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.
July 1, 2022
Albany Diocese proposes mediation for clergy sex abuse victims suing it, By John Cropley, The Daily Gazette [Schenectady NY], (June 29, 2022)
FBI probes sex abuse within the Archdiocese of New Orleans; SNAP, others react, By Sabrina Wilson, WVUE [New Orleans LA], (June 29, 2022)
SNAP applauds as the FBI opens a probe into abuse and cover-up within the Archdiocese of New Orleans, SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [Chicago IL], (June 29, 2022)
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans, By Jim Mustian, Associated Press [New York NY], (June 29, 2022)
The Abuse Scandal & Synodality, By Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal [New York NY], (June 30, 2022)
Ex-priest awarded damages against Church over childhood abuse, BBC [London, England], (July 1, 2022)
Sexual abuse by prominent Catholic figure: Superior did not make police report as victims insisted on keeping matters private, By Gabrielle Andres, Channel News Asia (CNA) [Queenstown, Singapore], (June 6, 2022)
My Turn: Abortion bans, sexual abuse and Catholic misogyny, By Carrie N. Baker, Greenfield Recorder [Greenfield MA], (June 30, 2022)
Columbus diocese’s list of clergy accused of sex abuse grows to 53 with Newark priest, By Danae King, Columbus Dispatch [Columbus OH], (June 30, 2022)
Warning of bankruptcy, Albany diocese proposes abuse settlement plan, By Brendan J. Lyons, Times Union [Albany NY], (June 30, 2022)
July 2, 2022
Episcopal Church Assault Data Reveals the Dark Side of Inclusive Christianity, By Charlotte Dalwood, Religion Dispatches, (July 1, 2022)
US Ambassador to Ireland: Church sex abuse ‘did shake my faith. For three years I did not attend mass’, By Simon Carswell, Irish Times [Dublin, Ireland], (July 2, 2022)
A secret world of power, abuse and cover-ups in New Zealand schools, By Steve Kilgallon, Stuff [Wellington, New Zealand], (July 2, 2022)
FBI Probe Could Help Prosecute Louisiana Priests Accused of Inter-State Sex Abuse, By Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 1, 2022)
Albany bishop says mediation could help victims, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 1, 2022)
Historian’s new book highlights Pius XII’s moral failures, By Jason Berry, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 1, 2022)
The Vatican vs the US bishops on ‘credible’ abuse reform, By Ed. Condon , The Pillar [Washington DC], (June 29, 2022)
July 3, 2022
Marshall Blalock reflects on service with Sexual Abuse Task Force, By Timothy Cockes, Baptist Press [Nashville TN], (June 29, 2022)
A Southern Baptist sex abuse survivor speaks out on what needs to happen next, By Megan Lively, Charlotte Observer [Charlotte NC], (June 29, 2022)
EXCLUSIVE: ‘He asked to marry me when I was 11’: Now three women come forward to accuse SON of pervert Indiana pastor who ‘groomed 16-year-old girl for sex’ of assaulting them when they were children, By Andrea Blanco, Daily Mail [London, United Kingdom], (June 29, 2022)
How Marists avoided large victim payouts, despite huge wealth, By Steve Kilgallon, Stuff [Wellington, New Zealand], (July 2, 2022)
German leaders see crisis as Catholics resign from the church, By Thomas Winkel and Joachim Heinz, Catholic News Service, Crux [Denver CO], (June 30, 2022)
Fallout of the abuse settlement: The note comes due at individual parishes, By Phaedra Haywood, Santa Fe New Mexican, (July 2, 2022)
FBI investigation into New Orleans clergy abuse could revitalize old cases, By David Hammer, WWL-TV [New Orleans LA], (June 29, 2022)
Indigenous hope papal apology in Canada will push justice, healing in U.S., By Michael Swan, Catholic News Service, Crux [Denver CO], (July 3, 2022)
July 4, 2022
At Canadian Megachurch, One Abuse Investigation Spurs Another and Another, By Meagan Gillmore, Christianity Today [Carol Stream IL], (June 27, 2022)
Timorese journalist charged for questioning ‘forced’ virginity tests, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 4, 2022)
North Alabama Methodists agree to pay $448,216 in Boy Scout abuse settlement, By Greg Garrison, Al.com [Birmingham AL], (June 27, 2022)
Viewpoint: One year later, reforms still needed at South Bend-based People of Praise, By Kevin Connolly, South Bend Tribune [South Bend IN], (July 3, 2022)
Argentine abuse victim still waiting for justice from the Church, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (July 4, 2022)
EXCLUSIVE: Pope Francis denies he is planning to resign soon, By Philip Pullella, Reuters [London, England], (July 4, 2022)
Cura acusado de abuso sexual queda endeudado; pide apoyo, By Grupo Zócalo, Zócalo [Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico], (July 4, 2022)
July 5, 2022
Archbishop: Mortgaging Santa Fe cathedral was only option, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 1, 2022)
Scotland’s Catholic bishops to pay nearly £500,000 to abused ex-priest, STV [Glasgow, Scotland], (July 4, 2022)
Will pope’s envoy deliver records in B.C. priest sex abuse case?, By Jeremy Hainsworth, Vancouver Is Awesome [Vancouver BC, Canada], (July 4, 2022)
Scouting Ireland using ‘technicality’ to dispute claims from abuse survivors, By Jack Power, Irish Times [Dublin, Ireland], (July 4, 2022)
Big trouble in little Liechtenstein?, By Luke Coppen, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 4, 2022)
Failure to report child sex abuse that occurred before change in law is still punishable, rules Supreme Court, Notes from Poland [Kraków, Poland], (July 4, 2022)
Komisja do spraw pedofilii chce karać biskupów. Sąd Najwyższy dał zielone światło, By Szymon Piegza, Onet [Kraków, Poland], (April 28, 2024)
For Francis, a Papacy Complicated by the Shadow of Resignation, By Jason Horowitz, New York Times [New York NY], (July 4, 2022)
Questions Abound in the Wake of Msgr. Burrill’s Return to Active Ministry, By Judy Roberts, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 1, 2022)
B.C. archdiocese adds another priest’s name to allegedly sexually abusive clergy list, By Jeremy Hainsworth, Tri-City News [Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada], (July 5, 2022)
The Catholic Church’s Stance on Sexual Abuse and Forced Pregnancy Are Both Rooted in Misogyny, By Carrie N. Baker, Ms. Magazine [Arlington VA], (July 5, 2022)
A ‘mega-abuser’: More revelations of sexual abuse by Catholic priest , By Joanna Naish, Stuff [Wellington, New Zealand], (July 6, 2022)
The tyrant and the child, By Penelope Middelboe, La Croix International [France], (July 5, 2022)
Farewell letter from a whistleblower to former fellow priests, By Tim Stier, BishopAccountability.org [Waltham MA], (July 5, 2022)
July 6, 2022
12 Ohio pastors on Southern Baptist’s list of those accused of sexual abuse, By Danae King Julie Fulton, Columbus Dispatch [Columbus OH], (July 5, 2022)
Vatican closes London property sale at a loss after scandal, By Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service - Missouri School of Journalism [Columbia MO], (July 1, 2022)
Panel begins probing child abuse within Spain Church, By Agence France Presse, Expatica [Haarlem, Netherlands], (July 5, 2022)
Albany diocese settles first Child Victims Act case for $750K, By Brendan J. Lyons, Times Union [Albany NY], (July 5, 2022)
Bishops suspend priest convicted of child sex abuse, reopen probe, By Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, (July 6, 2022)
Sacerdote acosador no es malo: Obispo, By Azucena Tenorio , Periódico La Voz [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico], (July 6, 2022)
Detienen a pastor religioso Faustino “N”, acusado de violar a dos niñas en Paracho, Michoacán, By Pedro Zamora Briseño, Proceso [Mexico City, Mexico], (July 6, 2022)
July 7, 2022
Four St. John’s churches sold in auction, By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register - Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (July 6, 2022)
French Catholic association shut down for ‘mismanagement’, By Tom Heneghan, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (July 6, 2022)
The ‘shuffle’ of paedophile priests without punishment, By Steve Kilgallon, Stuff [Wellington, New Zealand], (July 7, 2022)
Australia’s Plenary Council assembly passes motions on Indigenous, abuse, By Adam Wesselinoff , Crux [Denver CO], (July 7, 2022)
Abuse in religious institutions, By Leigh Day, Lexology [London, England], (July 6, 2022)
Lawsuit alleges serial assault by CFR Franciscan, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 7, 2022)
Bishops suspend priest convicted of child sex abuse, reopen probe, By Ana Vanessa Hererro, Washington Post, (July 6, 2022)
Exclusive: Pope to give women a say in appointment of bishops, By Philip Pullella, Reuters [London, England], (July 6, 2022)
Detienen a pastor religioso Faustino “N”, acusado de violar a dos niñas en Michoacán, By Unknown , Criticadn.mx [Tepic, Mexico], (July 7, 2022)
Detienen a cura por presunta violación de dos menores en Michoacán, By Ernesto Martínez Elorriaga, La Jornada [Mexico City, Mexico], (July 7, 2022)
July 8, 2022
Vancouver priests to start annual performance reviews, B. C. Catholic [Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia], (July 7, 2022)
Schonstatt movement founder accused of abuse in U.S., By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Crux [Denver CO], (July 7, 2022)
When abuse victims are adults, they’re often treated as ‘sinners,’ threats to churches, By Bob Smietana, Religion News Service - Missouri School of Journalism [Columbia MO], (July 6, 2022)
The feminine genius – and episcopal accountability – at the Dicastery for Bishops, By Ed. Condon, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 7, 2022)
Abuse survivors raise concerns about true legacy of Kogawa House, By Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, British Columbia], (July 7, 2022)
California churches preparing for state’s new child protection measures; CSBC hosting webinar, By Scott Barkley, Baptist Press [Nashville TN], (July 6, 2022)
Former Congregants Use Billboard to Warn Others About Ohio Church, By Jesse T. Jackson, ChurchLeaders.com [Wheaton, IL], (July 7, 2022)
Exclusive: Pope Francis calls steps against clerical abuse irreversible, despite resistance, By Philip Pullella, Reuters [London, England], (July 8, 2022)
Former N.J. priest indicted for sexual assault dies by suicide after shooting 3, killing 1 in Ecuador, By Karin Price Mueller, nj.com [New Jersey], (July 7, 2022)
