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).
An Ohio priest was sentenced to life in prison Friday after being convicted of multiple sexual abuse charges earlier this year. Parish priest Michael Zachari… […]

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Baltimore Archdiocese shuts down Mass at city parish after priest abuse scandal

November 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2023 / 14:10 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Baltimore said last week that Masses and sacraments at a Baltimore … […]

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Vatican: Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on Rupnik case

October 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ. / Screenshot Vatican News

Vatican City, Oct 27, 2023 / 08:52 am (CNA).
The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has decided to lift the statute of limitations in the case of Father Marko Rupnik, the former Jesuit … […]

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The fatally misguided notion of forgiveness that led some bishops to recirculate abusers in the Church still has at least one open defender, retired Archbishop of Anchorage Francis Hurley. “Don’t we believe in forgiveness?” he said at the […]

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