News Archive
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December 1, 2025
How Catholic women in 18th-century Italy defied sexual harassment in the confessional, By Giada Pizzoni, The Conversation [Waltham MA], (November 27, 2025)
Searching for a solution to abuse: Stories of bills and reckoning, By Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, Los Ángeles Press [Ciudad de México, Mexico], (December 1, 2025)
Letter: The Diocese of Ogdensburg must face the truth — not hide behind bankruptcy, By Charles Nadeau, Watertown Daily Times - NNY 360 [Watertown NY], (November 29, 2025)
Bondholders reach deal with Archdiocese of New Orleans in bankruptcy case, By Stephanie Riegel, Times-Picayune [New Orleans LA], (November 25, 2025)
Update: Archdiocese says settlement is near, KATC-TV [Lafayette LA], (December 26, 2025)
Central Minnesota Catholic Priest Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct, Stalking After Alleged Violent Relationship with Woman, By Jake Judd, KNSI-AM [St. Cloud MN], (December 1, 2025)
December 2, 2025
Victim who spoke out against paedophile priest says abuse was her ‘worst secret’, By Katie Ridley, ITV News [London, UK], (December 1, 2025)
Years on from child sex abuse bombshell Portugal’s Catholic Church fails to deliver, By Natasha Donn, Portugal Resident [Lagoa, Portugal], (December 1, 2025)
A statement regarding Father Joe Herzing, By Kristi Anderson, Diocese of St. Cloud [St. Cloud, MN], (November 27, 2025)
Central Minnesota priest accused of sexually abusing, stalking, threatening woman, By Kirsti Marohn, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) [St. Paul MN], (December 1, 2025)
St. Cloud Catholic priest charged in court for alleged sexual abuse, By Corey Schmidt, St. Cloud Times [St. Cloud MN], (December 1, 2025)
Another St. Cloud priest charged with abuse while serving as a ‘spiritual adviser’, By Lauren Breunig, InForum [Fargo ND], (December 1, 2025)
Another St. Cloud-area priest charged with abuse while serving as a ‘spiritual adviser’, By Lauren Breunig, Pioneer Press [St. Paul MN], (December 1, 2025)
Bishop’s resignation over abuse fuels new debates in Spanish church, By Jonathan Luxmoore, Detroit Catholic [Archdiocese of Detroit MI], (December 1, 2025)
Survivors describe abuse by priests during Diocese of Ogdensburg’s bankruptcy proceedings, By Alex Gault, Watertown Daily Times - NNY 360 [Watertown NY], (December 1, 2025)
December 3, 2025
Upcoming deadline in diocese’s bankruptcy criticized as self-serving ‘loophole’, By John Cox, Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield.com), (December 2, 2025)
Media in Spain identifies the priest only as Ramón LE, the Mexican media protects him further by identifying him only as Ramón N., By Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, Los Ángeles Press [Ciudad de México, Mexico], (December 2, 2025)
Former Texas youth pastor facing reindictment, new charges, By David Bumgardner , Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (November 24, 2025)
Trial delayed for former Texas youth pastor, By David Bumgardner, Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (December 3, 2025)
Pre-Trial Detention for Priest Charged with Sexual Abuse of Woman in La Tirana, By The Citizen, Elciudadano.com [Santiago, Chile], (December 1, 2025)
Colombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor, By Astrid Suarez, Associated Press [New York NY], (December 3, 2025)
Ohio Catholic high school and diocese hit with 4 lawsuits over alleged student-led abuse, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (December 2, 2025)
Ursuline High School denies football team fosters ‘culture of hazing’ in response to federal lawsuit, By Tyler Carey, WKYC-TV, NBC - 3 [Cleveland OH], (December 3, 2025)
Multiple schools issue startling letter as Adelaide teacher charged with child abuse, By Lauren Thomson, Seven Network - 7news [Eveleigh, NSW Australia], (December 3, 2025)