Papal ambassador free from records request in Mission seminary sex abuse suit, By Patrick Penner, The Abbotsford News [Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada], (July 8, 2022)
July 9, 2022
Youth pastor convicted of sexual assault, By Artesia Davis, The Nassau Guardian [Nassau, The Bahamas], (July 8, 2022)
Former Georgia pastor sentenced for sexual assault of Ugandan minor, By Staff reports, KPVI.com [Pocatello, ID], (July 7, 2022)
Opus Dei commission investigates alleged exploitation of women workers, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (July 8, 2022)
Texas Catholic Charities CEO removed after planning women’s empowerment summit, By Brian Fraga, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 8, 2022)
July 10, 2022
Vatican defrocks priest who scolded Oakland Diocese over sex abuse, By John Woolfolk, The Mercury News [San Jose CA], (July 9, 2022)
Catholic church in Albany settles $750K Child Victims’ Act sex abuse suit, By Priscilla DeGregory, New York Post, (July 7, 2022)
Servite removes name of priest from aquatic center amid sex abuse claims, By Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register [Anaheim, CA], (July 8, 2022)
July 11, 2022
Editorial: Abuse scandals worth the worry, Times Observer [Warren PA], (July 11, 2022)
Thomas Ericksen, a former Northwoods Wisconsin priest convicted of abusing young boys, is up for parole, By Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel [Milwaukee WI], (July 8, 2022)
Indigenous elder tells court of 50-hour work weeks at New Norcia Mission, By Sam McManus, Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC [Sydney, Australia], (July 9, 2022)
Tribunales Eclesiásticos: La Iglesia no se considera obligada a denunciar abusos, By Florencia Legakis, Perycia [Buenos Aires, Argentina], (July 11, 2022)
Conceden prisión domiciliaria a Obispo Zanchetta condenado por abusos en Argentina, By Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa [Lima, Peru], (July 11, 2022)
July 12, 2022
Raping Kids Would’ve Gotten Me in Less Trouble, Says Defrocked Whistleblower Priest, By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Daily Beast [New York NY], (July 11, 2022)
Catholic journalists urged to face media, church distrust head-on, By Carol Zimmerman, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 11, 2022)
Priest asks Mount Pearl Catholics to unite after decision made to close Mary Queen of the World, By Terry Roberts, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 11, 2022)
The problem with women helping select bishops is not what you think it is, By Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Catholic World Report [San Francisco CA], (July 9, 2022)
July 13, 2022
Indonesian Catholic lawyer calls for stricter action against child abusers, By Katharina Reny Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 13, 2022)
International leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking, By Catholic News Service, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 12, 2022)
Silence of Catholic Church on Lakota child sexual abuse cases Part 2 of 3, By Wasuta Waste Win, Native Sun [Rapid City, SD], (July 1, 2022)
Up to $64.3M ‘not guaranteed’ in new Guam clergy sex abuse payout plan, By Haidee Eugenio Gilbert, Guam Daily Post, (July 11, 2022)
Albany Diocese details clergy abuse compensation proposal, By John Cropley, Adirondack Daily Enterprise [Saranac Lake NY], (July 13, 2022)
Effort begins to measure ‘pot of money’ for Albany diocese’s abuse survivors, By Brendan J. Lyons, Times Union [Albany NY], (July 11, 2022)
EDITORIAL: Be wary of church’s plan to settle sex abuse cases, By Gazette Editorial Board, The Daily Gazette [Schenectady NY], (July 11, 2022)
Indonesian police arrest sex abuse suspect after two years, By Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 8, 2022)
Indonesian Islamic College Bans Magazine Reporting Sexual Abuse, By Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch [New York NY], (July 12, 2022)
Over 1,000 children in English town were sexually exploited, inquiry finds, By Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Josie Kao, Reuters [London, England], (July 12, 2022)
Falleció el padre Luis Sabarre, asesor de Encuentro Matrimonial, AICA - Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina [Buenos Aires, Argentina], (July 13, 2022)
July 14, 2022
Parent sues Australian cardinal over child sex abuse charge, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 14, 2022)
Attorney who handled Boston diocese sex abuse claims to mediate Albany’s, By Brendan J. Lyons, Times Union [Albany NY], (July 13, 2022)
Catholic church ‘put its reputation above child safety’, By Marc Horne, The Times/The Sunday Times [London, England], (July 13, 2022)
The whitewash: how the Marists cleaned the reputations of dead paedophiles, By Steve Kilgallon, Stuff [Wellington, New Zealand], (July 14, 2022)
July 15, 2022
The Vatican is trying to fight abuse. A case in Congo raises warning signs., By Chico Harlan and Alain Uaykani, Washington Post, (July 15, 2022)
Judge rejects $28M class-action settlement in Catholic church sex abuse case, The Canadian Press [Toronto, Canada], (July 14, 2022)
Pope Francis tells religious congregations to have ‘zero tolerance’ on abuse, By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 14, 2022)
