Investigators: Former Priest-Sex Offender Killed Massachusetts Altar Boy in 1972
The suspect, Richard Lavigne, died in the hospital May 21 at age 80.
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Boy Scouts of America Struck With Wave of Sex-Abuse Allegations
Catholic leaders reflect on Church’s progress in light of organization’s allegations.
Revictimizing the Victims of Sexual Abuse
COMMENTARY: Bishops and dioceses must answer the phone calls of victims, meet with them, hear their stories and empathize with them. That is not too much to ask.
Buffalo Administrator: Catholic Charities Donations Will Not Go to Abuse Settlements
Buffalo's Bishop Richard Malone resigned in December 2019 after more than a year of calls for his resignation, amid accusations that he mishandled abuse cases in the diocese.
London Prays: A Spiritual Response to the Abuse Crisis
A day of prayer, a healing ministry and a public act of atonement respond to deep wounds.
Depositions Reveal Minnesota Bishop Kept Admitted Child Abuser in Ministry
The depositions were released by attorney Jeff Anderson as part of a settlement agreement for the Diocese of Crookston.
SDG Reviews ‘By the Grace of God’
Three adult survivors of clerical sexual abuse in childhood band together to confront Church authorities and face their trauma in this emotionally persuasive fact-based French drama.
Colorado Dioceses Announce Independent Reparations Program for Abuse Victims
The program will be available to all victims of abuse by diocesan clergy in the dioceses of Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo who were minors at the time when the abuse occurred.
Cardinal Pell’s Groundbreaking Record on Dealing With Clergy Sexual Abuse
COMMENTARY: Whatever the outcome of his appeal against his own conviction, historically he pioneered many reforms now in effect in how bishops address this issue.
A Sex-Abuse Story Catholics Need to Hear
COMMENTARY: Healing the crippling wounds abused people suffer.
