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Jesuits in Chile to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by former priest

May 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Santiago, Chile, May 6, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA).
Four victims sexually abused by former priest Jaime Guzmán Astaburuaga will be compensated with 15 million pesos each (about $21,000).The agreement signed in the presence of a no… […]

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Reckoning with history, Long Island diocese names 101 clergy accused of sex abuse

May 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., May 3, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).
The Diocese of Rockvillle Centre has released a list of 101 diocesan clergy it believes to be credibly accuse… […]

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Wisconsin AG insists sex-abuse investigation is not singling out Catholics

April 27, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 9

MADISON, Wisconsin — The state’s attorney general on Tuesday launched a sweeping investigation of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy, but he denied the state is singling out the Catholic Church for scrutiny. “Our […]

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Milwaukee archdiocese questions need for attorney general’s review of clergy abuse

April 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Milwaukee, Wis., Apr 27, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said on Tuesday that it is concerned that the Wisconsin attorney gene… […]

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Wisconsin to investigate priestly sexual abuse of minors

April 24, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 0

MADISON, Wisconsin — A 45-year-old man’s 2020 suicide decades after he was allegedly sexually molested by three Norbertine priests is at least part of the impetus for a forthcoming Wisconsin attorney general’s investigation of sexual […]

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Wisconsin attorney general to investigate sex abuse by Catholic clerics

April 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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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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Two-year ‘window’ for abuse lawsuits gets new support in Pennsylvania

April 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Apr 23, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A bill that could expand child sex abuse lawsuits in the state of Pennsylvania has received new support in the state legislature, signaling its … […]

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Names of accused Rochester priests will not be blocked

April 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rochester, N.Y., Apr 22, 2021 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
A federal judge has said the names of priests accused of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Rochester cannot be kept confidential during the diocese’s bankruptcy proceedings. U.S. … […]

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Chicago case highlights religious orders that have not published lists of credibly accused clergy

April 19, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Chicago, Ill., Apr 19, 2021 / 20:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). Recent reporting from the Chicago Sun-Times highlighted several religious orders active in Chicago that have not released lists of members credibly accused of sexual abuse. […]

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Former Cincinnati auxiliary bishop’s role with Catholic school undetermined, as parents express concerns

April 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Cincinnati, Ohio, Apr 16, 2021 / 14:11 pm (CNA).
Parents at St. John the Baptist School in Hamilton County, Ohio expressed concern this week about former Auxiliary Bishop J… […]

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