Journalist Under Investigation After Reporting on Abuse Case, By Sirwan Kajjo, Voice of America [Washington DC], (July 14, 2022)
‘Victims expect more than prayers’ survivors tell Pope, By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press [Toronto, Canada], (July 15, 2022)
Victims of sexual assault by Quebec clergy want Pope to apologize during visit, By Émilie Warren, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 15, 2022)
Attorneys blast Albany diocese’s child sex abuse mediation plan, By Brendan J. Lyons, Times Union [Albany NY], (July 9, 2022)
Do not hide reality of abuse, pope tells religious orders, By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 14, 2022)
God ‘weaponised’ by priests to help justify abuse, inquiry finds, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 13, 2022)
Voice of the Faithful report addresses lay involvement in Catholic Church governance, Voice of the Faithful [Boston, MA], (July 13, 2022)
Desolate Country: Mapping Catholic Sex Abuse in Native America, By Jack Downey and Kathleen Holscher, Desolate Country [Albuquerque NM and Rochester NY], (July 14, 2022)
July 16, 2022
Report on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church in France Is Ideologically Biased, Priest Claims, By Solène Tadié , National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 15, 2022)
Indigenous priest shares practices that will be part of pope’s Canada trip, By Cindy Wooden, Crux [Denver CO], (July 15, 2022)
US bishops issue report on protection of children, young people, By Catholic News Service, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 16, 2022)
July 17, 2022
Pope Francis: Canada visit will be a ‘penitential pilgrimage’, By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 17, 2022)
Vatican issues reprimand of former Yakima Bishop Carlos Sevilla, By Joel Donofrio, Yakima Herald-Republic [Yakima WA], (July 17, 2022)
Catholic reformers want big changes to a church marred by sex abuse, The Economist [London, UK], (July 14, 2022)
The Catholic Church should scrap the requirement for priestly celibacy, The Economist [London, UK], (July 14, 2022)
Hombre abusado sexualmente por sacerdote católico en Argentina se defiende, By Juan Martinez, Orato [Wilmington, DE], (July 17, 2022)
July 18, 2022
Former Holy Family Parish worker recalls aftermath of finding photos on priest’s printer, By Joel Donofrio, Yakima Herald-Republic [Yakima WA], (July 17, 2022)
Robert Fontana raised concerns about abuse during time in Yakima, By Joel Donofrio, Yakima Herald-Republic [Yakima WA], (July 17, 2022)
Youngstown diocese releases findings in sex abuse investigation of Struthers priest, Mahoning Matters [Boardman OH], (July 18, 2022)
Rev. Marian Babjak and Christ Our Savior Parish Struthers, By Justin Huyck, Diocese of Youngstown OH, (July 17, 2022)
Vatican confirms ban on German lay group linked to Medjugorje, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 18, 2022)
Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?, By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press [Toronto, Canada], (July 18, 2022)
The islands didn’t escape the church’s legacy of sexual abuse, By Steve Kilgallon, Stuff [Wellington, New Zealand], (July 17, 2022)
July 19, 2022
Court approves sale of 43 Catholic church properties to settle abuse victims claims, By Heather Gillis, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 18, 2022)
Catholic bishops acknowledge concerns about power and sexual abuse, By Ruth Gledhill, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (July 19, 2022)
Craig Harrison settles lawsuit against Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno, Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield.com), (July 18, 2022)
What do the German synodal way’s documents actually say?, By Luke Coppen, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 18, 2022)
Father James Jackson arrested in Kansas, By Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 18, 2022)
July 20, 2022
Vatican imposes new investment policy amid financial scandal, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 18, 2022)
Alleged sex offender resigns in Worcester, but critic says it’s not enough, By John Lavenburg, Crux [Denver CO], (July 19, 2022)
It’s past time for the Vatican to investigate these two Texas bishops, By Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 13, 2022)
Australian cardinal, archdiocese sued in alleged choirboy abuse case, By Catholic News Service, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 19, 2022)
Pope Francis previews a ‘penitential’ pilgrimage to Canada’s Indigenous peoples, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (July 18, 2022)
Ahead of papal visit, Canadian bishops begin payouts to Indigenous communities, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 19, 2022)
Florida pastor arrested for allegedly masturbating outside Starbucks, By Emily Crane, New York Post, (June 30, 2022)
Gabriel Byrne has ‘not completely healed’ from growing up in Dublin, By Alison O' Reilly, SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [Chicago IL], (July 18, 2022)
Former Yakima bishop reprimanded by pope for ‘mistakes’, By The Pillar, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 18, 2022)
