Pontifical Commission Protection Minors Title: Expert says Poland experiencing a sea change on clerical abuse Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 30AUG2021 ROME – In the past year, 10 bishops in Poland have been removed from their positions and sanctioned by the Vatican, with the papal representative in the country openly acknowledging the reason
Canon Law Crime Punishment Title: Vatican tells bishops to get serious on crime and punishment Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 02JUN2021 ROME – On Tuesday the Vatican published a long-awaited revision of Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, unveiling a brand-new penal system including a handful of new crimes and making
Vatican Canon Law 1395 Title: Vatican responds to bishops’ call to amend Church law on crimes against minors Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 11MAY2021 CNA Staff, May 11, 2021 / 09:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon
Bishop Kevin Vann Lawsuit Title: O.C. bishop sues charity administrator who accused Catholic leader of wrongdoing Author: Harriet Ryan Publisher: Los Angeles Times Date: 01NOV2020 The Roman Catholic bishop of Orange County is suing a former charity administrator for libel, an escalation in the prelate’s dispute with influential church philanthropists who have complained to the
Catholic Abuse Prevention Flaws Title: Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans Author: David Crary (AP) Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 01OCT2020 NEW YORK — Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a think tank’s two-year investigation
Vatican Response Royal Commission Title: Holy See Offers observations on Royal Commission recommendations Author: ACBC Staff Publisher: The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Media Blog Date: 04SEP2020 The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has provided the Holy See’s observations on 12 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to the Australian Government.The Royal
Mark White Institutional Integrity Title: Institutional Integrity Interview + Gulag Dispatch Compendium Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 28AUG2020 Dispatches from the Ecclesiastical Gulag #1 attempts to make sense of my “offenses” under Church law (May 15, 2020) #2 considers the Roman tribunal that will consider the case and asks for
Bishop Vann You’re fired Title: O.C.’s bishop, a $12-million problem and a secret fight stretching to the Vatican Author: Harriet Ryan Publisher: Los Angeles Times Date: 26AUG2020 The FedEx envelopes landed at dawn on the doorsteps of some of Orange County’s most influential Catholic philanthropists — real estate developers, attorneys, CEOs and other church stalwarts
Jeremy Leatherby excommunicated priest Title: Jeremy Leatherby: Details emerge of charges against excommunicated priest Author: Christopher Altieri Publisher: Catholic Herald Date: 12AUG2020 Readers should be advised that this story contains potentially disturbing details of sexual abuse allegations. The Catholic Herald has learned that the Sacramento priest excommunicated for schism earlier this month is accused of grave
