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Spain's ombudsman set to lead probe into Catholic Church abuses

Spain's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the creation of an independent commission led by the country's ombudsman to investigate suspected sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests.

Reuters

New Archbishop of Glasgow reaches out to survivors of abuse

Archbishop William Nolan stressed the Catholic Church must ‘change our ways’ to ensure the abuse scandal is not repeated.

The Independent UK

German priest guilty in 110 child sex abuse cases, handed 12-year sentence

A German Catholic priest was sentenced to 12 years in prison for child sexual abuse, a German court said on Friday, the latest in a string of cases that have shaken the German Catholic Church.

Reuters

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Pope Francis virtually meets with college students at historic event hosted by Loyola

Thursday’s event, titled "Building Bridges," was part of the Catholic Church’s ongoing synodal process and a culmination of hours of conversations over the last month between a larger group of 130 students — many with a wide range of life experiences and in different areas of study — from 58…

Chicago Sun-Times

25 years later, Legion of Christ victims seek reparations

It has been 25 years since a Connecticut newspaper exposed one of the Catholic Church’s biggest sexual abuse scandals

The Independent UK

Spain's Church seeks to add credence to enquiry of alleged child abuse

Spain's Catholic Church sought to give more credence to an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of minors, saying on Tuesday a law firm would coordinate and audit the effort, in a move a victims' group has already dismissed as a "smoke screen".

Reuters

Like in Arizona, botched baptisms roiled Michigan church

Thousands of Arizona Catholics recently learned they may have been improperly baptized with the wrong words

The Independent UK

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Baptisms by Arizona priest presumed invalid due to error

The Catholic Church says baptisms performed by a priest who served in Arizona for 16 years are now presumed to be invalid because he used incorrect wording on a subtle but key component of the sacrament

The Independent UK

I am pro-life — and I support Roe v. Wade

As a practicing Catholic and mother, I understand the Catholic Church has condemned abortion since the 4th century. Religious convictions aside, however, Roe v. Wade needs to stand. But the number of unplanned, unwanted pregnancies needs to fall sharply as well.

Chicago Sun-Times

Italy's Catholic Church faces pressure for independent abuse inquiry

At a trial under way in Sicily, a 28-year-old Italian is seeking justice against a man he accuses of forcing him to perform sex acts before going on to become a priest.

Reuters

Boy abused in New Zealand Catholic Church care was ‘shown a corpse’ to keep him quiet

A week-long inquiry is examining abuse in state care and faith-based institutions

The Independent UK

Boy abused in New Zealand Catholic Church care 'shown corpse' to keep him quiet

A New Zealand inquiry on Wednesday heard harrowing accounts from people who were abused as children while they were under the care of the Catholic Church, one of whom said he was shown a corpse in a hospital morgue by a priest to keep him quiet.

Reuters

Spain's Socialists propose commission to probe Catholic Church abuses

Spain's ruling Socialist Party proposed on Monday creating an independent commission headed by the country's ombudsman to investigate sexual abuse of minors by Catholic Church staff.

Reuters

Call for gardai to probe sex assault claims at Dublin army barracks

The Women of Honour compared the situation to the system which operated within the Catholic Church in which canon law was applied in horrific cases of sex abuse

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Canada: Indigenous leaders to meet pope in Rome at end of March

Visit comes after unmarked graves uncovered at ‘residential schools’, many of which were run by Catholic Church.

Reuters

Spanish prosecutor to gather information on Catholic Church child abuse

Spain's public prosecutor has ordered regional offices to look into all ongoing judicial investigations into the sexual abuse of minors by the Catholic Church, while parliament took a first step towards potentially opening its own investigation.

The Conversation

Pope Benedict faulted over sex abuse claims: New report is just one chapter in his – and Catholic Church’s – fraught record

An in-depth report released last week alleges that former Pope Benedict XVI allowed four abusive priests in Munich to remain in ministry. The pope, then known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, led the German archdiocese from 1977 to 1982.

Reuters

Spain hands list of 1,000 contested Church properties to local authorities

Spain's government handed over a list of almost 1,000 properties claimed by the Catholic Church on contested legal grounds to a federation of local authorities on Thursday, taking a first step towards resolving long-running feuds over ownership.

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Pope Francis to meet with college students in virtual event hosted by Loyola University of Chicago

Pope Francis is expected to virtually meet with some college students next month for a conversation on pressing issues facing the Catholic Church and world.

The Independent UK

Germany: 125 queer Catholic Church employees demand respect

More than 120 employees of the Catholic Church in Germany have publicly outed themselves as queer, saying they want to “live openly without fear” in the church

The Conversation

Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential reads

When Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013 – the first leader of the Catholic Church to do so in more than half a millennium – the sexual abuse crisis had already roiled the church for years.

The Independent UK

Report on sexual abuse in key German diocese to be released

A long-awaited report on the Catholic Church’s handling of cases of sexual abuse by clergy and others in Germany’s Munich archdiocese is set to be released

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NL Conversation: Advocate Sandhya Raju George on the dangers of the Franco Mulakkal judgement

Last week, former bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun in Kottayam 13 times, was acquitted by the Kottayam district court. The nun had alleged that despite her repeated complaints, the Catholic Church had ignored her. Five other nuns who spoke out in support of her faced retaliation from…

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