News Archive
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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)
July 9, 2025
How NCR tried to expose the Theodore McCarrick scandal, and hit a wall of silence, By Peter Feuerherd, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 8, 2025)
Update: Prosecutors add 6 additional molestation charges against former Catholic priest, Paso Robles Daily News [Paso Robles, CA], (July 8, 2025)
French archbishop appoints priest convicted of rape as chancellor, By Jack Figge, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 8, 2025)
Archdiocese of Hartford to pay $2.4 million settlement in clergy abuse case, NBC Connecticut [West Hartford, CT], (July 8, 2025)
July 10, 2025
Why confession is at the heart of a religious liberty battle, By Mariya Manzhos, Deseret News [Salt Lake City, UT], (July 9, 2025)
Twelve new accusers say French priest Abbé Pierre sexually abused them, RFI - Radio France Internationale [Paris, France], (July 10, 2025)
French archbishop appoints chancellor convicted of abuse, By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News [Huntington IN], (July 10, 2025)
July 11, 2025
Hartford Archdiocese to pay $2.4M to man sexually abused by priest in the ’80s, By Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, (July 10, 2025)
Closing a Parish to Pay for a Priest’s Crimes, By Maggie Phillips, Tablet [New York NY], (July 9, 2025)
Cologne archdiocese not liable for priest’s abuse, court rules, By Kelly Valencia, Premier Christian News [Crowborough, England], (July 10, 2025)
The curious case of Father Freddy, a former South Side pastor accused of child sex abuse, By Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago IL], (July 11, 2025)
German court refuses compensation claim as abuser priest ‘acted in private’, By Natalie K. Watson, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (July 9, 2025)
Five Buffalo parishes file lawsuit against diocese over sex abuse settlement contributions, By Sean Mickey, WGRZ-TV, MSN [Redmond WA ], (July 9, 2025)
Parishioners sue Buffalo Diocese to stop payments in abuse settlement, By Aidan Joly, WIVB [Buffalo NY], (July 9, 2025)
Will Leo weigh in on France’s criminal chancellor?, By JD Flynn, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 11, 2025)
July 12, 2025
Catholic priest pleads not guilty, another alleged victim identified, By Karen Velie, Calcoastnews.com [San Luis Obispo, CA], (July 11, 2025)
The curious case of Father Freddy, a former South Side pastor accused of child sex abuse, By Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago IL], (July 11, 2025)
Mississippi priest in training arrested on child pornography charges, DeSoto County Sheriff says, Fox 13 [Memphis, TN], (July 11, 2025)
In-Depth: Former members of Tucson church describe “far from Godly” actions after child abuse charges filed, By Chorus Nylander, KVOA-TV [Tucson AZ], (July 10, 2025)
Newsboys Owner Wes Campbell Resigns From Gospel Music Association Board Over Michael Tait Scandal, By Jessica Morris, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 11, 2025)
Church Trial of ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch Starts Monday, By Kathryn Post, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 11, 2025)
ARC Pastor Appoints Sex Offenders—And Exposes Himself to Female Volunteer, By Rebecca Hopkins, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 10, 2025)
New York Supreme Court halts payments to Buffalo abuse fund amid parish merger dispute, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 11, 2025)
July 13, 2025
Deadline paused for church funds to be added to Buffalo Diocese abuse settlement, Spectrum News 1 [Buffalo, NY], (July 11, 2025)
B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church, By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press, CHVN 95.1 FM [Winnipeg, MB, Canada], (July 11, 2025)
Former Welsh bishop faces fresh abuse probe, By Lydia Davies, Premier Christian News [Crowborough, England], (July 12, 2025)
Man conceived at B.C. residential school and his dad sue Anglican Church, By Susan Lazaruk, Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, British Columbia], (July 10, 2025)
