News Archive
Cached versions of the articles blogged in Abuse Tracker can be accessed from the following list, or by using the search feature below.
July 1, 2025
Niagara County churches contributing more than $3M to Buffalo diocese settlement, By Robert Creenan, Niagara Gazette [Niagara Falls NY], (June 28, 2025)
German court rejects compensation claim in Catholic Church abuse case, Yeni Şafak [Zeytinburnu/İstanbul, Türkiye], (July 1, 2025)
Takeaways From a Times Investigation of the Pope’s Legacy on Sex Abuse, By Julie Turkewitz, Simon Romero, Mitra Taj, and Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times [New York NY], (June 28, 2025)
Violence and sexual abuse at French Catholic school: Bétharram victims speak out, By Olivia Salazar-Winspear, France 24 [Paris, France], (June 30, 2025)
Lima archbishop accused of mishandling nun abuse case, By Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar [Washington DC], (June 30, 2025)
Is the Catholic Church’s talk about zero-tolerance for real?, By Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, Los Ángeles Press [Ciudad de México, Mexico], (June 30, 2025)
July 2, 2025
Facing 153 sexual abuse cases, the Fresno Diocese seeks bankruptcy. Critics call it delay tactic, By Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles CA], (July 1, 2025)
Ex-priest assaulted ‘staggering number’ of women in ‘cult’ church group – court, By PA News Agency, Dumbarton Reporter [Glasgow, UK], (July 1, 2025)
Longtime head of Polish Catholic news agency resigns, as bishops seek tighter control, By Jonathan Luxmoore , Our Sunday Visitor [Huntington IN], (July 1, 2025)
Colorado Megachurch Ousts 2 More Pastors as Scandal Concerning the Cover-Up of Robert Morris’s Child Sex Abuse Continues, By Julie Roys and Mark A. Kellner, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 1, 2025)
July 3, 2025
France must better regulate private Catholic schools, lawmakers say after abuse scandal, By Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Meland, Reuters [London, England], (July 2, 2025)
Opus Dei Bishop stands down over abuse allegations, By Anthony Klan, The Klaxon [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia], (July 2, 2025)
California diocese files for bankruptcy to help reconcile with abuse survivors, By Gina Christian, OSV News [Huntington IN], (July 3, 2025)
Catholic Diocese of Fresno files for bankruptcy as decades old abuse claims hang over church, By Samantha Rangel and Kerry Klein, KVPR - Valley Public Radio [Fresno CA], (July 2, 2025)
Addressing the Grievous Fault of Clergy Abuse, By Bishop Joseph V. Brennan , Diocese of Fresno [Fresno CA], (July 1, 2025)
Children ‘subjected to monstrosities’: Report exposes decades of abuse in French schools, By Anaelle Jonah, France 24 [Paris, France], (July 2, 2025)
How much are individual parishes contributing to the $150M Catholic Diocese sex abuse settlement?, By Kelly Dudzik, WGRZ-TV [Buffalo NY], (July 2, 2025)
Diocese of Fall River removes priest over sexual misconduct claims, By Veronica Haynes, WCVB - ABC 5 [Boston MA], (July 3, 2025)
Opus Dei’s number two accused of trafficking poor women for labor exploitation in Argentina, Ara [Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain], (July 3, 2025)
July 4, 2025
Cardinal Fernández says judges selected to hear Rupnik sexual abuse trial, By Kristina Millare, Catholic World Report [San Francisco CA], (July 3, 2025)
Church sex abuse victims voting on diocese settlement, votes counted by end of July, By Berkeley Brean, WHEC - NBC News10 [Rochester NY], (July 3, 2025)
Catholic Church caught in Opus Dei “cover-up”, By Anthony Klan, The Klaxon [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia], (July 4, 2025)
Diocese of Fresno files for bankruptcy. What it means for abuse victims’ claims, By Melissa Montalvo, Fresno Bee [Fresno CA], (July 2, 2025)
Fresno Catholic bishop files long-awaited bankruptcy in face of abuse claims, By Gabriel Dillard, The Business Journal [Fresno CA], (July 1, 2025)
Survivor abused by Diocese of Winona-Rochester priest awarded $7.6 million, By Rachel Mantos, KAAL-TV, ABC-6 [Austin MN], (June 30, 2025)
Diocese of Orlando faces 3 new lawsuits over alleged clergy abuse, WOFL-TV, Fox-35 [Orlando FL], (July 2, 2025)
Jay Mello out of priestly duties: Diocese says sexual misconduct allegations ‘credible’, By Dan Medeiros, Herald News [Fall River MA], (July 1, 2025)
Jury awards $7.6 million to survivor of sexual abuse by former Diocese of Winona-Rochester priest, By Olivia Estright, Rochester Post Bulletin [Rochester MN], (July 1, 2025)
Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home, By Neil Vigdor, New York Times [New York NY], (July 2, 2025)
Three more men accuse Orlando-area priests of abuse, some claims decades old, By Nick Papantonis, WFTV [Orlando, FL], (July 2, 2025)
Rev. John Adjei-Boamah charged with sexual abuse at Franklin Square church rectory, Nassau police say, By Matthew Chayes, Newsday [Melville NY], (July 4, 2025)
