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- Feb 21, 2020
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Catholic Church orders more inquiry into Minnesota bishop
- Feb 5, 2020
Church leaders in Rome authorized more investigation into claims that a northern Minnesota bishop interfered with past investigations into clerical sexual misconduct with children, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Tuesday.
Legion of Christ finds 33 priests, 71 seminarian sex abusers
- Dec 22, 2019
The Legion of Christ religious order, which was discredited by its pedophile founder and the cult-like practices he imposed, says an internal investigation has identified 33 priests and 71 seminarians who sexually abused minors over the past eight decades.
Alleged victim sues Vatican, urges better protections for children
- Dec 12, 2019
John Bellocchio, 37, who claims former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick abused him when he was a teenager, announced at a Dec. 9 news conference the he is suing the Vatican and demanding “sweeping child protection changes.”
Rochester diocese request led to beatification delay
- Dec 6, 2019
The Catholic diocese of Rochester, N.Y., confirms it made the request for further investigations that prompted the Vatican to take the rare step of delaying Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s journey to sainthood.
Bishops take new actions to hold themselves accountable for abuse in 2019
- Dec 6, 2019
The clergy sexual abuse crisis continued to command a large amount of attention and action from the U.S. bishops throughout 2019.
Minnesota bishop defends conduct in sexual abuse case
- Nov 6, 2019
A Minnesota bishop who’s the subject of a Vatican-ordered investigation said in sworn testimony released Tuesday that he was trying to protect the confidentiality of a man who said he was sexually abused by a popular priest when he certified to other church officials that the priest was fit for ministry and to work with children.
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