CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2021 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- A German Catholic archbishop announced on Thursday that he was offering his resignation to Pope Francis and requesting “immediate release” from all duties.
Archbishop Stefan Heße of Hamburg … […]
Vatican City, Mar 18, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The alleged victim in an ongoing trial for sexual abuse in a Vatican youth seminary testified in court Wednesday that he was sexually assaulted over a six-year period by a slightly older student.
The alleg… […]
Providence, R.I., Mar 3, 2021 / 08:01 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Providence is refusing to comment on a bill that would provide increased opportunities for victims of child sexual abuse to sue people and entities which enabled their abuse.
The bill, wh… […]
Vatican City, Feb 25, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Witnesses at the fifth hearing in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a Vatican youth seminary testified on Wednesday to an unhealthy culture of ridicule and abuse of power.
The witnesses a… […]
Vatican City, Feb 10, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).- At a hearing on Wednesday in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a Vatican youth seminary, a defendant asserted his innocence, imputing abuse accusations to […]
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 9, 2021 / 10:13 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Dodge City is under a Vatican-ordered Vos estis investigation over allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas announced Feb. 8 that it … […]
CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- A German cardinal facing calls to resign confirmed on Thursday that he would release an eagerly awaited report on abuse cases in his archdiocese next month.
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki told the Köl… […]
CNA Staff, Nov 23, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- A German Catholic archbishop asked the Vatican Friday to review his handling of abuse allegations.
Archbishop Stefan Heße of Hamburg wrote to the Congregation for Bishops Nov. 20 in connection wit… […]
How did Theodore McCarrick make it to the helm, becoming a leading bishop and a prince of the Church? His journey and thirst for positions, power, and ambition is quite remarkable: from his 1977 appointment […]
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