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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

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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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