Catholic Church Sex Abuse

'Sexual Abuse Of Children Happened In The Catholic Church': Priest's Attorney

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Philadelphia Sex Abuse Trial, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Sex Abuse Trial, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Priest Trial, Edward Avery, William Lynn, Philadelphia Crime, Catholic Church, Video, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, William Lynn Priest, Philadelphia Priests on Trial, James Brennan, Philadelphia Archdiocese, Crime News

PHILADELPHIA -- Prosecutors aired dozens of confidential church documents in court Tuesday to try to prove the Philadelphia archdiocese routinely buri...

Read Whole Story

Landmark Child Sex-Abuse Case Begins For Philly Priests

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Sex Abuse Trial, Video, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Edward Avery, William Lynn Priest, William Lynn, Child Sex Abuse, James Brennan, Philadelphia Crime, Crime News

PHILADELPHIA -- A high-ranking monsignor who's on trial "won't run" from the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis, his lawyer said Monday as the landmar...

Read Whole Story

"We Did Nothing Wrong" -- Retired Cardinal Takes Back Apology For Abuse

AP | By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Cardinal Edward M. Egan, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Video, Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Apology, Religion News

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan is facing criticism from representatives of clergy sexual abuse victims for a recent intervi...

Read Whole Story

Child Sex Abuse Charges Hit Colo. Springs Church

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: St Gabriel the Archangel, Video, Rafael Torres Rico, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Priest Sex Abuse, Colorado Springs News, Charles Robert Manning, Catholic Priest Sex Scandal, Denver News

Rev. Charles Robert Manning, a pastor at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, has been placed on leave following allegations...

Read Whole Story

The Coach, the Pope and the Children

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, Religion, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Pope Benedict XVI, Crime News

Although there are many similarities between the church and Penn State there is one significant difference. The era of sexual abuse of children at Penn State has almost certainly come to an end. Can that be said for the Church?

Read Post

The Universe Takes on Sexual Abuse

Trish Kinney | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Protecting Children, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Jerry Sandusky, Sexual Abuse, Joe Paterno, The Universe, The Ed Show, David Keith, Penn State Sex Scandal, Penn State, Penn State Scandal, Sports News

The moment I realized that the Penn State scandal was breaking, and breaking big, I knew that the universe had taken over. My prayers had been answer...

Read Post

Chicago Archdiocese Reaches $3.2M Settlement In Another Sex Abuse Suit

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Daniel McCormack Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse Settlement, Chicago Archdiocese, Daniel Mccormack, Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Chicago Archdiocese Sex Abuse, Cardinal George, Chicago News

The Archdiocese of Chicago has reached a $3.2 million settlement with the family of another sex abuse victim of former priest Daniel McCormack. The...

Read Whole Story

Catholic Church Pedophile Investigator Jailed For Child Porn

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Christopher Jarvis, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Video, Child Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Pedophilia, Pedophiles, Child Porn Possession, Catholic Child Abuse, Pedophilia, Religion News

A Catholic Church pedophile abuse investigator is serving time in jail after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography on a laptop and camera...

Read Whole Story

The Devil We Know

Patricia McGuire | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Jerry Sandusky, Jerry Sandusky Case, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Jerry Sandusky Investigation, Child Molestation, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, DC News

The failure to act immediately to expose and arrest predators is a moral failure that leads only to further destruction of both the victims and the institutions that collude through their silence.

Read Post

The Catholic Church And Child Abuse: Deja Vu All Over Again

Michael Ruse | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Miracles, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Accommodationism, Kansas City, Catholic Church, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Child Abuse, Richard Dawkins, Catholic Church Child Sex Abuse, Religion News

Too often, established religion does make possible evil things and clearly the Kansas City situation is one such case. The authority and attitude of the bishop makes what happened all too possible and common.

Read Post

Kansas City Bishop Charged For Not Telling Police About Child Porn

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Robert Finn Child Porn, Robert Finn, Video, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Kansas City Bishop Child Porn, Julie Hess, Kansas City Bishop, Catholic Church Child Porn, Bishop Finn Child Porn, Catholic Sex Abuse, Bishop Finn, Religion News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's Catholic bishop has become the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official indicted on a charge of failing to protec...

Read Whole Story

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy Amid Abuse Uproar

AP | By VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Ireland Vatican Relations, Irish Catholic Church, Vatican Ireland Envoy, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Ireland Catholic Sex Abuse, Ireland, Ireland Vatican Envoy, Vatican Ambassador, Vatican, Vatican Envoy to Ireland, Religion News

VATICAN CITY -- Chafing under extraordinary criticism, the Vatican made the rare move of recalling its ambassador to Ireland on Monday following accus...

Read Whole Story

Catholic Bishops Report Increase In Abuse Accusations

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Clergy Sex Abuse in 2010, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, Clergy Sex Abuse, Catholic Sex Abuse, Catholic Clergy Abuse, Catholic Sex Abuse Increase, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, U.S. Catholic Bishops, Catholic Church, Religion News

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops announced Monday (April 11) that sexual abuse accusations against Cathol...

