News Archive
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January 1, 2022
Law to Protect Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Hold Abusers Accountable Goes into Effect, KKTV [Denver, CO], (December 31, 2021)
Midlands Voices: Nebraska’s civil recovery laws must fit the depravity of child sex abuse, By Senator Rich Pahls, Omaha World-Herald (omaha.com) [Omaha NE], (December 30, 2021)
Abuse probe orphanage withheld data on children, Greek City Times [Sydney, AU], (December 30, 2021)
Indiana Catholic priest reaches plea deal in sexual abuse cases, By Associated Press and WISH Staff Reports, WISHTV [Indianapolis, IN], (December 29, 2021)
Mumbai: Priest sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor in church, By Swati Deshpande, The Times of India [Mumbai, India], (December 29, 2021)
Life sentence to priest: Victim’s family says faith restored in ‘justice and Jesus’, By Bella Jaisinghani , The Times of India [Mumbai, India], (December 29, 2021)
Mumbai: Cardinal ‘asks pardon’ after priest convicted for child abuse, By Bella Jaisinghani , The Times of India [Mumbai, India], (December 31, 2021)
Child sexual abuse survivors prepare to file lawsuits under new state measure, By Faith Miller, Colorado Newsline [Denver, CO], (November 18, 2021)
Former Northland priest accused of abuse dead at 72, By Teri Cadeau, Duluth News Tribune [Duluth MN], (December 31, 2021)
January 2, 2022
Letter: The hypocrisy of failing to practice what we preach, The Day [New London CT], (January 2, 2022)
A New Year challenge for us to protect children, By Fr. Shay Cullen, Manila Times [Manila, Philippines], (January 2, 2022)
Here we go again: With Catholic news, reporters should be careful with this word – ‘reform’, By Terry Mattingly, Get Religion, (December 31, 2022)
Judge rules Catholic Church vicariously liable for Ballarat paedophile priest Bryan Coffey’s abuse 50 years ago, By Elizabeth Byrne, Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC [Sydney, Australia], (December 27, 2022)
January 3, 2022
Indigenous leader Phil Fontaine hopes papal apology will give him, other survivors closure, By Donna Sound and Alexandra Mae Jones, CTV Television Network [Toronto, Canada], (January 2, 2022)
SDA church and officials sued for $1.5M for roles in alleged abuse, By Phill Leon Guerrero, Guam Daily Post, (January 2, 2022)
“Devastating” decline in religious practice among young Poles, says Catholic primate, By Daniel Tilles, Notes from Poland [Kraków, Poland], (January 3, 2022)
Money, media and Mel Gibson: Suburban-based Coalition for Canceled Priests uses aggressive tactics in bid to reinstate sidelined clerics, By John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, (January 3, 2022)
Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 3, 2022)
Papal representative tells Mexican Church leaders to listen to abuse victims, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (January 3, 2022)
Retired Judge Brings Passion for Helping Children to New Mission, By Brenda Esler, TAP into Bridgewater/Raritan [Bridgewater NJ], (January 3, 2022)
US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa, By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press [New York NY], (December 27, 2021)
January 4, 2022
Court sets March date for McCarrick hearing, By Rhina Guidos, CNS, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (January 4, 2022)
Alleged victim declines prosecution against former Diocese of Charlotte priest, By Nate Morabito, WCNC - NBC 36 [Charlotte NC], (January 3, 2022)
Dublin archbishop: ‘Radical change is coming in the church’, By Sarah Mac Donald, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (January 3, 2022)
Clergy Scandal: 20 Years Later – OpEd, By William Donohue, Eurasia Review [Albany OR], (January 3, 2022)
Book lifts “veil of silence” for 11 former nuns who suffered abuse (author interview), By Salvatore Cernuzio, Aleteia [Paris, France], (January 4, 2022)
January 5, 2022
Lawsuit against Archdiocese of Denver among the first brought under new victim rights law, By Michael Karlik, Denver Gazette, (January 4, 2022)
Sexual Abuse in the Clergy: How the Past Cannot Be Wiped Away, Space Coast Daily [Brevard County, FL], (January 2, 2022)
Canada agrees C$40bn deal to reform child welfare for First Nations, By Tracey Lindeman , The Guardian [London, England], (January 4, 2022)
Victorian Catholic diocese found vicariously liable for child sexual abuse in landmark ruling, By Christopher Knaus, The Guardian [London, England], (January 4, 2022)