The sexual predators plaguing Indonesian schools, By Siktus Harson, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 20, 2022)
Vatican bans investments in porn, weapons, other products at odds with doctrine, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (July 20, 2022)
When Pope visits Canada, indigenous people look for healing – and action, By Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters [London, England], (July 20, 2022)
July 21, 2022
Manitoba residential school survivor plans to be in court ‘every step of the way’ in sexual abuse case against retired priest, By Josh Crabb, CTV Television Network [Toronto, Canada], (July 20, 2022)
A Bay Area priest spent 17 years protesting the Catholic Church. The Vatican finally cut him loose. He’s not going quietly, By Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle [San Francisco CA], (July 19, 2022)
Joseph Quigley: Birmingham Archdiocese saw abusive priest as ‘struggling’, BBC [London, England], (July 20, 2022)
Residential schools, the Jesuits of Canada and the process of reconciliation, By Father Gilles Mongeau, S.J., Aleteia [Paris, France], (July 20, 2022)
Indigenous woman says she feels heard as accused priest has first court appearance, By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press [Toronto, Canada], (July 20, 2022)
July 22, 2022
Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 21, 2022)
Indigenous church rededicated in preparation for papal visit to Edmonton, By Samantha Schwientek, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 17, 2022)
N.W.T. residential school survivors, descendants head to Edmonton for papal visit, By Rose Danen , CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 21, 2022)
Hurts and healing: Papal visit stirs emotions of First Nation members in Alberta, By Stephen Cook , CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 21, 2022)
Why the Pope’s visit is important to all Canadians, By Marie-Pierre Bousquet, The Conversation [Waltham MA], (July 21, 2022)
N.W.T. communities urged to apply for residential school survivors commemoration funding, By CBC News, with files from Dodie Malegana, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 8, 2022)
Dene Nation seeks approval to search 15 residential school sites for unmarked graves, By Avery Zingel , CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 20, 2022)
Sask. First Nations ‘deeply concerned’ by lack of consultation on Pope visit to Canada, By Alexander Quon , CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 11, 2022)
Brock experts say actions must accompany Pope’s expected apology to Indigenous communities, By The Brock News, The Brock News [St. Catharines, CA], (July 21, 2022)
Pope hopes Canada trip will help heal ‘evil’ done to indigenous people, By Philip Pullella, Reuters [London, England], (July 19, 2022)
Pope Francis set to embark for Canada, on a one-of-a-kind papal visit, By Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 20, 2022)
Indigenous Canadians hope Pope Francis will do more than apologize, By Katie Collins Scott, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 21, 2022)
US congregations face their complicity in trauma of Native boarding schools, By Dan Stockman, Global Sisters Report [Kansas City, MO], (July 21, 2022)
Pope’s Penitential Pilgrimage to Canada to reconcile and heal, By Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News - Holy See [Vatican City], (July 20, 2022)
True reconciliation will require forgiveness, says former AFN national chief ahead of Pope’s visit, By Written by Padraig Moran. Produced by Ines Colabrese., CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 20, 2022)
Vatican Warning: Germany’s ‘Synodal Way’ Poses ‘Threat to the Unity of the Church’, By AC Wimmer/CNA, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 21, 2022)
German Catholic leaders ‘astonished’ at Vatican warning about ‘Synodal Path’, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 22, 2022)
July 23, 2022
A Congo teen alleged rape by a priest. She had to flee. He can still say Mass., By Chico Harlan and Alain Uaykani , Washington Post, (July 15, 2022)
Diocese of Green Bay’s New Policy Compares Being Transgender to Sexual Abuse, By Robert Shine, Managing Editor, New Ways Ministry [Mount Rainier MD], (July 20, 2022)
Canadian Catholic archdiocese sells 43 properties to pay sex abuse victims in settlement, By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post [Washington DC], (July 21, 2022)
Former Episcopal priest sexually abused teen, lawsuit says, By Janet Oravetz (9News), Courtney Yuen, KUSA - NBC 9News [Denver CO], (July 22, 2022)
What the Holy See Didn’t Critique About Germany’s Synodal Way, By Jonathan Liedl , National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 22, 2022)
‘Astonished’ German leaders take issue with Holy See’s latest warning about the ‘Synodal Way’, By AC Wimmer/CNA, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 22, 2022)
Understanding Pope Francis’ Historic Voyage of Reconciliation to Canada’s Indigenous People, By Father Raymond J. de Souza , National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 22, 2022)
Pope Francis entrusts Canada trip to the Blessed Virgin Mary, By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 22, 2022)
