Archbishop of New Orleans Title: What Else is Archbishop Aymond Hiding? Author: Kevin Bourgeois, Publisher: SNAP New Orleans Date: 06OCT2020 Keeping child sexual abuse a secret is something that most survivors can empathize with, but this story is a bit different. Three men shared their secret with a friend and mentor while in high school at St. John Prep over forty
Sabine Griego Dies Pre-Trial Title: Former priest Sabine Griego dies weeks before trial Author: Colleen Heild Publisher: Albuquerque Journal Date: 05OCT2020 A former Catholic priest accused of committing “heinous” sexual acts against children in New Mexico decades ago has died just weeks before he was to go on trial for the first-degree sexual abuse of a
Predatory Priest Pat Wattigny Title: Before priest Pat Wattigny admitted sex abuse, texts to student led to resignation from Slidell school, church says Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer, Staff writers and WWL-TV Publisher: NOLA.Com Date: 02OCT2020 About four months before the Rev. Patrick Wattigny disclosed to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans that
Becciu Pell Vatican Funds Title: Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Pell trial Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 02OCT2020 CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 02:30 pm MT (CNA).- Italian media have reported allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu transferred several hundred thousand euros from Vatican accounts to an account in
George Pell Heckled Rome Title: Cardinal George Pell heckled on return to Rome Publisher: SBS News Date: 01OCT2020 Cardinal George Pell has returned to Rome from Australia for the first time since being jailed – and then acquitted – on child sex abuse charges. As the 79-year-old entered his residence for quarantine he was heckled
Podcast: Crisis Episode 4 Title: Crisis Episode 4: Survivors’ Voices Podcast: Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church Host: Karna Lozoya Publisher: The Catholic Project Date: 30SEP2020 When the crisis of 2018 hit, many men and women were already dealing with trauma from their own experiences of abuse. James Grein and Teresa Pitt Green share their
George Pell Vatican Return Title: George Pell: Cardinal to return to Rome for first time since acquittal Publisher: BBC Date: 29SEP2020 Cardinal George Pell will return to Rome this week for the first time since he was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison in Australia. The ex-Vatican treasurer, 79, was due to
George Pell Uncomfortable Question Title: Up-close account of Pell’s historic trial raises an uncomfortable question Author: Joshua J. McElwee Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 28SEP2020 Throughout the unprecedented three-year saga of the arrest, conviction and ultimate acquittal of Australian Cardinal George Pell, there was no dearth of commentary on the case. Almost every single word
Britain’s Child Abuse Reckoning Title: Britain’s reckoning with past systemic child abuse is long overdue Author: Caelainn Hogan Publisher: The Guardian Date: 26SEP2020 Ireland has started trying to rectify the wrongs of its history. The UK is lagging behind. When the pope said mass in Ireland in 2018, a vast field in Dublin’s Phoenix Park
Cardinal Becciu Resignation Surreal Title: Cardinal Becciu denies wrongdoing, says Pope Francis asking for his resignation was ‘surreal’ Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 25SEP2020 “I am shocked. Disturbed. [It’s] a blow for me, for my family and the people of my town. Out of a spirit of obedience and love that I have