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21 January 2020

Disgraced Kiwi priest dies suddenly in Sydney, Australia

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A disgraced former Catholic priest from Hamilton has died suddenly in Australia. An obituary notice published in the New Zealand Herald sai...

France: 19-year-old abused by Church priest charged for ramming a crucifix down the pedophile’s throat and murdering him

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The priest was the subject of a church investigation shortly before his death. The inquiry was dropped after he died, with no report ever b...

Pope Francis Abolishes ‘Pontifical Secret’ in Clergy Sex-Abuse Cases

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Pope Francis has abolished the “pontifical secret” mechanism that has been invoked in clergy sexual abuse cases, following criticism that t...

Lawsuit alleges famed Jesuit McGuire abused boy 1,000 times

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One day in May of 1970, an 11-year-old boy and his disabled sister were sitting on the curb outside a Chicago tavern, waiting for their mot...

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An expose by the Houston Chronicle that revealed hundreds of victims of abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention and that spurred calls for...

Queensland government pushes amendment to require priests to violate seal of confession

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THE Queensland Government has tabled amendments to the criminal code that would require priests to violate the sacramental seal of confessi...

Archbishop opposes Qld confession plan

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A move to compel Queensland priests to report child sexual abuse offences disclosed during confessions would fail to make children safer, B...

French priest accused of sex abuse tells trial he had been abused

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A defrocked French Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing dozens of boy scouts decades ago told his trial on Wednesday that he himself...

Judge says parents can sue diocese over abuse reporting / Associated Press

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Pennsylvania judge has ruled that parents of children in the Roman Catholic Church and survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members can move...

Catholic priest dies before being sentenced for child sexual abuse

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Disgraced former Catholic Priest James Joseph Cunneen, who was found guilty of indecent assault against six teenage boys in New South Wales...
29 December 2019

Review: Say Sorry - A Harrowing Childhood in Catholic Orphanages

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I know some people do not like the way I wrote my story... Child like they say... Please remember one thing which I am so ashamed of... I...
28 December 2019

Altar boys say they were abused by priests at the Vatican

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Former altar boys have claimed they were molested by priests inside the Vatican, as a lingering scandal surrounding widespread abuse in the...

The skeletons keep tumbling out: Three more former altar boys accuse two priests of sexually abusing them inside Vatican Church

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The fresh allegations come just months after Catholic leaders had gathered for an unprecedented summit at the Vatican to tackle widespread ...