Guam’s ex-archbishop shielded culture of clergy sex abuse
Source; Associated Press By MICHAEL BIESECKER AGAT, Guam (AP) — Walter Denton wanted to grow up to be just like Father Tony Apuron, until the night he says the parish […]
More churches are checking the national sex offender registry. Is it helping?
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron (RNS) — Since they were first offered an opportunity to pool their resources and buy background checks on volunteers and employees at a discount […]
Yoga Reconsiders the Role of the Guru in the Age of #MeToo
Source: The New Yorker By Eliza Griswold Last week on Instagram, Sharath Jois, a grandson of Pattabhi Jois, the hugely influential founder of Ashtanga yoga, which has millions of followers worldwide, finally responded to several years’ worth of claims of sexual misconduct against his grandfather, who died in 2009, at the age of […]
Polish abuse scandal: Victims take on the Catholic Church
Source: BBC News By Adam EastonBBC News, Warsaw Image captionMonika, now 28, has spoken of years of abuse as a teenager at the hands of priests Marek Mielewczyk was a […]
Archbishop of Canterbury calls for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The archbishop of Canterbury has thrown his weight behind calls for the government to make the reporting of sexual abuse of children and […]
Catholic Church Offers Cash to Settle Abuse Claims—With a Catch
Source: Wall Street Journal By Ian Lovett SCRANTON, Pa.—Four decades ago, Jimmy Pliska says, he was sexually assaulted by his local parish priest on an overnight fishing trip. Now, he has […]
Officials substantiate child sex abuse allegations at prominent DC synagogue’s preschool
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN) – Officials have substantiated multiple accusations of child sexual abuse by a preschool teacher at a prominent synagogue in Washington, DC, according to […]
Indian Court Convicts 6 Hindus in Rape and Murder of Muslim Girl, 8
Source: The New York Times By Kai Schultz NEW DELHI — An Indian court on Monday convicted six men over the kidnap, rape and murder of a Muslim nomadic girl […]
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World. Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister.
Source: The New York Times By Elizabeth Dias Evangelical churches have long distanced themselves from the sexual abuse crisis that has consumed the Catholic Church. But a reckoning has arrived. HURST, Tex. — Christi Bragg listened in disbelief. It was a Sunday in February, and her popular evangelical pastor, Matt Chandler, […]
Sex abuse crisis the focus as US Catholic bishops convene
Source: Associated Press By David Crary As the Roman Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal grows ever wider in scope in the U.S., bishops convene for a national meeting in Baltimore […]
Sex abuse crisis tops agenda as Southern Baptists convene
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY The Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic — sex abuse by clergy and staff — overshadowing […]
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
Source: NBC News By Corky Siemaszko The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, […]
Woman accuses top US cardinal of dismissing sex abuse case
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD HOUSTON (AP) — The cardinal leading the U.S. Catholic Church’s response to the sex abuse crisis has been accused of mishandling a case alleging […]
Southern Baptist leaders plan to remedy ‘insufficient’ approach to abuse claims
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — Southern Baptists hope to take steps at their upcoming annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., to address continuing reports of sexual […]
Survivors Of Sexual Abuse By Nuns Want Greater Visibility For Their Accusations
Source: NPR By LAURA BENSHOFF When Patricia Cahill was 15, she received an unexpected request. A nun who taught at a Catholic high school near her home in Ridgewood, N.J., […]
Pope Francis Denies He Knew of Abuse by McCarrick
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — For nearly a year, Pope Francis remained mostly silent in the face of a searing accusation by a former papal ambassador to […]
Latin American rape survivors who were denied abortions turn to UN
Source: The Guardian By Liz Ford Four women from Latin America whose lives were put at risk when they were not allowed abortions after being raped as girls are taking […]
5 Catholic priests charged in Michigan sex abuse investigation
Source: Detroit Free Press BY Niraj Warikoo As part of the state’s investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday criminal sexual conduct charges […]
Five Former Michigan Catholic Priests Charged With Sex Crimes
Source: Huffington Post DETROIT (AP) — Michigan prosecutors announced the filing of sexual abuse charges Friday against five former Catholic priests as part of a state attorney general’s investigation into […]
Poland’s church sex abuse scandal becomes political
Source: Politico A documentary exposing child sex abuse in Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has turned religion into a key issue ahead of the European election. The film, “Tell No One,” […]
