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May 2012

May 04, 2012

From Philadelphia: five priests removed from ministry

Details: Five Catholic priests accused of child sex abuse will not be able to return...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

West Virginia bishop: “I have never sexually abused anyone”

After yesterday's bombshell, here's the statement today from Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston: I...

April 18, 2012

Witness in Philadelphia implicates West Virginia bishop — UPDATED

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: A Philadelphia man told a jury today that the Archdiocese of...

February 2012

February 25, 2012

Cardinal reportedly ordered list of abusive priests destroyed

The latest bombshell from Philadelphia: A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up...

February 08, 2012

Cardinal Egan takes back apology for abuse: “I don’t think we did anything wrong”

He made his remarks in an interview with a Connecticut magazine, and it's set off...

February 01, 2012

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies

He was a rarity: a Brooklyn priest (who grew up down the road from me...

January 2012

January 04, 2012

“Priest accused” struggles to clear his name

He was cleared of charges against him -- but hasn't had much luck having his...

December 2011

December 18, 2011

“Shame and sorrow”: Dutch Church rocked by abuse report

Details: Tens of thousands of Dutch children were sexually abused by priests and other Roman...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

Bevilacqua talks

But it's unclear how much he was able to say. Details: A retired Roman Catholic...

November 21, 2011

Cardinal Law resigns Rome position

One of the most famous -- or infamous -- leaders of the American Catholic Church...

November 15, 2011

Study: 3% of Catholics left over the sex abuse scandals

An interesting observation, from the New York Times (h/t Marcel): A survey by the Pew Forum...

November 08, 2011

Cardinal Law’s birthday bash

He turned 80 over the weekend, and the Boston Herald takes us to the celebration...

November 08, 2011

Court rules Church may be responsible for priests’ wrongdoing

It's a precedent-setting ruling out of the Royal Court of Justice in London. From the...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

KC update: Bishop Finn not planning to resign

Details: Calls for Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Finn to resign started even before last week,...

October 17, 2011

Coping in Kansas City: "Obviously, we're not O.K. with this…"

How does a diocese deal with having its bishop indicted? The New York Times visited...

September 2011

September 27, 2011

New sex abuse lawsuit filed in Montana — against nuns

Details: A new sex abuse lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena...

September 13, 2011

SNAP seeks charges against the pope, Vatican at The Hague

Details, from the AP: Clergy sex abuse victims upset that no high-ranking Roman Catholic leaders...

August 2011

August 19, 2011

Philadelphia prepares for return of suspended priests

It was big news when they were removed from ministry in March. Now, the Archdiocese...

August 15, 2011

"All these parishioners just feel so betrayed…"

The New York Times this morning catches up with the tragic story unfolding in Missouri,...

August 07, 2011

Showdown: ailing Cardinal Bevilacqua ordered to appear in court

His health is failing, but the man at the center of the sex abuse scandal...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

Philadelphia monsignor, priests to be tried together

Details: A monsignor who is the only US church official ever charged with transferring pedophile...

July 29, 2011

More Germans leaving Catholic Church, fewer being baptized

The numbers are grim, but sadly unsurprising, given the bad news out of the German...

July 25, 2011

BREAKING: Vatican ambassador to Ireland recalled to Rome

Details: The Vatican has recalled its ambassador to Ireland following accusations that the Vatican sabotaged...

July 22, 2011

Angry Ireland no longer "Catholic first"

The aftershocks of the Coyne report continue to reverberate. From the AP: From the pews...

July 15, 2011

Shock: proposed law in Ireland would order breaking confession seal

If passed, Ireland would reportedly become the first and only country in the Western world...

July 13, 2011

"Truly scandalous": report indicates Irish abuse continued

Another report, another dose of grim news from across the pond: The Catholic Church in Ireland was...

July 07, 2011

Why did the Episcopal Church knowingly ordain a man accused of sex abuse?

That's a question a lot of people are asking. But the Episcopal Church is now...

July 02, 2011

Shock: KC becomes first diocese ever sued over child pornography

The sad story of Kansas City just seems to get worse. Details: The Kansas City...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

The John Jay Report: what critics and the press got wrong

And there was evidently a lot they got wrong, according to the lead researcher of...

June 25, 2011

Out: KC replaces vicar who oversaw clergy abuse charges

This item moved while I was out of town, but it's a significant step, involving...