No. 10 – Guam clergy sex abuse scandal reaches the Vatican, again, By Haidee Eugenio Gilbert, Guam Daily Post, (December 31, 2021)
Coming abuse report to review retired Pope Benedict’s tenure as German archbishop, By Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 4, 2022)
“Dozens of child abuse in his diocese, Ratzinger knew”, storm over the Pope emeritus, L'UnioneSarda.it [Cagliari, Italy], (January 4, 2022)
Benedict XVI covered up sexual abuse against minors when he was a cardinal, By Nicole, News.TVS-24 [Noida, India], (January 5, 2022)
Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit by Warren priest against peer, By Jameson Cook, Macomb Daily [Sterling Heights MI], (January 4, 2022)
Sen. Kim Ward should run House Bill 951 to help survivors of clergy sex abuse, By Mark Basquill, PennLive.com, (January 4, 2022)
20 years after Boston Globe’s ‘Spotlight,’ we need a national database of accused clergy, By Barbara Thorp, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 4, 2022)
Bill to extend legal window for child sex abuse survivors unlikely to see a Pa. Senate vote, By Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, (January 3, 2022)
Boy Scouts of America falls short in bid to emerge from sex-abuse bankruptcy, By Kim Christensen, Los Angeles Times, (January 4, 2022)
Hidden Harm and the Short Reach of Traditional Tort Remedies, By Kathryn Robb, Justia [Mountain View CA], (January 5, 2022)
Agreements-in-Principle reached on compensation and long-term reform of First Nations child and family services and Jordan’s Principle, By Andrew MacKendrick, Indigenous Services Canada [Ottawa, Ontario, Canada], (January 4, 2022)
Canada Pledges $31.5 Billion to Settle Fight Over Indigenous Child Welfare System, By Catherine Porter and Vjosa Isai, New York Times, (January 4, 2022)
January 6, 2022
‘Wasn’t an easy story to write’: Arnprior author’s new novel tackles difficult topic of priest sex abuse, By Sherry Haaima, Arnprior Chronicle [Renfrew, Ontario, Canada], (January 5, 2022)
Obituary: M. Susan Carlson, St. Louis Jewish Light [St. Louis MO], (January 3, 2022)
A Priest in Wolf’s Clothing: Diocese settlement satisfying to other Grecco victim William O’Sullivan, By Kris Dubé, St. Catharines Standard [St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada], (January 6, 2022)
January 7, 2022
Abusers are everyday people and their victims are not faceless statistics, By Catherine Deveney, Press and Journal [Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom], (January 6, 2022)
German Catholic group gives Pope Francis ‘reform manifesto,’ saying the Synodal Path is ‘getting out of hand’, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (January 6, 2022)
Canada approved reparations – the US can be next, By Christopher Rhodes, Aljazeera [Dohar, Qatar], (January 7, 2022)
Philippines slaps ban on child marriage, By Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 7, 2022)
Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly of Jersey City Church Dies, By Jerry DeMarco, Burlington Daily Voice [Burlington NJ], (January 6, 2022)
January 8, 2022
In priests’ tarnished image, French sisters see opening for bigger role for women, laypeople in church, By Elisabeth Auvillain, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 7, 2022)
Fort Wayne-South Bend priest will plead guilty to sex abuse charges, By Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (January 7, 2022)
Benedict XVI, Munich, and cover-up claims: why an old allegation is resurfacing, By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (January 6, 2022)
Former Servite principal Brennan takes over at Mater Dei amid football hazing scandal, By Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register[Anaheim, CA], (January 7, 2022)
Mater Dei High names new president in the wake of hazing scandal, By Hannah Fry, Connor Sheets, Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, (January 7, 2022)
Malta: Priest given formal warning after posting homophobic remark, By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 7, 2022)
Fr David Muscat to be charged in court with hate speech, By Mark Laurence Zammit , Times of Malta, (January 7, 2022)
Police interrogate Mosta priest over Facebook post, By Matthew Xuereb , Times of Malta, (January 6, 2022)
Archbishop gives Fr David Muscat a ‘formal warning’, By Claudia Calleja , Times of Malta, (January 6, 2022)
Williams Lake First Nation sets date to release findings of St. Joseph’s Mission investigation, By Tribune staff, The Williams Lake Tribune [Williams Lake, CA], (January 6, 2022)
January 9, 2022