Canadian Indigenous welcome pope, but object to process and warn it’s only a start, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 23, 2022)
The Church must do more for survivors of sexual abuse, Vatican official says, By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 22, 2022)
July 24, 2022
Brampton imam charged in sexual assault investigation, By Sabrina Gamrot, Toronto Star [Toronto, Canada], (June 30, 2022)
Imam arrested for alleged sexual abuse of 7 children in western Turkey, Turkish Minute [Germany], (July 16, 2022)
How abusive rabbis prey on their own congregants: ‘No one is safe’, By Amy Klein, New York Post, (July 23, 2022)
HOROWITZ LAW FILES NEW ABUSE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF COLORADO, By Admin, Adam Horowitz Law [Fort Lauderdale, FL], (July 22, 2022)
Canadian Priest Lays Out Catholic Church’s Path to Reconciliation With First Nations, By Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 23, 2022)
Indigenous Canadians wary, hopeful as pope prepares apology, By Peter Smith, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 22, 2022)
Pope’s Indigenous tour signals a rethink of mission legacy, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 23, 2022)
Pope heads to Canada as Indigenous groups seek full apology, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 24, 2022)
Pope Francis’ visit to Canada: A CNA explainer, By Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (July 23, 2022)
July 25, 2022
Creen Que Son Más De 30 Los Abusos Sexuales Cometidos Por Un Cura En Un Colegio Jesuita, Canal 9 Televida, ElNueve.com [Mendoza, Argentina], (July 22, 2022)
Factbox: Key facts on Pope’s Canada visit to apologize for residential school abuse, By Nia Williams, Reuters [London, England], (July 20, 2022)
Pope in Canada to apologise for abuse of Indigenous children in church schools, By Reuters, The Guardian [London, England], (July 24, 2022)
Pope Francis to Atone for Catholic Abuse of Indigenous Children in Canada, By Francis X. Rocca, Wall Street Journal [New York NY], (July 25, 2022)
Pope Francis visiting Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuse in Catholic residential schools, By Rob Picheta, Livia Borghese and Cecilia Armstrong, CNN [Atlanta GA], (July 24, 2022)
Pope: ‘If I resign one day, I’ll hear confessions and visit the sick’, By Inés San Martín, Crux [Denver CO], (July 13, 2022)
Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups, By Nicole Winfield, Rob Gillies and Peter Smith, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 25, 2022)
Pope’s Canada trip overshadowed by Indigenous suffering, church abuse, Deutsche Welle [Bonn, Germany], (July 24, 2022)
Researcher hopes trove of rare residential school photos can help identify missing children, By Olivia Stefanovich, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 20, 2022)
Meeting with Indigenous Peoples, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit: Remarks by Pope Francis, Vatican News - Holy See [Vatican City], (July 25, 2022)
Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Indigenous abuse in Canadian Catholic residential schools, By Jack Guy, CNN [Atlanta GA], (July 25, 2022)
Should the Pope reverse a 500-year old Church law on his trip to Canada?, The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Canada], (July 25, 2022)
The spotlight shifts in the clergy sex abuse scandal, By The Editorial Board, Washington Post, (July 25, 2022)
July 26, 2022
Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada, By Nicole Winfield and Peter Smith, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 26, 2022)
The Pope went to Canada to apologize. For some indigenous school survivors, he triggered more pain, By Hira Humayun, Lindsay Isaac and Paula Newton, CNN [Atlanta GA], (July 25, 2022)
Other times popes have apologized for the sins of the Catholic Church, By Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, (July 25, 2022)
Analysis: Pope Francis apologized to the Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Was it enough?, By Ricardo da Silva, S.J., America [New York NY], (July 25, 2022)
Pope Francis condemns forced assimilation of Canada’s residential schools as ‘incompatible with the Gospel’, By Gerard O’Connell, America [New York NY], (July 25, 2022)
In Canada, Pope Francis tells Indigenous people he is ‘deeply sorry’ for abusive schools, By Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 25, 2022)
Pope’s Canada Visit Highlights Complex Relationship Between Catholicism and Indigenous Cultures, By Francis X. Rocca, Wall Street Journal [New York NY], (July 26, 2022)
Pope Francis: Pontiff says he is ‘deeply sorry’ to Canadian residential school survivors, By Nadine Yousif, BBC [London, England], (July 26, 2022)
Pope begs forgiveness from Canada’s Indigenous for Church role in ‘cultural destruction’, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 25, 2022)
How the Vatican encouraged the colonization of Indigenous lands – and enabled the Crown to keep them, By Patrick White, The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Canada], (July 22, 2022)
Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools, By Philip Pullella and Tim Johnson, Reuters [London, England], (July 25, 2022)
