Victims Question Kamala Harris Title: Victims question Kamala Harris’ record on clergy abuse Author: Michael Rezendes Publisher: The Associated Press (AP) Date: 27JUN2019 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joey Piscitelli was angry when Kamala Harris emerged as a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. It brought back the frustration he felt in the 2000s, when he was
Pope Directs Bishops Police Title: “Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police” Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: ABC News and Associated Press Date: 16JUL2020 VATICAN CITY — The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in
Indiana Archdiocese Policy Void Title: Indiana Archdiocese Sued Over Liability Insurance Response Author: Associated Press Publisher: Associated Press via USNews.com Date: 15JUL2020 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AN insurance company is suing the Indianapolis archdiocese, alleging that it failed to disclose allegations of child sexual abuse by a Catholic priest when it applied for liability insurance. Underwriters
Tom Benson Saints Files Title: News outlets seek to unseal files on Saints owner Tom Benson Author: Jim Mustian Publisher: Crux Date: 15JUL2020 News outlets including The Associated Press headed to court Wednesday seeking to unseal court records involving the mental competency of billionaire Tom Benson when he rewrote his will to give his third
Catholic Billions Taxpayer Funds Title: U.S. Catholic Church Received Billions in Taxpayer Funds from Paycheck Protection Program Authors: Reese Dunklin and Michael Rezendes AP Publisher: Time via AP Date: 10JULY2020 (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus
Postcards Grein Theodore McCarrick Title: In his own words: Ex-Cardinal’s letters to abuse victims Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: ABC News via Associated Press Date: 06AUG2019 Correspondence penned by disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick to the young men he sexually abused show how a globe-trotting bishop made vulnerable men feel special _ and then took advantage of
USCCB Abuse Claims 2019 Title: US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019 Author: David Crary AP National Writer Publisher: ABC News AP Date: 25JUN2020 NEW YORK — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Thursday that the church tallied 4,434 sex abuse allegations against clergy in the 2018-19 audit year, triple the number seen the
Accused Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Title: Brooklyn bishop accused by second man of sex abuse Author: Michael Rezendes AP investigative researcher Randy Herschaft in New York contributed to this report Publisher: The Tribune Date: 04JUN2020 NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, already under a church investigation for alleged sex abuse, has been accused
Vatican Zero Tolerance Ambivalence Title: Explaining the Vatican’s lingering ambivalence on “zero tolerance” Author: John L Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Date: 31MAY2020 Anne Barrett Doyle, co-founder of the online research database BishopAccountability.org, holds a picture of Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Poli, right, next to Peter Isely, member of the organization called Ending Clergy Abuse, holding a