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Vatican sanctions retired Polish archbishop after ‘Vos estis’ cover-up inquiry

August 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop emeritus Marian Gołębiewski of Wrocław, Poland / Bartosz Senderek via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.5

Rome Newsroom, Aug 21, 2021 / 09:20 am (CNA).
The Vatican has imposed penalties on another Catholic bishop in Poland after he was fou… […]

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Archdiocese of Milwaukee rebuffs Wisconsin AG’s clergy abuse investigation

June 4, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 7

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Saying the Wisconsin attorney general’s investigation of clergy sexual abuse is an unlawful targeting of the Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will not cooperate in the state’s plan to review old […]

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Wisconsin attorney general to investigate sex abuse by Catholic clerics

April 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, La Crosse. / Jonathunder CC 3.0.

Madison, Wis., Apr 23, 2021 / 16:26 pm (CNA).
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul will launch an investigation of sexual abuse in the state’s five Catholic dioceses, and at l… […]

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Providence diocese won’t comment on bill expanding liability for child sex abuse

March 3, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Providence, R.I., Mar 3, 2021 / 08:01 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Providence is refusing to comment on a bill that would provide increased opportunities for victims of child sexual abuse to sue people and entities which enabled their abuse.

The bill, wh… […]

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On the Limits and Failures of Saints

January 2, 2021 Fr. Matthew MacDonald 34

The life and papacy of Saint John Paul II have had an immense impact on the Church after the Second Vatican Council and beyond. One only has to look at his contributions and personal witness […]

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Cardinal Pell: Prison Journal is “a historic record and daily spiritual discipline”

December 16, 2020 Jim Graves 11

Australian Cardinal George Pell, 79, has released a new book through Ignatius Press: Prison Journal, Volume 1: The Cardinal Makes His Appeal.  Composed of three volumes, the Cardinal offers daily reflections on his conviction and […]

Analysis

The McCarrick Report: Four villains, one saint, and many unanswered questions

November 19, 2020 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 30

Unconfirmed stories a couple of months ago indicated that the long-awaited “McCarrick Report” ran to 600 pages; as it turns out, the final count of the English text is 449. Some very thoughtful Vatican person […]

The Dispatch

The McCarrick Report and the choosing of bishops

November 19, 2020 Russell Shaw 10

The Vatican document tracing the rise of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick through the hierarchy’s ranks has been praised for its unprecedented transparency in shedding light on a dark episode in the life of the Church. But […]

Analysis

The McCarrick Report: No Smoking Gun, but Massive System Failure

November 10, 2020 George Weigel 48

The long awaited McCarrick Report – or to give it its full, gloriously bureaucratic title, the Report of the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930 – 2017) […]

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McCarrick report due for release next week

November 5, 2020 Catholic News Agency 2

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 5, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- The Vatican’s long-awaited report on the career of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is set to be released early next week, multiple Vatican sources have told […]

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