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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Quincy mayor apologizes after fierce backlash over Catholic Church abuse comments

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch apologized after claiming the clergy sexual abuse scandal "was mostly homosexual issues, not pedophilia," then criticized media coverage.
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement

Bishop James Checchio was named coadjutor bishop of New Orleans and will succeed Archbishop Gregory Aymond amid a $230 million proposed clergy-abuse settlement.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement

Pope Leo XIV named James Checchio coadjutor bishop of New Orleans to succeed Archbishop Gregory Aymond amid a $230 million clergy sexual-abuse settlement.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, immigration and China in his first interview

Leo spoke on a range of topics - from the Trump administration to the clergy sexual abuse crisis, welcoming LGBTQ+ Catholics and Vatican-China relations - in the interview, published Thursday. It was conducted by Vatican correspondent Elise Ann Allen of the news site Crux for a biography of Leo that was published Thursday in Peru, where Leo was bishop for many years.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

New Orleans church abuse documentary based on Guardian reporting wins top award

A documentary exposes clergy sexual abuse in New Orleans, centers survivors' voices, and prompted emotional public response and renewed institutional accountability.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican's child protection advisory commission. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston, who was the founding president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. This commission was established by Pope Francis in 2014 to advise the church on best practices to fight abuse and protect children.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Facing 153 sexual abuse cases, the Fresno Diocese seeks bankruptcy. Critics call it delay tactic

Bishop Joseph V. Brennan stated, 'I am clear-sighted that this path is the only path that will allow us to handle claims of sexual abuse with fair, equitable compassion while simultaneously ensuring the continuation of ministry within our Diocese.'
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fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Massachusetts priest returns to public ministry after child rape charges dropped against him

Monsignor Strahan returns to public ministry after unsubstantiated child abuse allegations.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse has demanded that cardinals elect a pope committed to a universal zero-tolerance abuse policy, emphasizing the need for accountability.
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