English cardinal calls for legislation tackling 'extremism'
- Feb 24, 2021
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Despite question marks, Vatican bank verdict is still a watershed
- Jan 23, 2021
We witnessed a potential watershed moment this week for financial reform in the Vatican when a longtime former president of the Vatican Bank, along with the bank’s lawyer, were sentenced to eight years and 11 months in jail for their roles in a $70 million fraud.
Under Pope Francis, ‘accountability’ finally crosses the Tiber
- Sep 27, 2020
“Accountability,” in the full American sense of the word, is finally crossing the Tiber in the Pope Francis era.
Study finds more than 50 accused priests active outside the US
- Mar 9, 2020
More than 50 accused priests have been able to continue in ministry in another country, including work with minors, according to a new report.
Survivor advocacy group accuses pope of cherry-picking abuse reforms
- Feb 18, 2020
As the one-year mark of Pope Francis’s landmark summit on child protection approaches, survivors of clerical abuse are arguing that Pope Francis, while taking positive steps, is inconsistent in his response to the problem, addressing only some issues while dropping the ball on others.
Judge: Ex-bishop must testify about sex abuse in diocese
- Feb 11, 2020
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a former Roman Catholic bishop must answer questions about the history of child sexual abuse in the Rochester diocese, despite protests from his lawyers that the cleric’s Alzheimer’s makes him unable to testify.
New database of abusive clergy will ‘put pressure’ on bishops to improve transparency
- Jan 30, 2020
A new database lists nearly 6,000 names of priests accused of abuse.
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