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New lawsuit alleges Archbishop Gregory Aymond ‘helped conceal’ child sex abuse by priests
27 Aug 2025 18:46 GMT
New Orleans archdiocese says ‘no facts to substantiate’ allegations made Tuesday by the trustee for investors who purchased $41 million in church debt
NEW ORLEANS — A new lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of New Orleans and its top two officials …
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Remembering Sr. Esther Fangman, early advocate for victims of sex abuse in the church
27 Aug 2025 09:03 GMT
When someone we love dies, we find ourselves returning again and again to memories, stories and encounters that reveal who they truly were. In remembering, we also give thanks for their presence in our lives and for the many ways their life rippled outward …
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Former stripper who claims she was paid $273K at 17 to be priest's 'secret sugar baby' is arrested
30 Aug 2025 17:09 GMT
… a term Jones says included sex.
She also submitted a … had been referred to the Vatican's Dicastery for … term Jones says included sex
The Church began enforcing such … early 2000s following widespread clergy abuse scandals.
Diocese spokesperson Donald Carson …
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Syracuse church yanks late bishop’s name from building. A sex abuse survivor’s request granted
15 Aug 2025 10:29 GMT
Syracuse, N.Y. — Chris Simons could not believe there was a building in Syracuse named for Bishop Frank Harrison.
Simons said Harrison, a former head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, did nothing to stop a priest who abused him during his …
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Abuse survivor slams Buffalo diocese for settling bankruptcy ‘on the backs of parishioners’
19 Aug 2025 17:09 GMT
… , a survivor of clerical sex abuse and victims’ advocate in … with more than 800 clerical sex abuse survivors back in April. … settlement.
Diocese of Buffalo, Vatican should foot the bill for … priest implicated in the abuse scandal must be removed
Toward the …
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Pope Leo to meet with pro-LGBTQ+ catholic group at the Vatican
18 Aug 2025 14:58 GMT
… bodies from October 24–26, Vatican officials confirmed.
Founded in 1995 … hierarchy on issues including sexual abuse, women’s ordination, and … and supports blessings for same-sex couples.
Pope Leo XVI, the … allowing priests to bless same-sex couples on a case- …
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Chicago newspaper criticizes Church document on sex abuse accusations
05 Aug 2025 01:44 GMT
… an article arguing that a Vatican document released in February … over the decades-long clergy sex abuse crisis, all six Catholic … because of because of the Vatican document, which was issued to … according to the outlet.
The Vatican document in question is a …
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Is the Catholic church headed into a new era of secrecy over child sex abuse?
01 Aug 2025 11:00 GMT
… child sexual abuse.Dicastery for Legislative Texts
The Vatican office wrote … right to defense.”
The Vatican opinion cites Pope Francis’ … sex abuse.
Only when the third and current wave of the scandal … disclosure.
Asked about the Vatican opinion on lists, a …
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Homosexuality scandal rocks Nigerian Catholic Church
16 Aug 2025 01:36 GMT
… investigations into allegations of sexual abuse against a priest at … two of Father Kenneth’s sex partners wanted me to … to observe continence or cause scandal among the faithful.”
Catholic … DDF for years, despite multiple Vatican requests (2016, 2018, 2020). …
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Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope’s hometown to call for more reforms
31 Jul 2025 22:05 GMT
… for more accountability on clergy sex abuse complaints and released documents related … papacy.
In these cases, the Vatican investigation found Prevost acted correctly … down Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a scandal-plagued lay Catholic community in …