Expert in abuse prevention offers workshops in Brazil, By Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux [Denver CO], (July 12, 2025)
Sex-abuse priest’s promotion draws attacks on Catholic Church, By Claire Gallen, AFP, Philippine Daily Inquirer [Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines], (July 13, 2025)
‘Credible allegation’ of child sex abuse against Fr Herman A. Porter, late Black Catholic activist, By Nate Tinner-Williams, Black Catholic Messenger [San Francisco CA], (July 11, 2025)
July 14, 2025
French bishops reveal 12 new abuse allegations against Abbé Pierre, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 12, 2025)
Groups from WNY churches sue Diocese of Buffalo over clergy abuse settlement contributions, By Maki Becker, WKBW [Buffalo NY], (July 9, 2025)
Parishioners sue Diocese of Buffalo to block payments toward $150M abuse settlement, Spectrum News [New York NY], (July 9, 2025)
July 15, 2025
Toulouse archbishop faces outrage for appointing abuser to diocesan post, By Bess Twiston Davies, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (July 14, 2025)
State Supreme Court Pauses Deadline for Parishes to Make Payments to Buffalo Diocese to Fund Clergy Abuse Settlement, WRFA Radio [Jamestown NY], (July 14, 2025)
Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors’ new president ‘pioneer in his field,’ French lawyer says, By Caroline de Sury, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 14, 2025)
Ascension Parish parishioners hold meeting in Sunday heat wave: “We are not closing, and we are not paying the assessment”, Video News Service [Batavia NY], (July 13, 2025)
Mississippi priest in training arrested on child porn charges, DeSoto County sheriff says, By Jacob Wilt, Commercial Appeal [Memphis TN], (July 11, 2025)
Tuam is a microcosm for Ireland’s history of discarded bones, By Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times [Dublin, Ireland], (July 15, 2025)
Full excavation of Tuam mass baby grave begins, By Chris Page, BBC [London, England], (July 14, 2025)
Judge expected to issue injunction against WA law designating clergy as mandatory reporters, By Helen Smith, KING-TV, Ch. 5 [Seattle WA], (July 14, 2025)
An Irish baby was discarded in a septic tank 80 years ago. Her sister won’t rest until she’s buried, By Kara Fox, CNN [Atlanta GA], (July 14, 2025)
Dig for Children’s Remains Begins at Irish Home for Unwed Mothers, By Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times [New York NY], (July 14, 2025)
Excavation begins of site of Tuam mother and baby institution, By Stephen Conneely, Irish Times [Dublin, Ireland], (July 14, 2025)
July 16, 2025
US, Catholics clash with Washington state over seal of confession in abuse cases, By Ryan Di Corpo, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 16, 2025)
Tennessee priest will serve 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 15, 2025)
The Church’s Mixed Messages to Survivors: From Hostility to Healing, By John Bellocchio, Where Peter Is [Beltsville MD], (July 15, 2025)
Former administrator at Salem and Stayton Catholic schools charged in sex abuse of student, By Isabel Funk, Statesman Journal [Salem OR], (July 15, 2025)
Former Franklin Catholic priest sentenced on child sex crimes, By Pat O'Donnell, WKRN - ABC 2 [Nashville TN], (July 15, 2025)
Former priest who sexually abused his three sisters jailed for eight years, By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson, BreakingNews.ie [Dublin, Ireland], (July 14, 2025)
UPDATE: Catholic influencer denies claims of ‘grooming’ underage girl: ‘Complete fabrication’, By Francesca Pollio Fenton, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 15, 2025)
Benedictine Abbey in Belgium temporarily dissolved following abuse allegations, By Thomas Philipp Reiter, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 16, 2025)
Accused priest seeks laicization, as Lima cardinal pushes back on critics, By Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 11, 2025)
Recently ordained Nashville Catholic priest sentenced to 7 years in prison; survivors’ group says conviction shows sexual abuse in the Church remains a serious problem, SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [Chicago IL], (July 16, 2025)
