Viganò’s Trump Letter Shared Title: Priests, parishes share Viganò’s letter to Trump Author: Christopher White Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 18JUN2020 When Steven Rafferty’s wife, Kathy, noticed Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s recent letter to Donald Trump posted on the official Facebook page of their parish, she left a comment questioning the integrity of both the sender
Saints helped Sinners CoverUp Title: Saints official gave earlier help to New Orleans Archdiocese on sexual abuse crisis Author: Mike Triplett Publisher: ESPN Date: 17JUN2020 METAIRIE, La. — The lawsuits calling for the public release of emails between the New Orleans Saints and the local Roman Catholic Archdiocese have mostly been put on hold since the
Saints Clergy Abuse Help Title: How Much Did the Saints Help the Catholic Church on Its Sex Abuse Crisis? More Than They Admitted Author: Jenny Vrentas Publisher: Sports Illustrator Date: 17JUN2020 New Orleans’s favorite team has acknowledged providing “minimal” public relations help to the local archdiocese as it handled revelations of sexual abuse by clergy—but an
French Catholic Child Abuse Title: French Catholic Church Counts Over 3,000 Child Victims Of Sex Abuse Author: Karine Perret Publisher: Barron’s via AFP At least 3,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse in the French Catholic Church since 1950, a commission set up to examine claims estimated Wednesday, adding that the real number may
NZ Royal Commission Steenson Title: Royal Commission into abuse appoints fifth Commissioner Author: Katie Scotcher Publisher: RNZ Date: 17JUN2020 The Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has appointed its fifth Commissioner, following the shock resignation of its chair last year. Lawyer Julia Steenson, who is of Ngāti Whātua and Waikato/Tainui descent, will take up the
Clergy Abuse Women Leadership Title: Abuse scandal linked to status of women in Church Author: Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Publisher: The Tablet Date: 16JUN2020 It is a ‘matter of urgency’ to have more women in leading positions: Cardinal Marx Cardinal Reinhard Marx has reiterated how urgent it is to appoint more women leaders in the Church. “Changes
Progressive Bishop Georg Bätzing Title: New leader of German bishops signals no retreat from progressive line Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 16JUN2020 ROME – In a recent interview, Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, the new president of the German bishops’ conference, signaled openness to both married priests and women’s ordination and appeared to
Albany Diocese Clergy Abuse Title: 52 new suits against Albany Diocese allege sex abuse by priests, nuns Author: John Cropley Publisher: The Daily Gazette Date: 15JUN2020 ALBANY — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany was the target Monday of 52 new lawsuits alleging sex abuse of children by priests and nuns as much as 63 years
Australian Bishops “Interim” Report Title: Australian Bishops urge further consultation on leaked governance report Author: Vatican News Publisher: Vatican News Date: 15JUN2020 Archbishop Mark Coleridge issues a statement regarding a leaked report on Church governance in Australia, and calls for further consultation before the final version can be released. The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops’