Wheeling Charleston Clergy Abuse Title: Judge: Lawsuit over alleged clergy abuse can go ahead in Hancock County Author: Joselyn King Publisher: The Weirton Daily Times Date: 06AUG2020 NEW CUMBERLAND — A request by the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to dismiss a lawsuit alleging sexual assault by the Rev. Victor Frobas has been denied in Hancock County
Silence Nuns Sex Abuse Title: Magazine report is aimed at silencing nuns on sex abuse, says Vatican critic Author: Claire Giangrave Publisher: Religion News Service (RNS) Date: 05AUG2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) – An article in a Jesuit magazine describing alleged exploitation of nuns in Catholic convents has been criticized as an attempt to silence members of women’s religious
New Mexico Clergy Abuse Title: Two more Catholic priests accused of child sexual abuse in southern New Mexico Author: Leah Romero and Damien Willis Publisher: Las Cruces Sun-News Date: 04AUG2020 LAS CRUCES – Two Catholic priests were accused Tuesday of child sexual abuse in southern New Mexico. Civil complaints were filed against the two priests, as
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Title: New Abuse Lawsuit Filed Concerning Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Author: Joseph H. Saunders Publisher: Los Angeles Legal Examiner Date: 03AUG2020 Today, I filed a civil sexual abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Metuchen concerning a courageous survivor who was abused by McCarrick in the early 1980’s when McCarrick was the bishop
Mark White McCarrick Report Title: Gulag Dispatch #8: Canonical Arguments + the Secret McCarrick Report Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 04AUG2020 Just over a month ago, on June 29, my dear canonist wrote to Bishop Barry Knestout, submitting a petition under Church law. Michael asked that the bishop revoke his
Father Mark White Washington Title: WATCH NOW: Father Mark White appeals to Washington’s Archbishop. Next stop: Rome Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 03AUG2020 After being shunned at the doorsteps of a Richmond bishop and now also at the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States in Washington, D.C., Father Mark White of Martinsville and
Vicar General Weldon Report Title: Vicar general of Springfield diocese won’t accept reappointment, says he was ‘unfairly’ portrayed in Weldon report Author: Anne-Gerard Flynn Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 03AUG2020 Fallout continues in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield as the diocesan vicar general, the Rev. Monsignor Christopher Connelly, will not seek reappointment, saying he was
Catholic Church Crying Poor Title: Victims advocate demands transparency as Camden Diocese suspends compensation fund Author: P. Kenneth Burns Publisher: WHYY Date: 03AUG2020 The Diocese of Camden’s decision to suspend its participation in New Jersey’s compensation fund for victims of clergy sexual abuse is being met with skepticism from a victims advocate. In an announcement
Latin Americans Clergy Abuse Title: Latin Americans press fight against clerical sexual abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 03AUG2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – Public Mass might have stopped across much of the world during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but several aspects of the life of the Church have continued, including efforts to
Diocese Covington Clergy Abuse Title: Diocese of Covington names 90 with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor Author: Craig Cheatham & WCPO Staff Publisher: WCPO Date: 31JUL2020 COVINGTON, Ky. – Dean McCoy said he had been waiting for this day for more than three decades. On Friday, the Diocese of Covington named 90