Becciu Media Pell Trial Title: Ousted cardinal says he will sue media over allegations involving Pell trial Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 20OCT2020 ROME – Over the weekend Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who last month was fired from his Vatican job over accusations of embezzlement, has announced plans to take legal action against
Father Mark White Book Title: Ousted priest writes new book: “Ordained by a Predator” Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 19OCT2020 The next chapter of Father Mark White’s story has been written, quite literally, by White himself.White, who was ousted as priest of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Martinsville and St. Francis of Assisi in
New Orleans archdiocese investigation Title: Survivor group demands Vatican investigation of New Orleans archdiocese Author: Madeleine Davison Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 19OCT2020 A priest at a Catholic high school was removed from ministry after confessing he had abused a child in 2013. Another priest was arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with two
Mary MacKillop Clergy Abuse Title: MacKillop banished after uncovering sex abuse Author: ABC Staff Publisher: ABC News Date: 24SEP2010 Updated: 07OCT2010 Mary MacKillop, the nun who will soon be Australia’s first Catholic saint, was excommunicated by the church because she discovered children were being abused by a priest and went public, the ABC’s Compass program
Archbishop Gregory Aymond SNAP Title: New Orleans Archdiocese Priests Rally in Support of Archbishop Aymond Author: David Hammer Publisher: WWL-TV Date: 16OCT2020 The priests of the Archdiocese wrote a letter in support of Archbishop Gregory Aymond after the church has had a tough couple of weeks. NEW ORLEANS — A little more than two weeks
Basilians Sexual Abuse Silence Title: Basilians refuse to answer questions about alleged pedophile priest moved through Catholic schools Author: Jessica Bruno and Adrian Ghobrial Publisher: CityNews 1130 Date: 16OCT2020 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
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