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.
August 1, 2025
Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope’s hometown to call for more reforms, By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 31, 2025)
Is the Catholic church headed into a new era of secrecy over child sex abuse?, By Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago IL], (August 1, 2025)
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse say Pope Leo XIV covered up reported abuse in Peru, By Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News [New York NY], (July 31, 2025)
Utah’s Catholic bishop finds latest allegations of sex abuse by a priest ‘credible’, By David Noyce and Peggy Fletcher Stack , Salt Lake Tribune [Salt Lake City UT], (July 31, 2025)
Coverup allegations against Leo spun by defrocked priest, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (August 1, 2025)
Glimpses of Hope: Reflections on Journeying with Survivors of Clergy Abuse, By Mark Joseph Williams and Hans Zollner SJ , Where Peter Is [Beltsville MD], (August 1, 2025)
Peruvian woman who alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled her sexual abuse case visits Chicago, By Kaitlin Washburn, Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago IL], (July 31, 2025)
Man sexually assaulted by priest at Maine Maritime Academy finally reaches settlement, By John Terhune, Portland Press Herald [Portland ME], (July 31, 2025)
August 2, 2025
Judicial investigation of Bolivian Jesuits reveals pattern of covering up pedophilia cases, By Julio Núñez, El País [Madrid, Spain], (August 1, 2025)
Woman rebuts Peruvian diocese’s assertion that future pope investigated sex abuse claims, By Justin McClellan and Brian Fraga, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (August 1, 2025)
Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope’s hometown to call for more reforms, By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 31, 2025)
SBC Pastor Who Mishandled Reports of Abuse Reemerges at Houston Megachurch, By Josh Shepherd, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (July 30, 2025)
Lima cardinal accused of mishandling seminary allegations, By Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar [Washington DC], (August 1, 2025)
Diocese of Salt Lake City affirms credible abuse allegation against Colombian-born priest, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (August 1, 2025)
‘This gave me an opportunity to have a voice’: Local childhood clergy sexual abuse survivors speak out, By Isabel Garcia, WROC [Rochester NY], (July 30, 2025)