Andreozzi + Foote Launch $100,000 Community Sponsorship to Support Child Empowerment and Survivor Programs Across Pennsylvania, By Andreozzi + Foote, Reuters [London, England], (December 2, 2025)
13 Cases That Expose Systemic Cover-Up Of Child Sexual Abuse By Church Officials, By The Commune, The Commune [Tamil Nadu, India], (December 2, 2025)
Dublin, Ohio, suspect’s search history included, ‘do clergy have to report child abuse confessions’, By Adam Conn, WCMH [Columbus OH], (November 30, 2025)
December 4, 2025
The Vatican Abused the Nuns Too, By Leslie C. Griffin , Verdict - Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia [Mountain View CA], (December 4, 2025)
Teacher guilty of sexual abuse of vulnerable pupil, BBC [London, England], (December 3, 2025)
‘I’ve held this in my whole life’: ex-Big Brother contestant testifies about childhood sexual abuse by New Orleans priest, By Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer, WWL-TV [New Orleans LA], (December 3, 2025)
Clergy abuse victims express mix of forgiveness, anger in emotional testimony, By David Hammer and Ramon Antonio Vargas, WWL-TV [New Orleans LA], (December 3, 2025)
December 5, 2025
Federal judge to decide multimillion Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy, By Thanh Truong, WVUE - Fox 8 [New Orleans LA], (December 4, 2025)
Archbishop Gregory Aymond enters court on last day of bankruptcy trial, By Aubry Killion, WDSU [New Orleans LA], (December 4, 2025)
Judge will not make decision on Archdiocese bankruptcy settlement as expected, By Aubry Killion, WDSU [New Orleans LA], (December 4, 2025)
New Orleans church bankruptcy judge expected to approve settlement after days of testimony, By Stephanie Riegel, Times-Picayune [New Orleans LA], (December 5, 2025)
Many survivors doubt New Orleans archdiocese will improve child protection through bankruptcy, By Thanh Truong, WVUE - Fox 8 [New Orleans LA], (December 2, 2025)
Catholics Are in Crisis, By Maggie Phillips, Tablet [New York NY], (December 2, 2025)
December 6, 2025
St. John’s archdiocese granted more time as talks continue on who else should pay abuse victims, By Tara Bradbury, Saltwire Network [Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada], (December 5, 2025)
Second Baptist Volunteer Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material, By Liz Lykins, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (December 4, 2025)
Volunteer youth pastor at Second Baptist Church charged after child porn investigation, By Jamil David, Culture Reporter, Chron [Houston TX], (December 4, 2025)
Chico pastor pleads guilty to molesting minor under 14, faces up to 16 years in prison, By Timea Horvath, KRCR [Redding CA], (December 4, 2025)
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse, By Jessica Lussenhop, PROPUBLICA [New York City NY], (December 5, 2025)
Trial date set for priest charged in 1970 sex assaults, By Skye Anderson, The Brandon Sun [Brandon, Manitoba, CA], (December 4, 2025)
Priest admitted assaulting boy before being made bishop, leaked report claims, By CW team, Clerical Whispers [Upper Silesia, Poland], (December 5, 2025)
Child abuse charges filed against priest in troubled Polish diocese, By Adam Easton, The Tablet [Market Harborough, England], (December 5, 2025)
The proliferation of child abuse in the Philippines, By Father Shay Cullen, Cullen's Corner, Sunday Examiner - Diocese of Hong Kong [Hong Kong], (December 5, 2025)
Pope Leo helped shield clergy accused of abuse in Peru, abuse survivors allege, By Violet Miller , Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago IL], (December 4, 2025)
New evidence shows Pope Leo XIV granted dispensation to accused Peruvian priest to end internal investigation of his own conduct, By Conclave Watch, Conclave Watch [Chicago, IL], (December 4, 2025)
December 7, 2025
Clerical abuse survivor calls for end to character references in sex offence cases, By Catherine Morrison, BBC [London, England], (December 6, 2025)
