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Former cardinal moves from Kansas friary to new location
- Jan 11, 2020
Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal who was laicized by the Vatican in 2019 after numerous claims of abuse by him were substantiated, moved Jan. 3 from the Capuchin Franciscan friary in Kansas where he had been living since late 2018.

By Mark Pattison
Amid clergy abuse, survivors of color remain in shadows
- Jan 4, 2020
Sex abuse survivors of color are often overlooked by the Church.

By Associated Press
Diocese challenges law allowing more time to file abuse suit
- Dec 29, 2019
Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic diocese is challenging a lawsuit filed after a state law gave sex abuse victims more time to sue their abusers or the institutions they worked for.

By Associated Press

Hundreds of accused clergy left off Church’s sex abuse lists
- Dec 28, 2019
Victims’ advocates had long criticized the Roman Catholic Church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests. Now, despite the dioceses’ release of nearly 5,300 names, most in the last two years, critics say the lists are far from complete.

By Associated Press

Clergy abuse fallout among top Pennsylvania stories of 2019
- Dec 25, 2019
One of the top stories of 2018 — the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse and the Roman Catholic Church’s efforts to cover it up — continued to reverberate strongly in 2019.

By Associated Press
Newspaper publishes secret report on former W.Va. bishop
- Dec 25, 2019
A newspaper has published a secret church report about a former West Virginia bishop ousted for alleged sexual and financial misconduct that details how he allegedly groomed and inappropriately touched young men.

By Associated Press
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.

By Associated Press
Hospital deaths, ex-bishop dominated 2019 headlines in W.Va.
- Dec 21, 2019
A church investigation into former Roman Catholic Bishop Michael Bransfield was one of the top stories of the year in West Virginia.

By Associated Press

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