Vatican Trial for Priests Accused of Abuse and Cover-Up in Vatican City Youth Seminary
The St. Pius X youth seminary was opened in 1956 at the request of Pope Pius XII, who wanted a place to foster vocations to the priesthood within Vatican walls.
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New Jersey's Camden Diocese Declares Bankruptcy
Bishop Dennis Sullivan said that a triple blow of new abuse lawsuits, a drop in donations due to the pandemic, and $8 million in payouts through the New Jersey Independent Victims Compensation Program were behind the bankruptcy declaration.
Analysis: Two Years After McCarrick Investigation Began, Report Not Yet in Sight
As we approach two years since the investigation into the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., many Catholics are waiting for the report to be released.
Michigan AG to Announce New Abuse Charges Against Catholic Priests
After the announcement of the state’s investigation, Michigan’s dioceses said they welcomed the investigation and pledged their full cooperation.
Germany’s Catholic Bishops Agree on Uniform Compensation System for Abuse Victims
At a press conference Thursday, Bishop Bätzing said that abuse victims should receive compensation in recognition of their suffering “without great bureaucratic effort."
Bishop Michael Bransfield: I Do Not Want to ‘Do Battle’ With Successor
After the Vatican-ordered investigation, Bishop Bransfield released Aug. 15 a letter through his former diocese, in which he apologized for “any scandal or wonderment caused by words or actions attributed to me.”
Pope Francis: ‘Never Again to the Culture of Abuse’
In a prologue for a new book on clergy sex abuse, Pope Francis thanks the contributors as they have invited the faithful to "delve into this painful evil of sexual abuse that has occurred in our Catholic Church."
Omaha Priest Files $2.1 Million Defamation Suit Against Archdiocese
In a statement to a local media outlet, the archdiocese said it could not comment because the matter was a personnel issue dealing with internal church discipline, and the subject of a lawsuit.
Queensland Passes Law Requiring Priests to Break Confessional Seal
Archbishop Coleridge has said the law would make priests “less a servant of God than an agent of the state” and raise “major questions about religious freedom.”
Bishop Bransfield Offers ‘Apology’, Repays $400K to W Virginia Diocese
Bishop Bransfield is reported to have sexually harassed, assaulted, and coerced seminarians, priests, and other adults during his thirteen years as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston.
