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- Mar 1, 2021
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Will the Vatican investigate a cardinal implicated in its own abuse trial?
- Feb 26, 2021
Three witnesses testified that Italian Cardinal Angelo Comastri, who was relieved of his position as Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica last Saturday by Pope Francis, or his aides, had been aware of sexual abuse allegations at a pre-seminary on Vatican grounds and took no action.
At trial, former students recall ‘unhealthy’ environment at minor seminary
- Feb 24, 2021
Several former students told a Vatican court that they experienced an “unhealthy” environment at a minor seminary inside the Vatican.
A cardinal in the dock would mark real reform in Vatican justice
- Feb 18, 2021
On Tuesday, Pope Francis moved to address the perception that the system is rigged against defendants with a series of reforms, such as modifying the requirements for “in absentia” trials as well introducing the possibility of reduced sentences for good behavior and rehabilitation programs.
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.
New Guam archbishop after predecessor’s sex abuse verdict
- Apr 6, 2019
Pope Francis has formally named Monsignor Michael Byrnes as Guam’s archbishop following the definitive sex abuse verdict against his predecessor.
Canon lawyers explain how Vatican abuse trials function
- Aug 11, 2018
Any member of the clergy accused of the sexual abuse of a minor is tried according to procedures outlined in the Code of Canon Law and specific norms spelled out in ‘Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela’ (“Safeguarding the Sanctity of the Sacraments”).
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