Catholic Diocese names 15 priests accused of child sex abuse
- Sep 21, 2019
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Dismissed NFL suit cited in sexual abuse suit against Church
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 14, 2019
A Louisiana court’s recent dismissal of a lawsuit against the NFL over officiating at a January playoff game is now being cited by attorneys for the Catholic Church as they fight civil lawsuits over alleged sex abuse by clergy.
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Retired Catholic priest found not guilty of sexual assault
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 14, 2019
A Wisconsin jury on Friday acquitted a retired Catholic priest on charges alleging that he had sexually assaulted an altar boy over several years, starting in 2006.
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Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 13, 2019
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped short of recommending charges against any top church leaders, despite concluding the Catholic Church was involved in “long, sustained and far-reaching cover-up.”
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Pope’s visit to Thailand will also be a family reunion
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Sep 13, 2019
Catholics in Thailand are celebrating the official announcement of the first papal visit in 35 years, but one 77-year-old nun in a far-flung corner of the country has a connection that makes the occasion particularly special.
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Pope Francis to visit Thailand, Japan in November
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Sep 13, 2019
Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan in November in a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament and honor the small Catholic communities in each country.
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Fugitive priest faces sentencing in US sex abuse case
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 13, 2019
A former Catholic priest is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Santa Fe, where a jury found him guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing an altar boy in the early 1990s before fleeing the country.
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