Priest accused of molesting boys will control widow’s $2 million estate, By Charlie Specht and Dan Herbeck, Buffalo News [Buffalo NY], (January 9, 2022)
The enablers of child abuse in society, school, family and the Church, By Fr. Shay Cullen, Manila Times [Manila, Philippines], (January 9, 2022)
Rebecca Kudloo is fighting for a violence-free future for Inuit families, By Rebecca Kudloo and Julie McGonegal, Broadview [Toronto, Ontario, Canada], (January 6, 2022)
Catholic Church found liable for sexual abuse of child in landmark case, By Shane O'Brien, IrishCentral [New York NY], (January 6, 2022)
A Fearful Asymmetry, By Judith Plaskow, Feminist Studies in Religion - Harvard Divinity School [Cambridge MA], (January 3, 2022)
Courageous Conversations – Twenty Years Since Spotlight: How Journalists Have Uncovered Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, Awake Milwaukee [Milwaukee WI], (January 9, 2022)
Vatican to probe Cologne finances once cardinal returns from sabbatical, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (January 8, 2022)
Sinead O’Connor needs all the support and best wishes now more than ever, By Niall O'Dowd, IrishCentral [New York NY], (January 8, 2022)
A new child sexual abuse law opens a window for victims, By Rachel Saurer, KXRM - Fox 21 [Colorado Springs CO], (January 7, 2022)
Priest abuse victims group takes aim at Mater Dei over alleged hazing, By Laura J. Nelson, Connor Sheets, and Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, (January 7, 2022)
Lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse filed against Archdiocese of Denver, By Faith Miller, Colorado Newsline [Denver, CO], (January 7, 2022)
Delta professor alleges sexual abuse by Prince George Catholic priests, By Jeremy Hainsworth, Delta Optimist [Ladner, British Columbia, Canada], (January 6, 2022)
Catholic Church ordered to pay 14 million pesos to sexual abuse victim, Buenos Aires Times [Buenos Aires, Argentina], (January 7, 2022)
January 10, 2022
Brisbane priest charged with sex offences, By Robyn Muth, Australian Associated Press, The West Australian [Perth, Australia], (January 10, 2022)
Priest who abused boys in Boonville dies in prison, News Tribune [Jefferson City MO], (January 7, 2022)
Leaked church report accuses Pope Benedict of clerical abuse cover-up, By Derek Scally, Irish Times [Dublin, Ireland], (January 5, 2022)
Priest removed from Fort Wayne church after inappropriate behavior spent time at St. Pius, By Marek Mazurek, South Bend Tribune [South Bend IN], (January 5, 2022)
Law firm to publish report on handling of abuse in Munich Archdiocese, The Boston Pilot [Boston, MA], (January 4, 2022)
The enablers of child abuse in families and the Church, By Fr. Shay Cullen, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 10, 2022)
January 11, 2022
Pope moves to reorganize Vatican doctrine office, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 10, 2022)
Top official leaves Vatican doctrine office, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (January 10, 2022)
CDF secretary’s departure beginning of dicastery shakeup, The Pillar [Washington DC], (January 10, 2022)
Verdict in Indian bishop’s rape trial likely on Jan. 14, By UCA News reporter, Kochi, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 11, 2022)
Trial in nun rape case over, verdict likely on January 14, By Express News Service, New Indian Express [Chennai, India], (January 11, 2022)
20 years after Spotlight investigation of the Catholic sex abuse crisis, is the church a safer place?, By Kathleen McChesney, America [New York NY], (January 5, 2022)
Victorian Catholic diocese found vicariously liable for child sexual abuse in landmark ruling, By Christopher Knaus, The Guardian [London, England], (January 4, 2022)
Church asks court to determine abuse victim’s sexuality and if relationship with priest “pleased” him, By Daniel Tilles, Notes from Poland [Kraków, Poland], (January 11, 2022)
Family of Alleged Priest Abuse Victim Sues Oakland Diocese, By Bay City News, NBC Bay Area/KNTV, Ch. 11, (January 11, 2022)
‘I was scared’ — Women say they were beaten, mistreated by nuns at Parma children’s home in 1960s, By Jonathan Walsh, WEWS-TV, ABC - 5 (News5Cleveland.com)[Cleveland OH], (January 11, 2022)
January 12, 2022
Former priest admits to sex crimes, withdraws pleas after judge rejects sentencing agreement, By Aileen Wingblad, The Oakland Press [Troy MI], (January 11, 2022)
Woman uses new Colorado law to sue over alleged sex assault in 1977, By Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, (January 7, 2022)