Pope’s apology doesn’t acknowledge church’s role as ‘co-author’ of dark chapter: Murray Sinclair, By Rachel Bergen, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 26, 2022)
‘We won’t forget’: Manitoba residential school survivors respond to Pope Francis’ apology, By Rachel Bergen, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 26, 2022)
Former Macomb County priest sentenced to 7-15 years in prison for sex abuse, By Amber Ainsworth, Fox 2 Detroit (WJBK-TV), (July 26, 2022)
Fmr. Shelby Township Priest Sent to Prison for Sex Abuse, Department of Attorney General - Michigan [Lansing MI], (July 26, 2022)
Catholic Church’s promise to help bring Johannes Rivoire to justice still lacks detail, By Randi Beers, Nunatsiaq News [Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada], (July 25, 2022)
Pope Apologizes in Canada for Schools That Abused Indigenous Children, By Jason Horowitz and Ian Austen, New York Times [New York NY], (July 25, 2022)
July 27, 2022
Canada asks France to extradite accused priest -French diplomatic source, By Mathieu Rosemain, Reuters [London, England], (July 26, 2022)
Indigenous people react to Pope’s apology, By The Canadian Press, Canada's National Observer, (July 26, 2022)
Canadian Indigenous grateful for papal apology, but they want more, By Elise Ann Allen, Crux [Denver CO], (July 26, 2022)
Returning moccasins, pope apologizes for abuse of Indigenous children, By Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 26, 2022)
One can proudly be both Indigenous and Catholic, pope says, By Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 26, 2022)
The pope’s apology to Canada’s Indigenous peoples was truly remarkable, By Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 27, 2022)
Pope on mission to heal old wounds in Canada, By Father Shay Cullen, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 26, 2022)
A #toosoon moment? Pope in headdress draws mixed response, By Anita Snow, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 27, 2022)
Native American survivors of alleged boarding school sex abuse want justice, By Brad Brooks, Reuters [London, England], (July 26, 2022)
Pope Francis’ First Nations Pilgrimage Begins and Ends with St. Anne, the Church’s Grandmother, By Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register - EWTN [Irondale AL], (July 26, 2022)
Pope in Canada prays for healing for ‘terrible’ colonization, By Nicole Winfield, Peter Smith and Rob Gillies , Associated Press [New York NY], (July 27, 2022)
CALL FOR REPORTS OF DANIEL KENNEY, “THE MONKEY PRIEST”, By intoaccount, IntoAccount [Lawrence KS], (July 18, 2022)
Priest, teacher booked for sexually abusing minor a decade ago, By Special Correspondent, The Hindu [Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India], (July 26, 2022)
July 28, 2022
Spanish commission probes unreported clerical abuse cases, By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 28, 2022)
Priest says he was put on leave for speaking out on sex abuse settlement, By Sean P. Thomas, Santa Fe New Mexican, (July 27, 2022)
Indigenous survivors talk about abuse they experienced in schools run by Catholic Church, CNN [Atlanta GA], (July 25, 2022)
Canada requests extradition of French priest Joannes Rivoire, By Kathleen Martens, APTN - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network [Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada], (July 27, 2022)
‘No, never’: French priest denies sex charge in Canada, By Kathleen Martens and Brittany Guyot, APTN - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network [Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada], (July 25, 2022)
Canada says pope’s apology to Indigenous not enough, By Nicole Winfield and Rob Gillies, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 28, 2022)
Opinion: Vatican’s reprimand falls disappointingly short, Yakima Herald-Republic [Yakima WA], (July 24, 2022)
Letter: Bishops should be held to a higher standard, Yakima Herald-Republic [Yakima WA], (July 25, 2022)
High court allows sex abuse suit against diocese to proceed, By Mark Pratt, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 28, 2022)
Fr. Robert Vaillancourt Returned to Active Ministry in the Diocese of Portland, Diocese of Portland ME, (July 27, 2022)
Catholic Church says sexual abuse allegations against Maine priest were unfounded, By Edward D. Murphy, The Portland Press Herald [Portland ME], (July 27, 2022)
Midcoast priest returns to duties after being cleared of sexual abuse allegations, By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News [Bangor ME], (July 27, 2022)
Con libro ‘Malicia’, denuncian abusos del monseñor Francisco Serrano Limón, By Concepción Peralta Silverio , Milenio [Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico], (July 28, 2022)
Con libro ‘Malicia’, denuncian abusos del monseñor Francisco Serrano Limón, By Concepción Peralta Silverio , Milenio [Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico], (July 28, 2022)
July 29, 2022
Pope seeks forgiveness for sexual abuse at Canadian residential schools, By Philip Pullella and Kevin Dougherty, Reuters [London, England], (July 28, 2022)
Pope denounces ‘evil’ of sexual abuse during service in Quebec City, By The Canadian Press, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 28, 2022)
