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EXCLUSIVE: After US sex abuse scandals, an accused priest rises again in Paraguay
By Will Carless
June 3, 2014
CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay — A hush falls across the church, broken only by the rhythmic swish of the censer as it bestows acrid incense across the faces of the congregation.
When is a priest not a priest? When he's molesting a child, diocese says in defense of lawsuit
By Mark Mueller
June 2, 2014
Chris Naples says something snapped inside him that January day.
St. Thomas faculty member embroiled in sex abuse investigation to retire
By Madeleine Baran and Jon Collins
May 30, 2014
The University of St. Thomas said Tuesday that a long-time faculty member who faced questions about his knowledge of sexual abuse allegations against a professor is retiring.
Ex-archdiocesan official contradicts Nienstedt's sworn testimony over abuse claim
By Madeleine Baran
May 28, 2014
A former top official of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis contradicted Archbishop John Nienstedt's account of how top officials responded to a sexual abuse claim against a Catholic priest, according to sworn testimony made public today.
UN panel slams Vatican on priest sex abuse scandal
By the AP
May 23, 2014
GENEVA (AP) — A United Nations committee concluded Friday that the Vatican has effective worldwide control over bishops and priests who must comply with a U.N. anti-torture treaty, a finding that could expose the Catholic Church to new lawsuits by victims of clerical sex abuse.
Fifth anniversary of Ryan child abuse report today
By Patsy McGarry
May 20, 2014
The fourth and final report on implementation of the 99 recommendations arising from the Ryan report is expected to be laid before the Oireachtas by Minister for Children Charlie Flanagan next month.
Chile: Catholic priests investigated over stolen babies
By Jonathan Franklin
May 15, 2014
The Catholic church in Chile is under investigation over allegations that priests played a central role in a network that stole newborn babies from single mothers.
Archdiocese made ‘astonishing’ claim in concealing Seattle priest’s sexual offenses, review board says
By Joel Connelly
May 12, 2014
The Archdiocese of Seattle failed to inform Catholic faithful, and made an “astonishing” claim and “serious misstatements” in seeking to explain why a priest suspended from ministry for sexual misconduct with a teenager went on saying mass and conducting weddings, say former leaders of a diocesan review board.
U.N. Panel Could Find Vatican Guilty Of Torture
By Sylvia Poggioli
May 11, 2014
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. The Vatican got a grilling this past week for its handling of the clerical sex abuse scandal. The setting - a United Nations hearing in Geneva. Meanwhile in Rome, a new advisory board to Pope Francis held its first meeting on the sex abuse crisis.
Four religious brothers accused of sexual abuse at North Catholic decades ago
By Peter Smith
May 7, 2014
What started as a criminal case half a world away has triggered a cascading set of new and newly rediscovered allegations of sexual abuse against five religious brothers who worked at North Catholic High School in Troy Hill decades ago.
