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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.
Lawsuit: McCarrick victim told pope of sex abuse in 1988
- Dec 5, 2019
A man claims in a lawsuit filed under a recently enacted New Jersey law that he told Pope John Paul II in 1988 about being sexually abused as a child by the priest who would become Cardinal Theodore McCarrick but that the Vatican did nothing — claims he also made in a lawsuit this summer in New York.
Former priest sues over inclusion on list of alleged abusers
- Dec 5, 2019
A former priest has sued the Archdiocese of St. Louis, alleging it libeled and slandered him by including him on a list of clerics credibly accused of abusing children.
Justice Department backs Catholic Church in teacher firing
- Sep 28, 2019
The U.S. Justice Department is supporting Catholic Church leaders in Indianapolis who are being sued over the firing of a teacher in a same-sex marriage.
Journalist surprised by bishops’ support after controversial lawsuit
- Apr 11, 2019
After a court ruled in favor of an archbishop’s defamation lawsuit against him, Peruvian journalist Pedro Salinas said he was “pleasantly surprised” by a message of support from the country’s bishops.
CLINIC, other groups join in lawsuit over detention of immigrant youth
- Jan 26, 2019
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, the Southern Poverty Law Center and other organizations have joined in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the more than 10,000 children currently being held by the Trump administration in detention centers across the country.
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