When is the right time to speak the truth about toxic people?, By Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (July 15, 2025)
July 17, 2025
What the Bishops’ Mistakes with the Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis Teach Us About the Trump Administration’s Cover-up of the Epstein Files, By Marci A. Hamilton, Verdict - Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia [Mountain View CA], (July 17, 2025)
Former Rockford priest added to list of those with ‘credible allegations’ of child sex abuse, By Sydni Stoffregen, WIFR-TV, Ch. 23 [Rockville IL], (July 16, 2025)
Class action planned over alleged ‘serious physical abuse’ at Hobart’s St Virgil’s College in the 1970s and 80s, By Loretta Lohberger, Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC [Sydney, Australia], (July 16, 2025)
Catholic bishops ask court to halt law requiring priests to report abuse, By Cassy Benefield, Fāvs News [Pullman WA], (July 16, 2025)
Priests’ group urges Pope Leo to protect due process for accused clergy, By Ryan Di Corpo, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 17, 2025)
Priest convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican, By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News [Huntington IN], (July 17, 2025)
July 18, 2025
Will Pope Leo finally break the church’s cycle of denial?, By Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, (July 18, 2025)
Roanoke priest accused in Florida lawsuit of sexual abuse, By Colby Johnson, WDBJ-TV, CBS-7 [Roanoke VA], (July 17, 2025)
Attorneys file 8 lawsuits alleging Catholic clergy abuse in Southern New Mexico, By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico - Division of States Newsroom [Santa Fe NM], (July 17, 2025)
El Paso, Las Cruces dioceses face eight lawsuits over alleged child sexual abuse, By David Ibave, KFOX-TV, Ch. 14 [El Paso TX], (July 17, 2025)
County prosecutors won’t enforce clergy mandatory reporting law until final ruling, By Helen Smith, KING-TV, Ch. 5 [Seattle WA], (July 17, 2025)
As excavation begins at Irish maternity home, Catholic experts urge fact-based news reporting, By Michael Kelly, Global Sisters Report [Kansas City, MO], (July 17, 2025)
Irish team begins search for children’s remains at former home for unwed mothers, By Victoria Cardiel, EWTN - Great Britain [Walsingham, England, United Kingdom], (July 17, 2025)
Excavation to begin at Irish mother and baby home where 796 infants were buried in septic tank, By Amy-Clare Martin, Irish Independent [Dublin, Ireland], (July 14, 2025)
July 19, 2025
U.S. Catholic priests write to Pope asking for just canonical process when they receive accusations, Zenit [Rome, Italy], (July 17, 2025)
Judge blocks WA requirement for priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession, By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard [Olympia, WA], (July 18, 2025)
Judge blocks Washington state law requiring Catholic priests to report abuse, even if disclosed in confession, By Josh Christenson, New York Post [New York NY], (July 18, 2025)
Washington law requiring clergy to report child abuse put on hold by federal judge, By Michell Roland, The Spokesman-Review [Spokane WA], (July 18, 2025)
Federal judge blocks anti-Catholic Washington law, By Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, MSN [Redmond WA ], (July 18, 2025)
Former Franklin priest accused of sex crimes pleads guilty, gets 7 years, By Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, Yahoo! [Sunnyvale CA], (July 15, 2025)
July 20, 2025
NM law firm files 8 abuse lawsuits against the El Paso, Las Cruces dioceses, By Lauren Bly, KVIA [El Paso TX], (July 17, 2025)
El Paso Diocese responds to child sex abuse lawsuits, By Melissa Luna and Luisa Barrios, KTSM [El Paso TX], (July 17, 2025)
‘Clergy were explicitly singled out’: Trump admin and Catholic priests secure victory against child abuse reporting law that would violate the confidentiality of confessional, By Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime [New York NY], (July 18, 2025)
District judge rules to halt Washington State law that requires priests to break confession seal, By Mariya Manzhos, Deseret News [Salt Lake City, UT], (July 18, 2025)
