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Archdiocese of New Orleans offers $62 million abuse settlement; survivors ask for $1 billion

September 17, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square on March 27, 2020, in New Orleans. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2024 / 11:35 am (CNA).
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has proposed a bankruptcy settlement as part of its pla… […]

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Ohio priest steps down after calls for resignation over child porn hard drive controversy

July 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
A priest in Ohio has resigned from his parish after parishioners demanded his ouster due to his having destroyed a hard drive containing possible child porn. Fath… […]

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New Zealand commission finds Church guilty of ‘inadequate’ responses to abuse and neglect

July 24, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Dunedin, New Zealand. / Credit:  James Dignan via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

CNA Staff, Jul 24, 2024 / 16:32 pm (CNA).
As part of a six-year investigation into decades of abuse and neglect in the country, New Zealand poi… […]

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Ohio priest apologizes for destroying hard drive containing possible child porn

July 18, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
A priest in Ohio has issued an apology to parishioners after a media report revealed that he had destroyed a hard drive reportedly containing inappropriate pictures of… […]

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Former Louisiana priest arrested on child pornography charges

July 17, 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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Diocese of Toledo to pay $1 million to three priest sex abuse victims

July 11, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Jul 11, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Toledo will pay out a seven-figure sum to three victims of priest sexual abuse after agreeing to a settlement.The… […]

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Head of Vatican communications strongly defends continued use of Rupnik art

June 22, 2024 Christopher R. Altieri 58

The Vatican’s chief comms officer on Friday defended his department’s use of an accused serial rapist’s art. “We’re not talking about abuse of minors,” said Dr. Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication of […]

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Brussels archbishop apologizes amid priest election scandal

May 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Luc Terlinden attends a hearing session of the special commission investigating abuse in Church and other situations of power at the Flemish Parliament on Jan. 26, 2024, in Brussels. / Credit: ERIC LALMAND/Belga/AFP via Getty Images

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Ex-priest sentenced to 15 months in prison for molestation of minor with cancer

February 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Feb 28, 2024 / 10:18 am (CNA).
A former priest was sentenced to 15 months in prison this week for molesting an Ohio minor suffering from cancer. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office annou… […]

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Texas priest arrested over allegation of sexual misconduct with minor

February 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Feb 19, 2024 / 14:51 pm (CNA).
A priest in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, has been arrested after being accused of sexual misconduct with a minor victim.&nbs… […]

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