What Impact Did the Sexual Abuse Crisis Have on the Catholic Church in America?, By René Ostberg, Encyclopædia Britannica [Chicago IL], (December 4, 2025)
Former nuns guilty of abuse at Nazareth House children’s home, BBC [London, England], (December 1, 2025)
Ogdensburg Diocese survivor shares experience being abused at the hands of clergy, By Charles Nadeau interviewed by Jesse Taylor, WAMC - Northeast Public Radio [Albany NY], (December 5, 2025)
December 8, 2025
Newry Bishop’s House goes on sale to provide compensation to victims of clerical abuse, By Kellie Gray, Armagh I [Armagh, Northern Ireland], (December 6, 2025)
Exclusive: Abuse survivor and former staff member say Church treatment pushed them to the brink, By Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News [Crowborough, England], (December 8, 2025)
Interstate clerical abuse survivors reflect on horrors and remember lives lost to suicide, By Giselle Wakatama, Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC [Sydney, Australia], (December 8, 2025)
Greek-American Sexual Abuse Survivor to Go Against St. Basil Academy in Court, By Evelyn Karatzas, The National Herald [Long Island, NY], (December 7, 2025)
Mexican Border State Prosecutors File Child Abuse Charges Against Priest Living in Texas, By Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby, Breitbart News [Los Angeles CA], (December 6, 2025)
SNAP Statement on the Conclusion of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Bankruptcy Proceedings, SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [Chicago IL], (December 8, 2025)
Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims, By Jack Brook, Associated Press [New York NY], (December 8, 2025)
Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy settlement approved by federal judge, By Thanh Truong, WVUE - Fox 8 [New Orleans LA], (December 8, 2025)
Archdiocese of New Orleans years-long bankruptcy officially ends with agreed settlement, By Aubry Killion, WDSU [New Orleans LA], (December 8, 2025)
December 9, 2025
N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers, By Liam Stack, New York Times [New York NY], (December 8, 2025)
NY Archdiocese will negotiate global sex abuse settlement, raise $300M for 1,300 victims, By Zoe Hussain, New York Post [New York NY], (December 8, 2025)
New York Archdiocese says it’s setting up a $300M fund for sexual abuse victims, Associated Press [New York NY], (December 8, 2025)
New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims, By Daniel Trotta, Reuters [London, England], (December 8, 2025)
Priest in Central MN Charged with Sexual Assault, Threats of Violence, Lakeland PBS [Bemidji MN], (December 8, 2025)
The Holy See and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, By Kieran Tapsell, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) [Hong Kong], (December 9, 2025)
December 10, 2025
Vatican reverses several parish closures in Diocese of Buffalo, advocates say, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (December 9, 2025)
Former Baptist university V.P. indicted for lying about grooming, rape accusations, By Mark A. Kellner, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (December 9, 2025)
Illinois pastor facing child porn charge, By Peter Hanson, Molly Sweeney, WCIA [Champaign IL], (December 9, 2025)
Court records reveal tangled trail in Sills sexual abuse case, By David Bumgardner and Mark Wingfield , Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (December 8, 2025)
December 11, 2025
Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury faces complaint over handling of abuse allegation, Cumnock Chronicle [Ardrossan, Scotland], (December 9, 2025)
A list of the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US, By Associated Press, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (December 9, 2025)
20 years: Former Jacksonville church leader sentenced to prison decades after sexual abuse, By First Coast News, YouTube [San Bruno CA], (December 10, 2025)
NY archdiocese to negotiate settlements in abuse claims, will raise $300 million to fund them, By Simone Orendain, OSV News [Huntington IN], (December 9, 2025)
Accusers’ attorneys express skepticism over NY Archdiocese settlement fund for sexual abuse claims, By Isabella Gallo, OSV News [Huntington IN], (December 9, 2025)
Archdiocese of New York raising $300 million for sex abuse settlement, By Christina Fan, CBS News [New York NY], (December 9, 2025)
Confronting abuse cases in Dallas, survivors and Jesuits take path of reconciliation, By Jason Berry, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (December 11, 2025)
December 12, 2025
Michigan priest’s alleged misconduct goes uncharged, victims’ fears grow after he returns to Nigeria, By Kayla Crandall, Cali Lichter, WZZM - ABC 13 [Grand Rapids MI], (December 11, 2025)
TECHNOLOGY FUELING MOMENTUM IN SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION, By Gregory Love & Kimberlee Norris, Church Executive, (December 11, 2025)
Man pleads guilty to sexual abuse that happened at Jacksonville church, gets 20 years in prison, WJAX-TV [Jacksonville, FL], (December 11, 2025)
Dedham pastor has rebelled against an archbishop before. Now it’s Richard Henning’s turn., By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe, (December 10, 2025)
Safeguarding Complaint Against Mullally Surfaces, The Living Church [Milwaukee WI], (December 11, 2025)
New York Archdiocese says it’s setting up a $300M fund for sexual abuse victims, WABC [New York City NY], (December 9, 2025)
December 13, 2025
Louisiana pastor found guilty of sex crimes involving juvenile, By FOX 8 Staff, Fox 8 [New Orleans LA], (December 11, 2025)
Former Chalmette pastor convicted of indecent behavior with juveniles, AG says, By Missy WIlkinson, Nola.com [New Orleans, LA], (December 11, 2025)
Former Mesquite teacher and coach arrested on child grooming charge, police say, By S.E. Jenkins, CBS News [Fort Worth, TX], (December 11, 2025)
Vatican strips Camacho of his role as priest, By Jolene Toves, Guam Daily Post, (December 12, 2025)
Oakland Diocese proposes new $242 million sex abuse scandal settlement, By Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, Union-Bulletin [Walla Walla WA], (December 12, 2025)
Eight Grooming Tactics of Pedophile Priests, By Julien G. Lamothe, Lamothe Law Firm [New Orleans, LA], (December 12, 2025)
Baltimore Archdiocese will not seek charitable immunity, By Ian Round, The Daily Record [Baltimore MD], (December 12, 2025)
NY Archdiocese to sell Madison Ave property for $490M days after unveiling plan to settle sex abuse claims, By Isabella Gallo, AM New York [New York, NY], (December 12, 2025)
Michigan priest’s alleged misconduct goes uncharged, victims’ fears grow after he returns to Nigeria, By Kayla Crandall, Cali Lichter, WZZM - ABC 13 [Grand Rapids MI], (December 11, 2025)
December 14, 2025
Anglican Archbishop Steve Wood Case to Proceed to Trial, By Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism (The Institute of Religion and Democracy) [Washington DC], (December 12, 2025)
See No Evil – a too painful story of child abuse and the Church, By Barbara Ellen, The Observer [England], (December 13, 2025)
‘The last and final time:’ Oakland Diocese’s latest offer to abuse survivors hits $242 million, By Candice Nguyen, Michael Bott and Robbie Beasom , KNTV - NBC Bay Area [San Jose CA], (December 12, 2025)
Dozens of boys say they were abused in a Christian scouting program that vowed to raise godly men, By Elizabeth Chuck and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News [New York NY], (December 9, 2025)
Leaders of secretive California religious group accused of murder after member and ex-member vanish, By Richard Winton and Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles CA], (December 12, 2025)
December 15, 2025
Catholic Church Sells 455 Madison Ground Lease to Pay Victims of Clergy Abuse, By Mark Hallum, Commercial Observer [New York NY], (December 11, 2025)