Catholics should show lost Tuam babies same care as the unborn, By Brenda Power, The Times/The Sunday Times [London, England], (July 19, 2025)
The rain is ‘children’s tears’ at Tuam mother and baby home dig, By Orla Ní Riain, The Times/The Sunday Times [London, England], (July 19, 2025)
Trump administration intervenes to help block law requiring priests to report child abuse revealed in confessions, By Io Dodds, Irish Independent [Dublin, Ireland], (July 18, 2025)
Trump and the Catholic Church Fight a Law Requiring Clergy to Report Child Abuse, By Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone [New York NY], (July 20, 2025)
July 21, 2025
Two convicted for ‘money mule’ role in Caritas Luxembourg fraud, By Jack Figge, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 18, 2025)
Podcast Goes Inside the Troubling World of an Accused NJ Cult, By James LaForge, New Jersey Monthly Magazine [Morristown NJ], (July 18, 2025)
Bishop places restrictions on Catholic influencer accused of misconduct, pending investigation, By Gina Christian, OSV News [Huntington IN], (July 20, 2025)
The red cross, perverse mercy, and a crime against nature, By Ed. Condon, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 18, 2025)
Victims of Peru group mark victory, but lament slow pace of justice, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 21, 2025)
Call for witnesses of alleged sexual abuse at Wagga Catholic school to come forward, By Oliver Jacques, Region Riverina [Wagga Wagga NSW, Australia], (July 19, 2025)
Conviction And Controversy: Pastor John MacArthur’s Legacy, By Bobby Ross, Jr., Religion Unplugged - The Media Project - Institute for Nonprofit News [Dallas TX], (July 18, 2025)
Amidst Epstein Files, States Makes Clergy Report Child Abuse, By Kermit Zarley, Patheos [Englewood CO], (July 20, 2025)
July 22, 2025
GROPED: How Missionaries at Hillcrest School in Jos Sexually Abused Male, Female Pupils Decades Ago (I), By Sodeeq Atanda, Foundation for Investigative Journalism [Nigeria], (July 16, 2025)
8 lawsuits filed against El Paso, Las Cruces dioceses over priest sexual abuse cases, By Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times, (July 22, 2025)
Mandatory reporting law includes conversations from confession if child abuse is suspected, By Anna Stolley Persky, ABA Journal - American Bar Association [Chicago IL], (July 21, 2025)
Failed Washington bill raises concerns about child safety, By Cassidy Klein, US Catholic [Chicago, IL], (July 21, 2025)
Former priest Dennis Finbow guilty of child sex abuse, By Francesca Herring, The Hunts Post [Huntingdon, England], (July 21, 2025)
Cologne Archdiocese calls canonical complaint ‘baseless’ as abuse survivors accuse cardinal, By Martin Bürger for CNA, Catholic World Report [San Francisco CA], (July 21, 2025)
Prosecutor Resigns, Calls ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch Trial ‘Irreparably Tainted’, By Kathryn Post, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 21, 2025)
Former church youth leader accused of sexually abusing multiple underage girls, Wand17 TV [Decatur IL], (July 22, 2025)
With free legal support from ProJourn, InvestigateWest scrutinizes Jehovah’s Witnesses child abuse policies, By Lauren Ferrer, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press [Washington D.C.], (July 16, 2025)
WOUNDED: The Bumpy Road to Justice for Hillcrest School Jos Sexual Abuse Survivors (II), By Sodeeq Atanda, Foundation for Investigative Journalism [Nigeria], (July 17, 2025)
July 23, 2025
Alabama Christian School Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Misconduct with Student, By Liz Lykins, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 21, 2025)
Former Irish bishop’s remains removed from cathedral amid abuse allegations, By Sarah MacDonald, Detroit Catholic [Archdiocese of Detroit MI], (July 22, 2025)
Irish diocese disinters body of bishop accused of abuse, By Jack Figge, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 22, 2025)
“The truth will set you free”: Catholic Bishop in CAR Denies Complicity in Anonymous Abuse Case, Urges Reconciliation, By Jude Atemanke, ACIAFRICA [Nairobi, Kenya], (July 22, 2025)
