French cardinal says book royalties to go to abuse victims

A French cardinal who resigned as archbishop of Lyon after being acquitted of failing to report clerical sex abuse said the royalties from his new book would go to abuse victims. Cardinal Philippe Barbarin told France’s RTL radio that the Archdiocese of Lyon would distribute the money. “I’m not benefiting personally and I’m happy to do anything which helps the victims,” he said... Read More

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September 16, 2020

Foster: Ministers to be involved in talks with churches over compensation

Stormont ministers will be directly involved in negotiations with churches to ensure they provide “appropriate” compensation for historical abuse victims in Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster has said. The First Minister said initial exchanges with religious institutions had involved senior civil servants but she said ministers would be playing a more prominent role as the talks... Read More

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August 28, 2020

New survey of German religious orders finds decades of abuse accusations

A new survey of heads of German Catholic religious orders found abuse allegations against at least 654 members over a period of decades, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. The survey of 392 orders found at least 1,412 children, adolescents or wards were the victims of sexual abuse. Of the victims, around 80 per cent were male and around 20 per... Read More

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July 30, 2020

Surge in calls to domestic abuse helpline during Covid-19 lockdown

More than 40,000 calls have been made to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline since the start of the coronavirus lockdown, and demand is rising as restrictions ease, according to the charity that runs it. The revelation comes after the Catholic Church urged the nation to support victims of domestic abuse during the height of the... Read More

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July 23, 2020

New accusation surfaces against former US prelate McCarrick

A firm that has filed previous legal complaints against former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Church entities added another complainant on 21st July against the defrocked prelate, levelling a new accusation that he allegedly abused its new client as a boy at a beach house in Sea Girt, New Jersey, in the early 1980s. In a... Read More

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July 18, 2020

Footballers appeal for more support following sectarian abuse

Two top Irish Catholic footballers have appealed to footballing authorities to do more to support players who are subjected to abuse. The call comes from wingers Niall McGinn and James McClean, who both recently opened up about the sectarian abuse they have received throughout their careers. Northern Ireland and Aberdeen winger McGinn, 32, has suggested... Read More

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July 17, 2020

Vatican releases guide on how abuse allegations must be handled

The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics against minors. While nothing in the text is new, nor does it reflect any change to current Church law,... Read More

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July 1, 2020

Pope prays for Poles who asked him to intervene in abuse cases

Pope Francis said he was praying for the hundreds of Catholics in Poland who turned to him directly, urging him to “rebuild our Church” and criticising the country’s bishops for hiding cases of abuse against minors. Matteo Bruni, head of the Vatican press office, said the pope was aware of the appeal paid for by... Read More

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