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Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

David Lorenz, the Maryland director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, talks to journalists Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, outside of the Supreme Court of Maryland in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

 

By  BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE
Updated 4:00 PM EDT, September 10, 2024
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

New abuse allegations emerge against once-venerated French priest

Hugh Schofield

BBC Paris correspondent
Abbé Pierre died in 2007 aged 94
More abuse allegations have been made against Abbé Pierre, the late French Roman Catholic priest and campaigner who was long venerated as a modern-day saint.

In the Pacific, a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Priests Accused or Convicted of Abuse

SUVA (FIJI)
New York Times [New York NY]

September 6, 2024

By Pete McKenzie

 

Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to do so.


Catholic Church sexual abuse victims call on Maryland AG to complete probe into all Maryland churches


2,395 allegations of sexual abuse at religious schools - inquiry finds

Updated / Tuesday, 3 Sep 2024 20:24

The report has found that there were 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse in respect of 308 schools recorded by the religious orders that ran those schools

By Ailbhe Conneely


Questions on abuse claims remain after bankruptcy judge rules against survivor

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe offices are pictured in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a 2018 file photo. (AP photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, file)

by Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola 

August 26, 2024

When a New Mexico bankruptcy judge ruled against a clergy sex abuse claimant earlier this summer in her legal dispute with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, he may have issued more than a routine legal opinion and order.


Catholic Church in Hong Kong introduces major initiatives to combat child abuse

The Diocese of Hong Kong is taking a significant step towards enhancing child protection mechanisms with the establishment of the Diocesan Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Persons Office – St. Goretti’s Centre, set to be operational in 2025.

Aug 29, 2024

Father Dominic Lui, Bridget Lee, and Davis Hui, members of the Diocesan Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Persons Office-St. Goretti’s Centre, during a seminar at St. Jude’s parish in North Point, where they discussed new measures for protecting children and vulnerable individuals within the Hong Kong Diocese. Photo by Sunday Examiner

 

HONG KONG: This initiative aligns with global Church efforts to fortify safeguards for children and vulnerable individuals, according to Sunday Examiner, the official news service of the Bishop of Hong Kong.


Church sex abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope Francis’ visit brings new attention

A billboard welcoming Pope Francis stands above a mural honoring Bishop Belo and three others as national heros in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

 

By  NINIEK KARMINI, DAVID RISING and NICOLE WINFIELD
Updated 7:03 AM EDT, August 28, 2024
DILI, East Timor (AP) — When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country.

For Countless Clergy Abuse Victims, Justice Remains Elusive


Whistleblower asked for action on Peruvian founder 14 years ago

Aug 19, 2024|Senior Correspondent
Rocio Figueroa. (Credit: Courtesy of Rocio Figueroa.)
VALLECORSA – After news broke last week about the expulsion of the founder of an influential Peruvian lay group from the community, the original whistleblower on his abuses said she had asked that action be taken against him in 2010.

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