Santa Rosa Diocese files for bankruptcy in face of potentially 200 abuse claims
The Diocese of Santa Rosa filed for bankruptcy March 13, days after its bishop finally concluded the decision was necessary in order to address potentially 200 new claims brought against the diocese by survivors of child sexual abuse.
McCarrick admits knowing victim as a child, denies sexual assaults
(OSV News) — Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, whose attorneys have argued he should not stand trial due to “progressive and irreparable cognitive deficits,” recalled the name of the man he allegedly sexually abused as a child, although he denied …
Prosecutors challenge report finding McCarrick not competent to stand trial
Prosecutors are challenging the medical report claiming former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on charges he sexually abused a teen in the 1970s.
Father Pfleger is reinstated; archdiocesan board finds no proof of abuse
CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Michael Pfleger, 73, has been reinstated as senior pastor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina after the Chicago Archdiocese’s Independent Review Board determined the accusations of sex abuse lodged against him in October are not …
Pope Francis accepts German bishop’s resignation over errors in handling abuse
The vice president of the German bishops’ conference, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, has become the first Catholic bishop in Germany to resign in connection with the abuse scandal.