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Pope Leo XIV failed to ‘properly investigate’ child sexual abuse in Chicago, victims’ group alleges
Pope Leo XIV failed to properly investigate sex abuse claims while in prominent leadership roles in Chicago, victims’ group ...
Feds call child abuse confession law for priests "anti-Catholic" as church vows to excommunicate those who comply
Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...
Ex-priest accused of molesting kids says future Pope Leo XIV OK’d his move near South Side school
"He’s the one who gave me permission” to stay at a Hyde Park monastery in 2000, former priest James M. Ray told the Chicago ...
New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse
The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is ...
Victims group claims Pope Leo XIV has a history of mishandling cases of sexual abuse committed by priests
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called on the pope to enshrine in canon law that the Catholic ...
Defrocked Priest Says New Pope Approved His Move Near School Despite Child Abuse Accusations
Ex-priest James Ray claims Pope Leo XIV let him live near a school despite abuse allegations. Survivors demand transparency ...
Massachusetts priest returns to public ministry after child rape charges dropped against him
BOSTON (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Massachusetts will return to public ministry after charges that he sexually ...
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Massachusetts priest returns to public ministry after child rape charges dropped against him
BOSTON (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Massachusetts will return to public ministry after charges that he sexually assaulted a child more than two decades ago were dropped. In 2022 ...
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Massachusetts Priest Returns to Public Ministry After Child Rape Charges Dropped Against Him
Massachusetts Priest Returns to Public Ministry After Child Rape Charges Dropped Against Him BOSTON (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Massachusetts will return to public ministry after charges ...