Pope in Canada prays for healing for ‘terrible’ colonization, By Nicole Winfield, Peter Smith and Rob Gillies, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 28, 2022)
‘Indigenous representatives had no voice’ at Quebec City Papal event, say Haudenosaunee delegates, By Ka’nhehsí:io Deer, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 28, 2022)
Pope’s 6-day Canada pilgrimage leaves ‘deep hole’, By Nick Taylor-Vaisey , Politico [Arlington VA], (July 29, 2022)
Portugal launches inquiries into alleged Catholic Church sexual abuse, Reuters [London, England], (July 28, 2022)
Pope apologizes for ‘evil committed by so many Christians’ in Canada’s residential schools, By Chico Harlan and Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, (July 25, 2022)
Opinion: The Catholic Church can do more to address crimes against Indigenous Peoples, By Emily Riddle, Washington Post, (July 26, 2022)
Pennsylvania State Police investigating alleged sexual abuse by retired priest in Butler County, KDKA-TV, Ch. 2 [Pittsburgh PA], (July 28, 2022)
Retired W.Va. priest accused of abusing boy in Butler County, By Megan Tomasic, Tribune-Review [Pittsburgh PA], (July 28, 2022)
Papal trip resurfaces abuse by French missionary priest, By Léna Ménager , La Croix International [France], (July 29, 2022)
Canada’s slow awakening to the trauma of residential schools, By Alexis Gacon, La Croix International [France], (July 27, 2022)
Local Catholics protest Zanchetta house arrest at retired priest home, The Pillar [Washington DC], (July 28, 2022)
Safeguarding in Birmingham was ‘shambolic’ says top abuse lawyer, By Ruth Gledhill, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (July 20, 2022)
84 yr old priest from the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania, SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [Chicago IL], (July 29, 2022)
July 30, 2022
Police: Former Virginia youth pastor charged in more than 20 sex crimes, By Brittney Melton, WUSA9 [Washington, DC], (July 21, 2022)
Kerala: Pastor and three others arrested for trafficking 12 minor girls under the guise of running an orphanage, By OpIndia Staff, OpIndia [New Delhi, India], (July 29, 2022)
Indian pastor arrested for alleged human trafficking, By UCA News Reporter, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 29, 2022)
Network against trafficking offers virtual tour of nuns helping survivors, By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 29, 2022)
Pope offers encouragement to Canadian church workers, By Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (July 29, 2022)
ECA Indigenous Survivor meets with Pope Francis and draws attention to a current clergy abuse case and cover up in the Congo, By ECA Staff, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECAGlobal.org) [Seattle WA], (July 29, 2022)
Despite papal apology, some Native Americans find it hard to forgive, By Barb Fraze, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 29, 2022)
Pope’s recent appointment of women is too little, too late, By Heidi Schlumpf, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 29, 2022)
‘Rescind the Doctrine’ protest greets pope in Canada, By Rob Gillies and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 28, 2022)
Pope entrusts new relationship with Indigenous to three holy women, By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 29, 2022)
Pope: Canadian residential schools were cultural ‘genocide’, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (July 30, 2022)
Pope Francis says Catholic Church committed cultural ‘genocide’ of Canada’s Indigenous peoples, By Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 30, 2022)
Pope brings apology to Arctic Indigenous communities, By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service - USCCB [Washington DC], (July 29, 2022)
Pope Francis again begs forgiveness for abuse in Canada and spotlights environmental concerns in Arctic, By Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (July 29, 2022)
Former DeSales University priest pleads guilty on child porn charge, WFMZ-TV, Ch. 69 [Allentown PA], (July 28, 2022)
July 31, 2022
Law firm dumps Catholic Church after 60 years, but won’t say why, By Cameron Houston, The Age [Melbourne, Australia], (July 31, 2022)
I’ve been a Catholic my entire life. But the church’s dark past is making me lose faith, By Alyssa Aco, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) [Toronto, Canada], (July 31, 2022)
Catholics turn to action to reconcile faith with lacklustre apology, By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press, Toronto Star [Toronto, Canada], (July 30, 2022)
Conservative Catholic gathering draws protesters in Napa, By Phil Barber, Press Democrat [Santa Rosa CA], (July 29, 2022)
Former Beckley priest charged with sexual assault of a minor in Pennsylvania, By Annie Moore, WDTV, CBS-5 [Weston WV], (July 29, 2022)
Corrs failed to consult partners on ditching church abuse work, By Michael Pelly, Australian Financial Review [Sydney, NSW, Australia], (July 31, 2022)
Ending Priestly Celibacy Would Not Stop Abuse, By Ed Condon, National Review [New York NY], (July 31, 2022)
Abuse victim’s long journey continues Sunday with a walk alongside the bishop, By Andrew Waite, The Daily Gazette [Schenectady NY], (July 30, 2022)