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Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in Pope Leo's past jurisdictions
Advocates for victims of sex abuse say there needs to be an accounting of how then-Cardinal Robert Prevost handled such cases ...
Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...
Aurora chiropractor charged with sexual abuse of two boys denied pre-trial release
The DuPage State’s Attorney’s Office said Monday that Murtaza Hameed will not be released pre-trial, and will appear in court on June 2.
Survivors call on the next pope to end sexual abuse by clergy.
Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...
More than 200 suspected child sex abuse offenders arrested in national crackdown
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that in an organized enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex ...
Pope Leo XIV draws criticism, praise for record on clergy sexual abuse
Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru. He is also drawing praise.
Advocates call for transparency as Maryland sex abuse survivors face deadline to avoid compensation limits
Survivors of child sex abuse in Maryland must file their lawsuits by May 31 if they want to avoid a new law that limits the amount of compensation a person can receive under the Child Victims Act.
Abuse survivors defend WA law that feds slam as ‘anti-Catholic’
Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...