Detroit pastor admits to affair, denies explosive claims from former churchgoer, By Steve Neavling, Detroit Metro Times [Detroit, MI], (July 22, 2025)
Prosecutor Resigns, Calls ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch Trial ‘Irreparably Tainted’, By Kathryn Post, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 21, 2025)
French bishop issues ‘fraternal correction’ over ‘appalling’ Spina appointment, By Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 22, 2025)
July 24, 2025
‘Avoiding moral responsibility’: Archdiocese of Baltimore abuse survivors hope to continue sharing stories, By Breana Ross, WBAL-TV, NBC-11 [Baltimore MD], (July 23, 2025)
‘By the age of 8 I knew monsters do exist’: Survivors share painful testimonies of clergy sex abuse as $246M settlement is made, By Berkeley Brean, WHEC - NBC News10 [Rochester NY], (July 23, 2025)
Roanoke priest accused of sexual abuse remains in ministry as lawsuit unfolds in Florida, By Rachel Branning, WSET-TV, ABC-13 [Lynchburg VA], (July 23, 2025)
Rochester diocese abuse settlements total $246m with new agreement, By Gio Battaglia, WROC [Rochester NY], (July 23, 2025)
Rochester diocese reaches $246M settlement in clergy abuse case, WHAM-TV, Ch. 13 [Rochester NY], (July 23, 2025)
A new abuse case rocks the Catholic Church in Mexico, By Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, Los Ángeles Press [Ciudad de México, Mexico], (July 24, 2025)
Jesuit leader Fr. Arrupe was warned of abuse allegations against priest candidate. He was still ordained., By Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian, and David Hammer, WWL-TV Louisiana, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 24, 2025)
Pope Francis changed what it means to be a pastor, By Ferdinand Okorie, C.M.F., US Catholic [Chicago, IL], (July 24, 2025)
New settlement reached between Catholic Diocese of Rochester, sex abuse survivors, By Keegan Trunick and Spectrum News Staff, Spectrum News [Syracuse NY], (July 24, 2025)
‘No wound should be minimized.’ Juárez priest gets prison in child sexual abuse case, By Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times, (July 24, 2025)
Visitation parishioners gather at Archdiocese of Cincinnati asking for truth, transparency and change, By Paula Christian, WCPO - ABC 9 [Cincinnati OH], (July 22, 2025)
July 25, 2025
Bishop denies cover-up of priest’s alleged abuse in Central African Republic, By Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux [Denver CO], (July 25, 2025)
Brady Boyd Launches New Ministry A Month After Being Forced Out of Colorado Megachurch, By Julie Roys, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 23, 2025)
‘Discretion not deception’: Woman says Raleigh diocese mishandled spiritual manipulation, By The Pillar, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 24, 2025)
July 26, 2025
Jason Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, pleads guilty to child porn possession, By Michael Gryboski,, Christian Post [Washington DC], (July 25, 2025)
Anne Arundel County pastor, former teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges, By Darreonna Davis, The Baltimore Banner [Baltimore MD], (July 25, 2025)
Pastor, teacher arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor, By Amanda Engel, WMAR - ABC 2 [Baltimore MD], (July 25, 2025)
Epstein, the Headlines, and the Children We Ignore, By Kathryn Robb, Verdict - Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia [Mountain View CA], (July 25, 2025)
Jesuit leader Fr. Arrupe was warned of abuse allegations against priest candidate. He was still ordained., By Kerry Klein, KVPR - Valley Public Radio [Fresno CA], (July 25, 2025)
D-FW churches have been rocked by a year of abuse scandals. Is it more than a coincidence?, By Adrian Ashford, Dallas Morning News [Dallas TX], (July 24, 2025)
July 27, 2025
Investigating one of the UK’s most abusive cults, By Jon Ironmonger, BBC [London, England], (July 26, 2025)
Feds raid Tujunga home of ‘TikTok Cult’ pastor in sex trafficking, fraud investigation, By Nathan Solis and Katerina Portela, Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles CA], (July 25, 2025)
Leading Conservative Activist Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material, By Ann Marie Shambaugh, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 26, 2025)