SNAP disputes assessment of Dallas charter at its 20th anniversary, By Mark Pattison, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 11, 2022)
Canadian bishop: Plans for healing, reconciliation campaign finalized soon, By Michael Swan, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 6, 2022)
The sex abuse scandal is not over. The hierarchal culture still needs transformation., By Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 12, 2022)
EU plans law requiring tech firms to do more to combat child abuse, Reuters [London, England], (January 8, 2022)
EU plans to fight child sexual abuse online with new law obliging tech firms to report offences, By Tom Bateman, Euronews [Lyon, France], (January 10, 2022)
‘Spotlight’ On Clergy Sex Abuse 20 Years Later Shows Why Journalism Matters, By Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged [New York, NY], (January 11, 2022)
Is the Catholic Church Beginning to Address Abuse of Adults?, Awake Milwaukee [Milwaukee WI], (January 4, 2022)
Philippines anti-child marriage law passed, age of consent law next, Intellasia [Perth, AU], (January 10, 2022)
The Philippines Is Raising the Age of Consent. That May Not Be Enough to Protect Its Children, By Chad De Guzman , Time [New York, NY], (January 7, 2022)
J.C. AND OTHERS V. BELGIUM: THE DELICATE BALANCE OF STATE IMMUNITY AND HUMAN DIGNITY, By Ash Stanley-Ryan, Strasbourg Observers [Ghent, Belgium], (January 12, 2022)
January 13, 2022
Oversight panel to carry out church sex abuse reforms in Springfield Diocese, By Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire Gazette [Hampshire MA], (January 12, 2022)
Springfield Diocese names members of Implementation and Oversight Committee, iObserve (Diocese of Springfield MA], (January 12, 2022)
Children of Catholic Sexual Abuse Victim Allowed to Sue California Diocese After His Death, By Heather Bair, Newsweek [New York NY], (January 12, 2022)
Bishops of Portugal establish independent commission on abuse, By Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News - Holy See [Vatican City], (January 12, 2022)
Kin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law, By Brian Melley, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 11, 2022)
Verdict in Kerala nun rape case on Friday, key witness says it will be ‘victory over devil’, By Rickson Oommen Thiruvananthapuram, India Today [Uttar Pradesh, India], (January 13, 2022)
Kerala nun rape case: Timeline of case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal ahead of Friday verdict, By Rickson Oommen Thiruvananthapuram, India Today [Uttar Pradesh, India], (January 13, 2022)
Former priest withdraws pleas over child sex abuse after judge’s rejection of sentencing agreement, By Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency, Catholic World Report [San Francisco CA], (January 12, 2022)
Point person on abuse in Bolivia says more must be done to tackle crisis, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (January 13, 2022)
Poland church asks court to verify if abuse victim is gay, By vanessa gera, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 13, 2022)
January 14, 2022
German canon lawyer: Wait for abuse report before casting blame, By Catholic News Service, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 14, 2022)
Indian Bishop Is Acquitted on Charges of Raping a Nun, By Suhasini Raj, New York Times, (January 14, 2022)
Indian court acquits bishop of charge of raping nun, By Ashok Sharma , Associated Press [New York NY], (January 14, 2022)
Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted in Kerala nun rape, verdict draws chorus of outrage, By Vishnu Varma, Indian Express [Noida, India], (January 14, 2022)
Spain’s Catholic dioceses to collect abuse allegations after talks with pope, Reuters [London, England], (January 14, 2022)
Pope needs to do more, says abuse prevention expert, By Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (January 13, 2022)
People throw stones only at a tree with fruits: Bishop Franco Mulakkal on acquittal, By Rickson Oommen Thiruvananthapuram, India Today [Uttar Pradesh, India], (January 14, 2022)
Catholic bishop accused of repeatedly raping nun is acquitted in India, By Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News [New York NY], (January 14, 2022)
Franco Mulakkal: Kerala court clears bishop in nun’s rape, BBC [London, England], (January 14, 2022)
January 15, 2022
Bishop Franco Mulakkal Acquitted In Rape Case, Smiles As He Leaves Court, By Sneha Mary Koshy, NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd) [New Delhi, India], (January 14, 2022)
