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| Vigano Scandal Just Won't Die - Monday, February 06, 2012 John Allen NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER You can often tell how upset someone is with a story by how many statements they put out denying it, and how detailed those statements are. (full story) |
| Vatican Anti-Abuse Conference Next Week - Saturday, February 04, 2012 Dario Tubern AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Catholic leaders from around the world meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service but which has already drawn fire from victims' groups. (full story) |
| Vatican Downplays Corruption Charges - Saturday, February 04, 2012 AMERICA MAGAZINE Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Vatican Press Office, criticized as “partisan...partial and banal” an Italian television news program that on Jan. 25 broadcast portions of letters addressed to Pope Benedict and Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state. (full story) |
| Cardinal Egan Proud of His Role - Friday, February 03, 2012 Tom Connor CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE Ten years ago this spring, the sexual abuse crisis involving hundreds of Roman Catholic priests and thousands of young victims broke nationally in the media, engulfing dioceses from Boston to Los Angeles but also the Diocese of Bridgeport, where 23 lawsuits against seven local priests were working their way through the courts. (full story) |
| Make-or-Break Moment on Sex Abuse - Friday, February 03, 2012 John Allen NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER In a polarized world, it was probably inevitable that opinion on the Catholic sex abuse crisis, like pretty much everything else, would crystallize into two opposing blocs. (full story) |
| Embezzlement Expert Finds Hierarchy Uninterested - Thursday, February 02, 2012 Robert McClory NCR Recent reports concerning a high Vatican official who had saved the church millions of dollars by eliminating "corruption and dishonesty" in various Vatican agencies aroused worldwide interest. (full story) |
| 550 Seek Restitution in Milwaukee - Thursday, February 02, 2012 AP About 550 people are asking for restitution for alleged sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee — more than in any of the other U.S. dioceses that have filed for bankruptcy protection, according a lawyer involved in the Milwaukee case. (full story) |
| Cardinal Bevilacqua Dead at 88 - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 CNS Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, retired archbishop of Philadelphia, died Jan. 31 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where he resided. (full story) |
| Woman Steals $1 Million from NY Archdiocese - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Sharon Otterman and Russ Buettner NEW YORK TIMES For eight years, the woman worked in accounts payable for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, gaining the trust of her superiors. (full story) |
| Sex Abuse in Schools - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Mary Jo Layton and Colleen Disk THE RECORD In the past three years, 23 teachers, coaches and school officials in North Jersey have been charged with or convicted of sex crimes against children. Three have been arrested this month alone. (full story) |
| Philly Judge Reaffirms Bevilacqua's Competency - Monday, January 30, 2012 Joseph A. Slobodzian PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Despite defense claims that Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua is senile and remembers nothing about the past two decades, a Philadelphia judge this morning reaffirmed her ruling that the former head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia competent to testify in the trial of three priests accused of sexually abusing young boys. (full story) |
| Silver Lining to Abuse Scandals - Sunday, January 29, 2012 Jessica Ravitz CNN Advocates and therapists for survivors of male sex abuse say the recent scandals at Penn State and elsewhere may help men who were abused as children, and boys being abused today, step out of the shadows and get the support they deserve. (full story) |
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