Vatican Clergy Abuse Trial Title: At Vatican abuse trial, priests cast doubt on testimony of witness Author: Junno Arocho Esteves via CNS Publisher: NCROnline Date: 15APR2021 VATICAN CITY — Three priests associated with a minor seminary located in the Vatican testified that they neither witnessed nor were informed of suspected cases of sexual abuse occurring
Accountability transparency due process Title: Accountability, transparency, due process still needed, abuse experts say Author: Carol Glatz Publisher: The Boston Pilot via CNS Date: 13APR2021 ROME (CNS) — To help foster a wider discussion on work that still must be done to safeguard minors and vulnerable people in the Catholic Church, a canon law
Jeff Anderson Abuse Database Title: Law firm starts database of Catholic child abuse Author: Cara Chapman (Press-Republican) Publisher: Adirondack Daily Enterprise Date: 08APR2021 PLATTSBURGH — A Minnesota-based firm on Tuesday launched a database it hopes will aid child abuse survivors, law enforcement and fellow attorneys in their efforts to seek justice from the Catholic Church
St Alipius Gerald Ridsdale Title: ‘I can move on’: $1.5 million payout to St Alipius sex abuse survivor Author: Henrietta Cook & Chris Vedelago Publisher: The Age Date: 10APR2021 A Victorian man who was sexually abused by Australia’s most prolific paedophile priest has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the Catholic Church, one of the
Pope Francis Profound Evil Title: ‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium Author: Carol Glatz Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCR) via Catholic News Service (CNS) Date: 08APR2021 VATICAN CITY — As religious leaders, scholars, experts and abuse survivors come together online to participate in a three-day international symposium on faith, healing
East Timor Richard Daschbach Title: Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse Authors: Margie Mason & Robin McDowell Contributor: Raimundos Oki Publisher: Associated Press Date: 08APR2021 It was the same every night. A list of names was posted on the Rev. Richard Daschbach’s bedroom door. The child at the top of the roster
Tucson Predatory Catholic Priests Title: Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Claims Tucson Was “Dumping Ground” For Predatory Catholic Priests Author: Irvin Jackson Publisher: AboutLawsuits.com Date: 06APR2021 According to allegations raised in a lawsuit filed on behalf of at least three survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, the Church used southern Arizona as a “dumping ground” for
Michael Pfleger Lie Detector Title: Fourth Victim Alleges Sex Abuse By Father Pfleger, Attorney Says Author: Mark Konkol Publisher: Patch Date: 31MAR2021 CHICAGO — Two men who say St. Sabina’s activist priest, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, of sexual abuse in the 1970s have taken lie-detector tests in hopes of strengthening their accusations. On Tuesday, Attorney
Dariusz Oko Lavender Mafia Title: Priest who exposed ‘homoheresy’ speaks out on need to curb ‘homosexual clans’ in Church Author: Dorothy Cummings McLean Publisher: Lifesite News Date: 31MAR2021 KRAKOW, Poland, March 31, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A Polish priest and professor has suggested that a Synod of Bishops be called together to address the increasing number
German Christian Churches Meltdown Title: Germany’s Christian churches in meltdown Author: Christoph Strack Publisher: Deutsche Welle (DW) Date: 31MAR2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is once again casting a big dark shadow over Easter festivities. For so long at the heart of German society, the churches now fear they might lose their influence. Easter is the most