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Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused over 1,900 minors, state says
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn investigation has substantiated child abuse claims against Catholic clergy in Illinois by more...
Boy Scouts, Catholic dioceses find haven from sex abuse suits
Reuters via AOL· 1 year agoLawmakers around the United States have tried to grant justice to victims of decades-old incidents...
Catholic Diocese of Sacramento to declare bankruptcy protection amid clergy sex abuse lawsuits
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento announced Saturday that it is filing for bankruptcy...
Lawyer for Knoxville Catholic diocese held conflicting roles in sex abuse case
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville earlier this year, diocesan...
La Luz del Mundo dissidents pressure authorities, seek more charges against 'apostle'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSochil Martin is suing the church in federal court, alleging that her aunt offered her as a sexual...
Exclusive-Pope Francis calls steps against clerical abuse irreversible, despite resistance
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis has acknowledged that there is resistance by some national Catholic Churches on...
Former Cardinal McCarrick's lawyers want child abuse case against him dismissed
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAttorneys representing former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick are seeking the dismissal...
A priest scandal rocked the Belleville Diocese 30 years ago. How have things changed?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhat a difference 30 years makes. The watchdog organization Voice of the Faithful recently ranked...
Sexual abuse victims’ group responds to investigation of Illinois’ abusive priests
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(For Immediate Release May 23, 2023) On Friday afternoon, all six of Illinois’ Catholic dioceses...
Are Ohio AG's hands tied to do Catholic Church sex abuse probe? Maybe not, experts say
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLegal experts say the Ohio AG's power to investigate is constrained compared to other states like...