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Chicago parish community defends Father Pfleger after his suspension for alleged abuse

October 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 18, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
During an Oct. 16 Mass at St. Sabina Faith Community in Chicago, Father Tom Walsh read a letter to the congregation… […]

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Court rules Church in Costa Rica must pay $100,000 compensation to sex-abuse victim

August 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Aug 25, 2022 / 14:10 pm (CNA).
A lower court in Costa Rica ruled that the Catholic Church in the Central American country must pay about $100,000 to a victim of sexual abuse committed by a former p… […]

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FBI probe could help prosecute Louisiana priests accused of inter-state sex abuse

July 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. / travelview/Shutterstock.

Denver Newsroom, Jul 1, 2022 / 12:04 pm (CNA).
Federal authorities are investigating alleged sex abuse of minors by New Orleans-area Catholic clergy, sometimes going back decades, o… […]

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Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state, dies at 94

May 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Cardinal Angelo Sodano speaks at the funeral Mass for the former archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Bernard Law, who died in 2017. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican City, May 28, 2022 / 04:15 am (CNA).
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Vatican diplomat and… […]

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“We’ve been lied to.” Bill Donohue on clergy sexual abuse, homosexuality, and the media

May 26, 2022 Paul Senz 72

Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from New York University. His writing, speaking engagements, and appearances on countless television and radio programs see […]

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For sexual abuse victims in Santa Fe archdiocese, $122 million settlement a ‘next step’

May 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, May 18, 2022 / 16:42 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has agreed on a $121.5 million bankruptcy settlement to provide compe… […]

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Lawsuit claims Knoxville diocese mishandled priest’s sex assault of parishioner

April 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

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Denver Newsroom, Apr 28, 2022 / 16:58 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Knoxville allegedly mishandled a report that a priest sexually assaulted a … […]

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Church in Spain again asks forgiveness for sexual abuse

April 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella of Barcelona and Javier Cremades at a press conference in Madrid, Feb. 22, 2022. / Screenshot from EpiscopalConferencia YouTube channel.

Madrid, Spain, Apr 25, 2022 / 15:55 pm (CNA).
During his address opening t… […]

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Spain’s bishops welcome government commission to investigate sex abuse

March 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Madrid, Spain, Mar 11, 2022 / 16:36 pm (CNA).
The Spanish parliament has overwhelmingly approved the creation of an independent commission to investigate alleged se… […]

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Spanish cardinal: Clerical abuse audit is a ‘step forward’ in transparency

February 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Juan José Omella and lawyer Javier Cremades at a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 22, 2022. / Screenshot from EpiscopalConferencia YouTube channel.

Rome Newsroom, Feb 22, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
At the launch of an independent in… […]

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