Read Whole Story

Leaks Say Vatican Pressed Ireland On Charges In Child Abuse Probe

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Wikileaks Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Wikileaks Ireland, The Vatican, Wikileaks Vatican Ireland, Wikileaks Pope, Ireland, Wikileaks, Wikileaks Vatican, The Pope, World News

VATICAN CITY — Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that the Vatican felt "offended" that Ireland failed to respect Holy See "sovereig...

Read Whole Story

Vatican Produces Letter Showing Pope Tried To Take Harder Line On Sex Abuse

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pope Letter Molestation, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Pope, Pope Letter, Pope Benedict XVI, .Sex, World News

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Thursday released documentation showing Pope Benedict XVI sought as early as 1988 to find quicker ways to permanently ...

Read Whole Story

Vatican Plays Damage Control On Irish Sex Abuse Letter

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Smoking Gun, Irish Catholic, Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Vatican Letter, Vatican Sex Abuse, Clergy Sex Abuse, Irish Catholics Sex Abuse, Vatican, Religion News

By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Wednesday (Jan. 19) tried to tamp down allegations a controversial 1997 lett...

Read Whole Story

SHOCK: Priest Arrested Over '21,000 Child Porn Images'

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Spanish Priest, Child Abuse, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Catholic Church Pedophilia, Child Pornography, Spanish Priest Child Pornography, Catholic-Church-Child-Abuse, Priest Child Pornography, Spanish Priest Child Porn, World News

A Catholic priest in Spain has been arrested over the alleged possession of thousands of images of child sex abuse. Police said they found 21,000 i...

Read Whole Story

US: Vatican Relations Strong Despite Cable Leak

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, u.s. Vatican Relations, Vatican Sex Abuse, U.S. Diplomacy, Vatican, Ambassador to the Vatican, Wikileaks, Pope Benedict XVI, Barack Obama, Miguel H. Diaz, Religion News

ROME — Washington's relationship with the Holy See is too strong to be undermined by WikiLeaks revelations, the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican s...

Read Whole Story

Vatican Tried To Keep Notorious Child Rapist A Priest

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Vatican Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Vatican Sex Abuse, Sex Abuse, Pedophile Priest, Ireland, The Vatican, Pedophilia, Tony Walsh, World News

DUBLIN — The Vatican tried to stop Dublin church leaders from defrocking a particularly dangerous pedophile priest and relented only after he ra...

Read Whole Story

ENOUGH: First Protest At Vatican Over Catholic Sex Scandal

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholics, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, The Vatican, Vatican Sex Abuse, Verona Catholic School for the Deaf, Catholic Deaf School, Slidepollajax, Vatican, Sexual Abuse, The Pope, Video, World News

Italian police blocked victims of Catholic priest sexual abuse from protesting near the Vatican on Sunday, the AP is reporting. The demonstration was ...

Read Whole Story

Church Helped Priest Leave U.S. While Under Investigation For Sex Abuse

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Diego Church Abuse, Rcc, Catholic Church, Sex Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Catholic, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, San Diego Diocese, Diocese of San Diego, Religion News

SAN DIEGO — Attorneys for nearly 150 people who claim sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests made nearly 10,000 pages of previously sealed inter...

Read Whole Story

Study: Nearly 60% Of Chicago Parishes Employed Pedophile Priests

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbara Blaine, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Snap, Catholic Church, Chicago Archdiocese, Chicago Church Abuse, Sex Abuse, Pedophile Priest, Chicago Archdiocese Sex Abuse, Chicago Parishes, Barbara Blane SNAP, Pedophilia, Sex Abuse in Chicago Churches, Cardinal Francis George, Chicago News

A new study conducted by three local advocacy groups paints a devastating picture of abuse by priests and other clergy within Chicago--showing that mo...

Read Whole Story

U.S. Judge Pushing To Serve Court Papers To Pope

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Pope Sex Abuse Scandal, Pope Sex Abuse, Pope, World News

MILWAUKEE — A federal U.S. judge is asking the Vatican to cooperate in serving the pope and two other top officials with court papers that stem ...

Read Whole Story

Belgian Church Sex Abuse Linked To 13 Suicides

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Belgian Church, Suicide, Brussels, Sexual Abuse, Belgium, Catholic Clergy, World News

BRUSSELS — Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy that reportedly ...

Read Whole Story

Vatican Refuses To Accept Resignations Of Bishops Involved In Sex-Abuse Cover-Up

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diarmuid Martin, Catholic Church Abuse, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Religion News, Catholic Church Sex Abuse, Eamonn Walsh, Raymond Field, World News

DUBLIN — Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has told priests that the Vatican has rejected the resignations of his two auxiliary bishops followin...

Read Whole Story