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4 Mexican bishops investigated since May for hiding abuse
- Mar 5, 2020
The Catholic Church began investigating four Mexican bishops last May for allegedly covering up cases of pederasty, the Vatican’s representative in Mexico said.

By Maria Verza
Priest’s pro-life, spiritual Lenten campaign aimed at Latino Catholics
- Mar 1, 2020
As a new Lenten season begins, Father Jorge Obregon from Houston is encouraging young Latino Catholics to participate in a new spiritual campaign titled Life Savers.

By Sydney Clark, CNS
Pope tells scandal-marred Legion they still haven’t reformed
- Feb 29, 2020
Pope Francis has told the Legion of Christ religious order it still has a long road of reform ahead, making clear that 10 years of Vatican-mandated rehabilitation didn’t purge it of the toxic influences of its pedophile founder.

By Nicole Winfield

Legion of Christ vows better abuse response amid new scandal
- Feb 27, 2020
The Legion of Christ religious order is promising accountability and transparency following damaging new revelations of sex abuse and cover-up that have undermined its credibility, a decade after revelations of its pedophile founder disgraced the order.

By Nicole Winfield
Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie
- Feb 17, 2020
The Legionaries of Christ tried to get a victim of abuse to recant his testimony in exchange for money.

By Nicole Winfield and Maria Verza
Legionaries elect U.S. leader as superior general
- Feb 7, 2020
During a general chapter meeting largely devoted to their order’s sexual abuse crisis, the Legionaries of Christ elected U.S. Father John Connor as superior general for the next six years.

By Cindy Wooden

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