Marist Brother Robert Ryan Title: Marist Brothers Catholic order hid abuse by member who helped run Chicago school in the 1970s, suits say Author: Robert Herguth Publisher: Chicago Sun-Times Date: 07MAY2021 “I was groomed really from the start of school” by Brother Robert Ryan, says one of the men who sued. “It’s infuriating that the
Kenneth Bonadies Clergy Abuse Title: Priest who abused ECHS student may have many more victims, lawyer says Author: Skyler Frazer Publisher: Journal Inquirer Date: 06MAY2021 MANCHESTER — The lawyer for a man who received a payment from the Archdiocese of Hartford after he accused a priest of abusing him at East Catholic High School and
Jackie Berthelot Clergy Abuse Title: Gretna councilman says he’s victim of notorious clergy abuser at dramatic legislative hearing Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: Nola.Com Date: 03MAY2021 A Gretna City Council member revealed that he was sexually preyed on in grade school by one of the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ most notorious clergy abusers when he
Catholic Anthropology Child Protection Title: Anti-abuse center gets upgrade, sensing both progress and frustration Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 02MAY2021 Catholic Anthropology Child Protection ROME – Last week, a well-known center at one of Rome’s pontifical universities aimed at protecting children from clerical sexual abuse, and beyond, was upgraded to an institute of
Pope Francis Anti-Corruption Decree Title: Pope’s anti-corruption decree for Vatican limits gifts to 40 euros Author: Philip Pullella Publisher: Reuters Date: 30APR2021 Pope Francis issued a new decree on Thursday mandating full economic disclosure and controls for Vatican managers, including cardinals, and stipulating that no one can accept personal gifts worth more than 40 euros
motu proprio April 30 Title: Cardinals and bishops to lose special legal privileges under new papal decree Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Magazine (America Media) Date: 30APR2021 Pope Francis has introduced a significant change to the law of the Vatican City State by granting jurisdiction to its ordinary tribunals to judge cardinals and bishops, like
Kaul Catholic Abuse Probe Title: Kaul launches clergy sexual abuse probe Author: Todd Richmond Publisher: Associated Press Date: 27APR2021 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice has launched a sweeping investigation of sexual assault in Catholic churches and orders across Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday. Kaul, a Democrat, said during a
Woelki Clerical Sex Abuse Title: Woelki calls for stronger law on clerical sex abuse Author: Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Publisher: The Tablet Date: 08APR2021 The Archbishop of Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has called for a tightening up of Canon law on clerical sex abuse.“Canon law on how to deal with priestly sexual abuse must be changed.
John McGann Alan Placa Title: Attorneys: Prominent figures left out of Catholic diocese list on abuse allegations Author: Bart Jones Publisher: Newsday Date: 25APR2021 The late Bishop John McGann and Msgr. Alan Placa had been prominent figures in the Catholic Church on Long Island, which is grappling with a still-unraveling sexual abuse scandal. But neither
St. Therese Catholic Parish Title: Parishes enlisted to help pay clergy abuse victims Author: Colleen Heild Publisher: Albuquerque Journal Date: 24APR2021 St. Therese Catholic Parish in Albuquerque’s North Valley was once the largest in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, with a holy shrine and tiled-roof church considered one of the finest ecclesiastical buildings in New