Catholic Bishop in India Cleared on Charges of Sexually Assaulting a Nun, By CNA Staff, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (January 14, 2022)
Victims seek definitive European ruling on Vatican immunity, By Nicole Winfield, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 13, 2022)
Spanish bishops meet with pope, vow to investigate sex abuse cases, By Junno Arocho Esteves, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 14, 2022)
Omaha priest charged with theft by deception in Sarpy County Court, By KETV Staff Report, KETV - ABC 7 [Omaha NE], (January 14, 2022)
Omaha priest, linked to sex abuse cases, facing more jail time for suspected thefts, By Joe Jordan, News Channel Nebraska [Omaha NE], (January 14, 2022)
Polish diocese apologizes for asking if sex abuse victim is gay and if he enjoyed sexual encounters with priest, By MURI ASSUNÇÃO, New York Daily News, (January 13, 2022)
Polish diocese apologizes for asking if abuse victim is gay, By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 13, 2022)
Ireland to give adopted people their records to end ‘historic wrong’, By Reuters, Reuters [London, England], (January 12, 2022)
Irish adoptees to get right of access to birth certificates, BBC [London, England], (January 12, 2022)
Egyptian media owner detained after trafficking and sexual assault claims, By Edmund Bower, The Guardian [London, England], (January 13, 2022)
‘Egypt’s Jeffrey Epstein’, Mohamed Al-Amin, Arrested for Human Trafficking, By Riham Darwish, Albawaba [Amman, Jordan], (January 9, 2022)
‘Courage’ leads abuse victims as Tulare County pastor sentenced to prison, By Sheyanne N Romero, Visalia Times-Delta [Visalia CA], (January 11, 2022)
Former Central Valley pastor sentenced in child molestation case, By Justin Walker, KSEE24 and CBS47/yourcentralvalley.com [Fresno CA], (January 11, 2022)
Two Catholic universities among group sued over financial aid practices, By Tom Tracy, Crux [Denver CO], (January 14, 2022)
Ex-Indiana minister sentenced to ten years for child molestation, By Peter Blanchard, The Reporter Times [Martinsville, IN], (January 12, 2022)
January 16, 2022
Boy Scouts Executive Arrested on Sexual Battery, Molestation Charges: Police, By Thomas Kika, Newsweek [New York NY], (January 15, 2022)
Prince Andrew, accuser seek witnesses in sex abuse lawsuit, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 15, 2022)
Spanish bishops praise abuse report, but say more ‘rigor’ would be nice, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (January 15, 2022)
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI provided 82 pages of information for upcoming clerical abuse report, By KNA International, America [New York NY], (January 14, 2022)
Letter to the editor: Catholic Church’s continuing power gives reader pause, The Portland Press Herald [Portland ME], (January 15, 2022)
Gonzaga’s Jesuits should pray for victims, not predator priests, By Joan Nockels Wilson, Anchorage Daily News [Anchorage AK], (January 15, 2022)
Tuam: Truth about mother and baby homes is ‘inextricably linked with the grave sites’, By Michael Murphy, The Irish Post [London, England], (January 16, 2022)
Haunting glimpse around abandoned Catholic college with a troublesome past, By Alan Weston, Liverpool Echo [Liverpool, England], (January 16, 2022)
January 17, 2022
Indonesia sees spike in sexual abuse of children, By Konradus EpaKonradus Epa and Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 17, 2022)
India: Bishop rape ruling raises questions about role of church, By Murali Krishnan, Deutsche Welle [Bonn, Germany], (January 17, 2022)
Mumbai priest’s conviction for child abuse sparks debate on church procedures for victim protection, By Flavia Agnes, Scroll [Framingham MA], (January 16, 2022)
Reporter Danae King strives to give a ‘voice to the voiceless,’ help people, By Danae King, Columbus Dispatch [Columbus OH], (January 16, 2022)
January 18, 2022
Catholic Church tried to argue that altar boy derived ‘pleasure’ from priest’s abuse, By Rhuaridh Marr , Metro Weekly [Washington DC], (January 17, 2022)
10 Things to Know about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, By Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (January 16, 2022)
Church needs to do more than provide financial compensation to victims of sexual abuse, By Brenda Coleman, Catherine M. Pead, and RJ McCabe, St. Catharines Standard [St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada], (January 17, 2022)