New claims of clergy abuse name southern New Mexico churches, By Algernon D'Ammassa, Albuquerque Journal [Albuquerque NM], (July 26, 2025)
NC priest resigns after spiritual direction abuse allegations, By The Pillar, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 26, 2025)
July 28, 2025
‘I was terrified’ — He wanted to be a priest. He worked in Utah’s Catholic schools. But he was hiding a painful secret., By Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune [Salt Lake City UT], (July 28, 2025)
Diocese of Rochester reaches $246 million bankruptcy settlement, By Mitchell Garabedian, WBEN NewsRadio [Buffalo NY], (July 25, 2025)
An Impossible Choice for Priests, By Thomas McKenna, Wall Street Journal [New York NY], (July 24, 2025)
Shadows of Silence: The Hidden Crisis of the Abuse of Catholic Sisters and Nuns, By Lucy Huh and Terence McKiernan, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis [Minnesota], (July 28, 2025)
July 29, 2025
A Sacrifice, By Leslie C. Griffin, Verdict - Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia [Mountain View CA], (July 29, 2025)
Clergy sex abuse victims still wait for justice, By Rick Earle, WPXI.com [Pittsburgh PA], (July 25, 2025)
Utah’s Catholic diocese announces an ‘additional investigation’ in wake of latest report of sexual abuse by a priest, By Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune [Salt Lake City UT], (July 29, 2025)
After six years, Rochester Catholic Diocese sex abuse bankruptcy case could end with settlement vote, WHEC - NBC News10 [Rochester NY], (July 29, 2025)
New lawsuits allege systemic abuse and concealment by Catholic Dioceses, By Josh Lee, New Mexico Political Report - Citizen Media Group [Albuquerque NM], (July 28, 2025)
July 30, 2025
Former Frisco pastor indicted on child pornography charges, By Penelope Rivera, Kera News [Dallas, TX], (July 29, 2025)
North suburban pastor accused of sex abuse of child for at least 3rd time: Chicago Archdiocese, By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team, ABC7 Chicago [Chicago, IL], (July 29, 2025)
Former teacher and pastor denied bond after charges of sexually abusing students, By JT Moodee Lockman, WJZ, WJZ-TV - CBS 2 [Baltimore MD], (July 28, 2025)
The leader of a secretive New Zealand commune admits abusing young church members, By Charlotte Graham-Mclay, Australian Associated Press [Sydney, Australia], (July 30, 2025)
Two Men Allege Michael Tait Sexually Assaulted Them During DC Talk Years: ‘He Was My Brother’, By Jessica Morris, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 29, 2025)
ACNA Bishops, Leaders Weigh In On Turbulent Stewart Ruch Trial, By Kathryn Post, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 29, 2025)
4 more parishes suing diocese over settlement funds, By Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini, WIVB [Buffalo NY], (July 29, 2025)
July 31, 2025
Rochester Catholic diocese abuse survivors accept $246 million settlement, By Steven Pappas, WHAM-TV, Ch. 13 [Rochester NY], (July 30, 2025)
Abuse victims agree to $246 million settlement from Diocese of Rochester, New York, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 30, 2025)
$246-million bankruptcy case expected to end Sept. 5, By Karen M. Franz, Catholic Courier [Diocese of Rochester NY], (July 30, 2025)
Sexual abuse survivors unanimously accept settlement with Catholic Diocese of Rochester, Spectrum News [New York NY], (July 30, 2025)
Abuse survivors respond to $246M settlement with Rochester diocese, By Brian Sharp, WXXI News - NPR [Rochester NY], (July 30, 2025)
Lake Zurich priest again placed on leave amid child abuse allegations, Daily Herald [Arlington Heights IL], (July 29, 2025)
New Evidence of Cover-Up by Pope Leo XIV: Peruvian Survivor Ana María Quispe Díaz to Speak Out Publicly in the U.S. for the First Time, By Sarah Pearson, SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [Chicago IL], (July 30, 2025)
St. Bernard cuts ties with Norwich Diocese to boost donations, By Daniel Drainville, The Day [New London CT], (July 30, 2025)
Pope Leo XIV affirms celibacy for priests, demands ‘firm’ action on sex abuse, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 25, 2025)