McCarrick trial dead-end a double blow to clergy abuse victims, say advocates
With a Wisconsin judge suspending his last remaining criminal trial for sexual abuse, former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been granted a legal reprieve.
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Abuse victim asks pope to hear ‘adults who were wronged,’ show ‘the way’ in Rupnik case
It took 10 months for the Vatican to reopen Father Marko Rupnik's case -- from the first reports on the case of Slovenian mosaic artist in December 2022 and the first alleged victims' testimonies at that time, to dismissal of ...
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Judge Dismisses Criminal Abuse Charges against Theodore McCarrick
The Massachusetts sex abuse case against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick fell apart Wednesday as all criminal charges were dismissed due to the disgraced former cleric being deemed no longer mentally competent.
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Abuse survivors cycle to Rome, deliver ‘broken heart,’ ask for action
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A group of survivors of abuse by priests and religious cycled hundreds of miles from southern Germany to Rome to urge the pope “to do everything in your power” to make the Catholic Church a safe ...
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Pope Francis accepts German bishop’s resignation over errors in handling abuse
The vice president of the German bishops' conference, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, has become the first Catholic bishop in Germany to resign in connection with the abuse scandal.
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Head of Ireland’s Jesuits ‘ashamed’ of order’s failure to act on abuse