Catholic sex abuse scandal
Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By David Sharp — June 12, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — More survivors are pursuing cases as states increasingly consider repealing time limits for child sex crime lawsuits.
NY diocese facing flood of lawsuits files for bankruptcy
By Michael Hill — March 17, 2023
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Albany diocese is dealing with a deluge of lawsuits dating to when New York temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on childhood abuse.
State lawmakers push for priests to report abuse learned about in confessional
By Jack Jenkins — March 14, 2023
(RNS) — Catholic bishops are pushing back, arguing the statutes would infringe on the First Amendment rights of priests.
Polish TV report: John Paul II knew of abuse as archbishop
By Monika Scislowska — March 7, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pope St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority and sought to conceal it when he was an archbishop in his native Poland, according to a television news report.
Man sues Denver archdiocese over abuse by convicted priest
By Colleen Slevin — January 20, 2023
DENVER (AP) — The lawsuit targets Timothy Evans, a priest convicted in 2007 of sexually abusing other teens in two Colorado counties around the same time frame.
Jesuit case underscores secrecy, leniency for abuse of women
By Nicole Winfield — December 15, 2022
ROME (AP) — While the Jesuits barred Rupnik from hearing confessions or giving spiritual direction, the restrictions on his ministry did not prevent him from celebrating Mass or preaching.
French Catholic leaders mired in sexual abuse scandals dig themselves deeper
By Tom Heneghan — November 15, 2022
(RNS) — French Catholic leaders initially played down clerical abuse, but the issue has now gone far beyond the ‘few bad apples’ stage.
How Mormons are addressing sex abuse: Too little, too late
By Jana Riess — August 10, 2022
(RNS) — Latter-day Saints have the opportunity to learn from others’ mistakes. But will we?
Parent sues Australian cardinal over child sex abuse charge
By Associated Press — July 14, 2022
(AP) — Both boys were 13 years old at the time.
Maine diocese sued for 1st time since abuse suit barrier end
By Patrick Whittle — June 17, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Attorneys who represent three people with claims of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and a lay educator filed the complaints seeking monetary damages.
Report finds 196 clerics abused minors in German diocese
By Associated Press — June 13, 2022
BERLIN (AP) — 'The bishops and other officials in the diocesan leadership were in some cases extensively in the know,' about the abuse, co-author Thomas Grossboelting said.
Who are the Jesuits?
By Dorian Llywelyn — March 23, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to controversy.
Bishops in Spain ask lawyers to audit their sex abuse record
By Aritz Parra — February 23, 2022
MADRID (AP) — The inquiry is intended to cover all abuse and is not limited to investigating only cases in a certain time period.
Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69
By William J. Kole — November 29, 2021
He played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States.
French bishops agree to compensate sex abuse victims
By Associated Press — November 8, 2021
They committed to allocating money to a specific fund “in order to compensate victims,” notably by selling property or through a potential loan.
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