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.
May 1, 2026
Wheaton College Kept Silent As Abuse Allegations Against Ministry Leader Continued, By Julie Roys, Religion Unplugged - The Media Project - Institute for Nonprofit News [Dallas TX], (May 1, 2026)
Why 13 Catholic churches are closing in Northern California, By Noe Padilla, USA TODAY, USA Today [McLean VA], (April 30, 2026)
Nampa priest sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to sexual abuse involving teen, By Victoria Rodriguez, KIVI [Nampa, Idaho], (April 29, 2026)
Nampa priest sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual battery of a minor, By CBS2 News Staff, KGAN - CBS 2 [Cedar Rapids IA], (April 29, 2026)
Dan Rodricks: Maryland court preserves a layer of secrecy in the Catholic scandal, By Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Fish Bowl [Alexandria, VA], (April 30, 2026)
Arrests In Asia’s child porn ring amid global rights crackdowns, By UCA News Network, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (May 1, 2026)
May 2, 2026
New Orleans Archdiocese to Remove Priest Name Following Abuse Charges, By Rizky Mahendra, AsatuNews [Abuja, Nigeria], (May 1, 2026)
RI Senate debates whether clergy sex abuse lawsuits are constitutional, By Katherine Gregg, Providence Journal [Providence RI], (April 30, 2026)
Cherokee County teacher, pastor charged with distributing obscene material to a minor, By Craig Monger, 1819 News [Birmingham AL], (May 1, 2026)
Former Pastor Gets 120 Years in Prison, Plus Additional Life Sentence for Numerous Child Sex Crimes, By Dale Chamberlain, ChurchLeaders [Colorado Springs CO], (May 1, 2026)
How bad theology has set us up for sexualized AI deepfakes, By Rick Pidcock , Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (May 1, 2026)
Police issue major update after 10 members of religious group arrested during huge raids, By Stephen Topping Senior reporter, Manchester Evening News [Manchester, UK], (May 1, 2026)
Louisiana ‘Vos estis’ complaint remains unanswered, By The Pillar, The Pillar [Washington DC], (May 1, 2026)
NY Archdiocese $800M settlement pauses Orange County sex abuse trial, By Vandana Saras, Times Herald-Record [Middletown NY], (May 1, 2026)
New York Archdiocese agrees to nearly $1 billion settlement for sexual abuse victims, By Daniel Payne, EWTN News [Irondale AL], (May 1, 2026)
Archdiocese of New York offers $800 million sex abuse settlement, lawyers say, By Alexa Herrera, CBS News [New York NY], (May 1, 2026)
Archdiocese of New York proposes $800 million settlement for abuse claims, By Gina Christian , OSV News [Huntington IN], (May 1, 2026)
N.Y. Archdiocese Offers $800 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims, By Jeffery C. Mays and Maya King, New York Times [New York NY], (April 30, 2026)
May 3, 2026
Former Lexington County pastor back in jail, facing more child sex charges, By WIS News 10 Staff, WIS 10 [Columbia, SC], (May 1, 2026)
A journalist’s warning on Catholic Church secrecy, ‘clericalism’, By Terry Mattingly, Knoxville News Sentinel [Knoxville TN], (May 3, 2026)
Pastor sentenced to 18 months for sex assault involving teen, By Peter Robinson, Orillia Matters [Orillia, ON, Canada], (May 2, 2026)
Toledo Board of Honor to consider honorary Kei’Mani Latigue street name, removal of Monsignor Jerome Schmit sign, By Heather Schramm, Brian Dugger, WTOL11 [Toledo, OH], (April 29, 2026)
May 4, 2026
Leo XIV’s soft underbelly: Omar Sánchez and the hunting of a Pope, By Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, Los Ángeles Press [Ciudad de México, Mexico], (May 4, 2026)
RI Senate debates whether clergy sex abuse lawsuits are constitutional, By Katherine Gregg, Providence Journal [Providence RI], (April 30, 2026)
May 5, 2026
He Remade the Southern Baptist Convention in His Image. Then Came the Abuse Allegations., By Robert Downen, Texas Monthly [Austin TX], (May 4, 2026)
Woman sues Diocese of London over alleged sexual abuse at Kingsville parish nearly 50 years ago, By Sanjay Maru, CTV News [Toronto, Ontario, CA], (May 4, 2026)
“Be not afraid!”: A Webinar for Survivors and Those Who Care for Them, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis [Minnesota], (May 4, 2026)
Province to pay $45 million to church abuse victims, NTV [St. John's, NL, Canada], (May 4, 2026)
Court approves $45.8-million settlement between NL government and clergy abuse survivors, By Tara Bradbury, Saltwire Network [Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada], (May 4, 2026)
JPII’s abuse reforms, 25 years later, By JP Kimes, The Pillar [Washington DC], (May 4, 2026)
May 6, 2026
Other victims out there’ — Lawsuit claims sex abuse by Kingsville priest led to lifelong trauma, By Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star [Toronto, Ontario], (May 1, 2026)
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Staten Islander reflects on sexual abuse, hopes for closure in $800M Archdiocese settlement, By Tracey Porpora, Staten Island Live [Staten Island, NY], (May 2, 2026)
Pastors Worry as Archdiocese Pushes $800 Million Sex Abuse Settlement, By Keith J. Kelly, Our Town [New York NY], (May 5, 2026)
Wollongong priest stands trial accused of sexually assaulting student, By Grace Crivellaro, ABC Illawarra, Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC [Sydney, Australia], (May 4, 2026)
Middletown child sex abuse case among those in $800M settlement proposed by New York archdiocese, By Blaise Gomez, News 12 New Jersey/ newjersey.news12.com, (May 4, 2026)
Youth pastor charged with sexual assault of teen: Winnipeg police, By Milan Lukes, CTV News [Toronto, Ontario, CA], (May 5, 2026)
‘No such thing as too young’: Former priest’s depraved Christmas hunt for child sex, By Miklos Bolza • AAP, 9News/Nine News [North Sydney, NSW, Australia], (May 5, 2026)
No ‘red flags’ around Winnipeg youth camp pastor now charged with sexually assaulting teen: lead pastor, By CBC, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (May 5, 2026)
Deadline for Justice: Uncovering clergy abuse cases in Southwest Louisiana, By Morgan Babineaux and Johnathan Manning, KPLC [Lake Charles, LA], (May 5, 2026)
Legionaries leader rebuilds vocation after Maciel scandal: Pain ‘opened our eyes’, By Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News [Irondale AL], (May 5, 2026)
Indonesian Islamic boarding school closed over alleged sex abuse, By UCA News reporter, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (May 6, 2026)