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.
October 1, 2023
Maryland’s Child Victims Act takes effect: What to expect in the days ahead, By Rachel Konieczny & Madeleine O'Neill, The Daily Record [Baltimore MD], (October 1, 2023)
Pope Francis cements legacy, stamps Church future with new cardinals, By Philip Pullella, Reuters [London, England], (September 30, 2023)
Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals — including an American — to help reform Catholic Church, By Alyssa Guzman, New York Post [New York, NY], (September 30, 2023)
Suiting up, making the case, and guess who’s coming to dinner, By Ed. Condon, The Pillar [Washington DC], (September 29, 2023)
Baltimore Archdiocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ahead of anticipated lawsuits over child sexual abuse, By Alaa Elassar and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN [Atlanta GA], (October 1, 2023)
‘The most equitable path for all victim-survivors’ – Archdiocese of Baltimore files for Chapter 11 reorganization, By Christopher Gunty, Catholic Review - Archdiocese of Baltimore [Baltimore MD], (September 29, 2023)
Abuse survivors demand resignation of “totally inappropriate” Fernández, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Catholic Herald [London, England], (September 30, 2023)
Borongan bishop defends self after making public dismissal of priest, By Joey Gabieta, Philippine Daily Inquirer [Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines], (September 30, 2023)
New rights for child sex abuse victims, tougher gun laws to take effect in Md., By Erin Cox, Fredrick Kunkle and Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, (September 30, 2023)
October 2, 2023
Former St. John Vianney Nurse Pleads Guilty to Sex Crime Against Student, By Monica Obradovic, Riverfront Times [St. Louis MO], (September 25, 2023)
Report into church’s handling of allegations against former Pembrokeshire priest, By Tom Sinclair, Pembrokeshire Herald [Milford Haven UK], (October 2, 2023)
Celibacy is not a direct cause of sexual abuse, expert says, By Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (October 1, 2023)
Statement on Nowicki trial, Diocese of Marquette [Marquette MI], (September 28, 2023)
Former priest convicted of child sexually abusive activity after 2021 sting operation, By Brandon Chew, WPBN - NBC 7 [Traverse City MI], (October 1, 2023)
Sex assault charges against Framingham priest are dismissed. Here’s why, By Norman Miller, MetroWest Daily News [Framingham MA], (October 2, 2023)
October 3, 2023
Elected officials are doing the right thing, Norwalk Reflector [Norwalk OH], (September 30, 2023)
Church failed to act on priest who ‘drugged and raped’ women, victim claims, By James Badcock, The Telegraph [London, England], (October 1, 2023)
Clergy Abuse Survivors Propose New ‘Zero Tolerance’ Law Following Outcry Over Vatican Appointment, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (October 2, 2023)
Sexual abuse survivors and advocates: Here’s what we want to say to Maryland’s Catholic parishioners, By Betsy Schindler, David Lorenz, Anonymous, David Schapelle, Teresa Lancaster, Frank Schindler, and Jean Hargadon Wehner, Baltimore Sun [Baltimore MD], (October 2, 2023)
Catholic Church’s major global meeting: Controversy expected, By Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle [Bonn, Germany], (October 3, 2023)
Sex abuse lawsuits filed under Maryland’s new Child Victims Act begin to stack up, By Jonathan M. Pitts and Lee O. Sanderlin, Capital Gazette [Parole MD], (October 2, 2023)
3 years later, few signs of life in state’s child sex abuse probe, By Brendan J. Lyons, Times Union [Albany NY], (October 3, 2023)
October 4, 2023
Bolivian prosecutors ask Vatican for reports on ‘irregularities’ regarding abuse scandal, By Julieta Villar, ACI Prensa staff, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (October 3, 2023)
Boston Archdiocese opposes canceling civil statute of limitations for abuse claims, By Damien Fisher, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (October 3, 2023)
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Won’t Name His Predators and Won’t Be Honest About Bankruptcy, By Adam Horowitz Law, Adam Horowitz Law [Fort Lauderdale, FL], (October 3, 2023)
The Archdiocese of Baltimore declared bankruptcy. It wasn’t about money., By Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, (October 2, 2023)
Maryland Childhood Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed in Days After New Law Lifts Statute of Limitations Restrictions, By Irvin Jackson, About Lawsuits [Baltimore, MD], (October 3, 2023)
FBI Agents Probe Justice Barrett’s ‘Christian’ Cult Over Sex Abuse Charges, By Alex Henderson, The National Memo [New York, NY], (October 3, 2023)
Amy Coney Barrett’s Christian Group Probed by FBI: What We Know, By Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek [New York NY], (October 3, 2023)
Bankruptcy court pauses sexual abuse suits against Catholic parishes, schools, By Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, (October 3, 2023)
As synod on Catholic Church’s future begins, abuse survivors demand equal time, By Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service - Missouri School of Journalism [Columbia MO], (October 3, 2023)
Archdiocese of Washington hit with lawsuit claiming decades of sexual abuse, By Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times [Washington, D.C.], (October 3, 2023)
Twenty victims of pedophilia denounce the Society of Jesus of Bolivia for covering up rapes, By JULIO NÚÑEZ, El País [Madrid, Spain], (October 3, 2023)
Archdiocese of Baltimore makes first appearance in federal bankruptcy court, By Kate Amara, WBAL-TV, NBC-11 [Baltimore MD], (October 3, 2023)
Fishers Christian Academy teacher preliminarily charged with sex crimes against children, By James Howell Jr., WRTV-TV, ABC-6 [Indianapolis IN], (October 3, 2023)
Victims of sexual abuse demand action from UN and Vatican, Swissinfo [Bern, Switzerland], (October 3, 2023)