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Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec returns to ministry after Vatican investigation finds no abuse

July 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec speaks at a press briefing on the synod at the Holy See press office, Oct. 9, 2018. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

CNA Staff, Jul 23, 2024 / 14:08 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix of Quebec announced Mond… […]

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Religious women help launch program to combat sexual abuse, ‘create a culture of care’

June 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2024 / 14:25 pm (CNA).
Religious sisters and consecrated women in collaboration with Catholic organizations launched an e-learning program recently to combat the abuse crisis in the Chur… […]

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Texas priest arrested over allegation of sexual misconduct with minor

February 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Fernando Gonzalez, / Credit: Cameron County Sheriff’s Department

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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Jesuit provincial in Bolivia admits mistakes were made in dealing with sex abuse cases

May 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Bernardo Mercado, the Jesuit provincial in Bolivia. / Credit: ACI Prensa/YouTube screen shot

ACI Prensa Staff, May 24, 2023 / 11:15 am (CNA).
The Jesuit provincial in Bolivia, Father Bernardo Mercado, admitted that his religious order ma… […]

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

April 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

The Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, Tenn. / Nheyob via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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Report on abuse in Church in US: Recent cases rare, but historical numbers show painful legacy

November 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington D.C., Nov 11, 2021 / 11:01 am (CNA).
There are signs of progress in efforts to prevent sexual abuse of children, with under two dozen new allegations of recent abuse by clergy, according to the latest… […]

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Nebraska attorney general releases report on clergy sexual abuse

November 5, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Lincoln, Neb., Nov 5, 2021 / 15:34 pm (CNA).
A report detailing sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Nebraska has found credible allegations against 57 Church officials, involving 258 documente… […]

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