Catholic Archdiocese Raising $300 Million Fund to Pay for Past Sex Abuse Cases, By Keith J. Kelly, Our Town [New York NY], (December 10, 2025)
Former Chalmette pastor convicted of indecent behavior with juveniles, AG says, By Missy Wilkinson, Times-Picayune [New Orleans LA], (December 11, 2025)
Vermont Catholic Church receives bankruptcy court’s OK to sell Rutland property, By Kevin O'Connor, VTDigger [Montpelier VT], (December 11, 2025)
AG Nessel Releases Report of Alleged Abuse at Diocese of Grand Rapids, By Dana Nessel, Department of Attorney General - Michigan [Lansing MI], (December 15, 2025)
December 16, 2025
Report names 51 priests accused of abuse in Grand Rapids Catholic diocese, By Dee Morrison and Brett Dahlberg, Michigan Public - WUOM [Ann Arbor MI], (December 16, 2025)
51 priests accused of sexual misconduct in Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan AG says, By Paula Wethington, CBS News [Detroit, MI], (December 15, 2025)
Letter about the Attorney General’s Report, By Bishop David J. Walkowiak, Diocese of Grand Rapids [Grand Rapids MI], (December 15, 2025)
Attorney General’s report details allegations of clergy abuse in Grand Rapids diocese, Detroit Catholic [Archdiocese of Detroit MI], (December 15, 2025)
A timeline: Decades of Catholic Church abuse reports continue to shape Michigan investigations, By Josh Berry, WXMI - Fox 17 [Grand Rapids MI], (December 15, 2025)
51 former priests in GR Catholic Diocese accused of sexual misconduct, says Michigan Attorney General’s Office, By Sam Landstra and Zac Harmon, WXMI - Fox 17 [Grand Rapids MI], (December 15, 2025)
51 priests named in AG’s report detailing sexual abuse in Diocese of Grand Rapids, By Kyle Beery and Riley Connell, WILX - NBC 10 [Lansing MI], (December 15, 2025)
December 17, 2025
Archdiocese of New York to Sell Luxury Hotel to Fund Sex Abuse Survivor Settlements, By Joe Price, Complex Media [New York NY], (December 16, 2025)
51 priests, dozens of victims | The hidden history of alleged abuse in West Michigan’s Catholic Church, By Riley Mack, Steven Bohner, Kayla Crandall, Kiara Patterson, Cali Lichter, Brielle Meyer, WZZM - ABC 13 [Grand Rapids MI], (December 16, 2025)
Basham was advising Sills while condemning Lyell, By Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (December 16, 2025)
Disgraced former megachurch pastor Micahn Carter launching new church in Indy, By Jessica Morris, The Roys Report [Chicago IL], (December 16, 2025)
Conflicts of interest and ‘dual roles’ undermined SBC abuse investigation, By David Bumgardner and Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global [Jacksonville FL], (December 16, 2025)
Lincoln’s Catholic Diocese barred a priest from being alone with kids after a grooming allegation. His accuser wonders why they won’t publicly acknowledge it., By Emily Wolf, Flatwater Free Press [Omaha, NE], (December 17, 2025)
Buffalo Diocese abuse survivor speaks out after decades of silence, By Trina Catterson, WIVB [Buffalo NY], (December 16, 2025)
Michigan’s fifth diocesan abuse report details dozens of allegations against priests, By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO], (December 16, 2025)
December 18, 2025
Pope Leo Names Illinois Bishop to Replace Cardinal Dolan in New York, By Elizabeth Dias and Maya King, New York Times [New York NY], (December 18, 2025)
Pope Leo replaces New York’s Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of US Church, By Joshua McElwee, Reuters [London, England], (December 18, 2025)
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press [New York NY], (December 18, 2025)
‘I lost my innocence’: Clergy abuse survivor breaks her silence after decades, By Eileen Buckley, WKBW [Buffalo NY], (December 17, 2025)
A moral order has been broken, and clergy abuse survivors still quest for justice, By Jason Berry, National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City MO], (December 18, 2025)