Jan Wodniak Tadeusz Rakoczy Title: Poland becomes testing ground for Vatican’s new anti-abuse legislation Author: Paulina Guzik Publisher: Crux Date: 15OCT2020 In 1984 in the town of Międzybrodzie in southwestern Poland, a boy was abused by the local parish priest for more than five years, beginning when he was 12. Today, more than thirty-six years later,
Covid Pope Francis Pell Title: Podcast: Covid cases are rising in Vatican City. Is Pope Francis at risk? Podcast hosts: Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America (Magazine/Media) Date: 14OCT2020 Vatican City saw seven new cases of the coronavirus this week, marking a sudden second wave of infections in the world’s smallest nation. Four of those
Gabriele Martinelli Enrico Radice Title: Two priests accused in Vatican’s first sexual abuse trial Author: Unknown Publisher: BBC News Date: 14OCT2020 Two Catholic priests have gone on trial in the Vatican, marking the first time the city state has prosecuted a case of alleged sexual abuse. Gabriele Martinelli, 28, is accused of sexually assaulting an
New Orleans Clergy Crimes Title: 7 Names To Be Added To New Orleans Clergy Abuse List Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer Publisher: WWL-TV Date: 14OCT2020 The Archdiocese said it relied on the audit from the Franciscans to determine the friars should be added to the local list of clergy with substantiated claims. NEW ORLEANS
Cardinal Farrell McCarrick Report Title: Analysis: What does Cardinal Farrell’s promotion say about the McCarrick report? Author: JD Flynn Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 13OCT2020 Cardinal Kevin Farrell was appointed last week to lead a small committee charged with scrutinizing high-level Vatican financial decisions not governed by ordinary Vatican oversight norms. Because of Farrell’s background,
Basil J. Hutsko Defrocked Title: Ex-Merrillville priest accused of abuse, faking assault is defrocked, church says Author: Meredith Colias-Pete Publisher: Chicago Tribune Date: 13OCT2020 A former Merrillville priest accused of sexually abusing a girl in the 1980s, and later faking a 2018 beating at St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church was officially banned from the priesthood
Basilian Fathers of Toronto Title: 14 priests from Toronto teaching order involved in sex assault cases Authors: Adrian Ghobrial and Jessica Bruno Publisher: CityNews Toronto Date: 13OCT2020 CAUTION: This story contains graphic content related to allegations of sexual assault and might be upsetting to some readers. If you or someone you know are victims of sexual
George Pell Vatican Guest Title: Pope meets Cardinal Pell at Vatican Author: Nick Dole on AM Publisher: ABC Radio News and Current Affairs Date: 13OCT2020 George Pell has met with the Pope for the first time since the Cardinal’s child sexual abuse convictions were overturned. It’s not clear what they discussed, but the Vatican made
Death Of Altar Boy Title: Guest Post: Book Review Author: Ann White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 10OCT2020 Death of an Altar Boy: The Unsolved Murder of Danny Croteau and the Culture of Abuse in the Catholic Church by E.J. Fleming, 2018. Reviewed by Ann White In 1972, thirteen year-old Danny Croteau was found
Dyan Elliot Corrupter Boys Title: New book examines clergy sexual abuse — in the wide lens of history Author: Thomas P. Doyle Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 10OCT2020 The “Catholic sex abuse crisis” is not a crisis. A crisis is a temporary period or series of events of an unstable and dangerous nature. It passes