New Colorado Law Gives Sex Abuse Survivors New Option In Court, By Rick Sallinger, KCNC - CBS 4 [Denver CO], (January 17, 2022)
Portuguese abuse commission begins work investigating ‘deep pain and suffering’, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (January 18, 2022)
January 19, 2022
Former KC priest who was the subject of dozens of child sexual abuse lawsuits has died, By Judy L Thomas, Kansas City Star [Kansas City MO], (January 18, 2022)
NJ state probe is ‘impediment’ to McCarrick records release, The Pillar [Washington DC], (January 14, 2022)
Polish diocese apologizes after suggestion altar server enjoyed rape, By Jonathan Luxmoore, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 18, 2022)
Indian Church’s failures in handling sex abuse cases, By Raynah Braganza Passanha, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 17, 2022)
Concern over nun’s safety after Indian bishop’s rape acquittal, By Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (January 17, 2022)
Bishop’s acquittal: Kerala court questions nun’s ‘conduct’, ignores change in law on rape, By Apurva Vishwanath, Indian Express [Noida, India], (January 16, 2022)
Irrespective of judgement, Bishop Franco will continue to be looked at with suspicion – Opinion, By Saira Shah Halim, India Today [Uttar Pradesh, India], (January 17, 2022)
It’s time to find out where religious life can go without patriarchy, By Linda Romey, Global Sisters Report [Kansas City, MO], (January 18, 2022)
As past alleged misconduct with high school girl resurfaces, Brother Martin chaplain retires, By Ramon Antonio Vargas, Nola.com [New Orleans, LA], (January 18, 2022)
Group delivers whistleblower documents on clergy abuse, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 19, 2022)
Survivor advocacy group delivers Catholic Church whistleblower documents for state investigation into faith leader abuse, By Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), (January 18, 2022)
Diocese of Green Bay included in potential clergy abuse evidence brought forth, By Charlee Rubesky, WLUK - Fox 11 [Green Bay WI], (January 18, 2022)
‘This is criminal evidence’: Advocates deliver boxes of documents regarding clergy abuse to attorney general, By Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel [Milwaukee WI], (January 18, 2022)
January 20, 2022
Benedict Faulted for Handling of Abuse Cases When He Was an Archbishop, By Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, (January 20, 2022)
German investigation accuses Pope Benedict XVI of ‘wrongdoing’ in handling of abuse cases while archbishop of Munich, By Chico Harlan and Loveday Morris, Washington Post, (January 20, 2022)
January 21, 2022
Benedict accused of ‘misconduct’ in Munich abuse report, By Madoc Cairns, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (January 20, 2022)
German clerical abuse survivors welcome criticism of former pope, By Derek Scally, Irish Times [Dublin, Ireland], (January 20, 2022)
Ex-Pope Benedict criticised in Munich Church abuse report, By Madeline Chambers, Reuters [London, England], (January 20, 2022)
Probe Finds Ex-pope Benedict Failed to Act in German Abuse Cases, By Ralf Isermann with Femke Colborne, Agence France Presse [Paris, France], (January 20, 2022)
Settlements alone are not enough, By Brenda Coleman, R.J. McCabe, and Catherine M. Pead, St. Catharines Standard [St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada], (January 18, 2022)
Power, lust and church: Mulakkal verdict brings focus back on sex abuse in convents despite ‘checks’, By Nidhi Suresh, News Laundry [New Delhi, India], (January 19, 2022)
Former pope Benedict accused of inaction over child sexual abuse cases, By Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian [London, England], (January 20, 2022)
Federal government calls on the Catholic Church to work through, Der Spiegel [Hamburg, Germany], (January 21, 2022)
Ex-Pope Benedict failed to act against abusive priests in Germany, report finds, By Claudio Lavanga and AK Pohlers, NBC News [New York NY], (January 20, 2022)
I’m pro-life. Here’s why I don’t attend the March for Life., By Kathleen Sprows Cummings, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (January 21, 2022)
Pope vows justice for abuse victims after Ratzinger faulted, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 21, 2022)
Conservatives defend ex pope after report but experts see legacy dented, By Philip Pullella, Reuters [London, England], (January 21, 2022)
Report on sexual abuse in German diocese faults retired pope, By Geir Moulson, Associated Press [New York NY], (January 21, 2022)