Retired pope never tried to hide the truth, former spokesman says February 8, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Retired Pope Benedict XVI has never attempted to hide what is true, no matter how painful recognizing reality might be, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.
Retired pope asks forgiveness in response to Munich abuse report February 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News At the age of 94, retired Pope Benedict XVI said he knows he will soon stand before God’s judgment and he prayed that he would be forgiven for his shortcomings, including in handling allegations of clerical sexual abuse.
Archdiocese of Baltimore removes priest from ministry pending investigation January 30, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore is investigating an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor involving Reverend Samuel Lupico. Father Lupico is retired but had been assisting at St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans (Baltimore) and St. Pius X (Rodgers Forge).
Vatican editorial defends Benedict XVI after release of abuse report January 26, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News A Vatican editorial defended retired Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clerical sexual abuse after the release of a report that accused him of mishandling four cases during his time as archbishop of Munich.
Retired Pope Benedict corrects statement for Munich abuse report January 24, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual abuse in his former Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct.
Munich abuse report incriminates retired pope; Vatican to study document January 20, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Vatican, World News A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated retired Pope Benedict XVI, with lawyers accusing him of misconduct in four cases during his tenure as Munich archbishop.
Court sets March date for former Cardinal McCarrick’s hearing January 4, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Proceedings before a criminal trial involving former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick will continue March 3 in Massachusetts, where he faces three counts of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s.
Law firm to publish report on handling of abuse in Munich Archdiocese January 4, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News In mid-January, the law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl is scheduled to publish a report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
Pope approves updates to norms for dealing with ‘grave crimes’ December 7, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has given formal approval to a series of updates and modifications that have been made over the years to the norms regarding clerical sexual abuse and other crimes reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
In sunrise walk, bishops, survivors seek day of prayer to end sex abuse November 18, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021 The sun barely had peaked over the horizon, ending the darkness and bringing light into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, where two U.S. cardinals, six bishops and prominent leaders of various faiths clasped hands with a group of about 20 men and women Nov. 18, praying for an end to the “evil” that brought them together.
Bishops agree to begin review of charter earlier than planned November 17, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021, World News On Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their fall general assembly Nov. 15-18 in Baltimore, the bishops voted to begin the process of updating the charter in 2022 rather than in 2025. The vote was 230 bishops in favor of the plan and five bishops against it.
Pope thanks reporters for speaking truth, giving voice to abuse victims November 16, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Honoring two reporters who have covered the Vatican for more than 40 years, Pope Francis paid tribute to all journalists who work to explain what is going on in the world and “make it less obscure.”