Former Divine Mercy Parochial Vicar Removed From Ministry After ‘Sufficient Evidence of Sexual Abuse of a Minor’, The Tablet [Diocese of Brooklyn NY], (July 3, 2025)
July 5, 2025
Bishop Umbers steps aside, while denying abuse claim, By The Pillar, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 4, 2025)
Central Catholic HS administrators, students sued over alleged hazing, sexual harassment, By Darcy Ramirez, KENS 5 [San Antonio, TX], (July 3, 2025)
Pope Leo takes first action to address abuse by Catholic clergy, By Joshua McElwee, Reuters [London, England], (July 5, 2025)
‘Gulag of the Pyrenees’: France’s Catholic school shame, By Diane de Vignemont, Prospect [London, UK], (July 5, 2025)
Priest charged with seven further child sex offences, By BBC, BBC [London, England], (July 4, 2025)
Woman says she ‘froze’ during alleged rape by former Nine O’Clock Service priest, By PA News Agency, Hexham-Courant [Northumberland, UK], (July 4, 2025)
Steve Taylor Addresses Newsboys-Michael Tait Scandal: ‘This Is a Cover-Up of . . . Mafia-Like Clout, and the Whole Thing Needs to Burn’, By Jessica Morris, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 2, 2025)
Argentinian prosecutors want to question a top Opus Dei official in enslavement investigation, By Gareth Gore, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 3, 2025)
July 6, 2025
Chicago-area priest accused of sexual abuse of a minor at Melrose Park church, Archdiocese says, WLS - ABC 7 [Chicago IL], (July 5, 2025)
Local priest accused of sexual abuse of a minor nearly 40 years ago, By Lauren Westphal, WFLD - Fox 32 [Chicago IL], (July 5, 2025)
French archbishop made head of Pope’s commission for protection of children, By Charles Collins, Catholic Herald [London, England], (July 6, 2025)
Vatican says leaked documents were only part of information Pope Francis used to restrict Latin Mass, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 3, 2025)
Chicago-area priest accused of sexually abusing a minor at Melrose Park church, archdiocese says, By Violet Miller, Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago IL], (July 5, 2025)
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 5, 2025)
Pope names French bishop Thibault Verny as new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, By Jean Charles Putzolu, Vatican News - Holy See [Vatican City], (July 5, 2025)
Pope Leo appoints French archbishop to succeed Cardinal O’Malley as president of Pontifical Commission for Protection of Minors, By Gerard O’Connell, America [New York NY], (July 5, 2025)
Pope Leo XIV Appoints New President to Lead Vatican’s Child Safeguarding Commission, By Kristina Millare, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 5, 2025)
French Bishop to lead Vatican’s minors-protection commission, By Mike Heuer, United Press International - UPI [Washington DC], (July 5, 2025)
People Likely Aren’t as Susceptible to False Memories as Researchers Thought, By Bernice Andrews and Chris R. Brewin, Scientific American [New York NY], (July 1, 2025)
July 7, 2025
Nampa church volunteer pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a child, By Tracy Bringhurst, KTVB-TV, NBC-7 [Boise ID], (July 4, 2025)
LI Catholic diocese with $323M sex abuse bill now faces new scandal after another priest slapped with charges, By Brandon Cruz, New York Post [New York, NY], (July 6, 2025)
Catholic schools in spotlight as French abuse report fuels state oversight debate, By Solène Tadié, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 6, 2025)
Clergy Abuse, Church Reform, and Accountability, By Scott Douglas Jacobsen, The Good Men Project [Pasadena CA], (July 4, 2025)
Payne welcomes child-abuse liability reform, Cranbourne News [Victoria, Australia], (July 6, 2025)
Benedict XVI and sexual abuse: real zero-tolerance?, By Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, Los Ángeles Press [Ciudad de México, Mexico], (July 7, 2025)
July 8, 2025
The Downfall of a Megachurch: A Timeline of the Gateway Church, Robert Morris Scandal, By Emma Ruby, Dallas Observer [Dallas TX], (July 7, 2025)
Former Sussex jailed priest Ifor Whittaker dies in hospital, By Oliver Murphy, The Argus [East Sussex, UK], (July 6, 2025)
Sexual Abuse and Transparency in the Catholic Church: Open Wounds and Paths to Healing, By Javier Ferrer García, Exaudi [Miami, FL], (July 7, 2025)
Bishop Barron: Without an exception, WA abuse law violates religious liberty, By Gina Christian, OSV News [Huntington IN], (July 8, 2025)
Church hasn’t reported abuse claims: NSW Police, By Anthony Klan, The Klaxon [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia], (July 8, 2025)
Abuse survivors group critical of Fresno Diocese bankruptcy filing: ‘Wonders at the timing’, By Steve Pastis, Visalia Times-Delta [Visalia CA], (July 7, 2025)
Catholic Church figures highly in mainstream media coverage of Christianity, By Bess Twiston Davies , The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (July 8, 2025)