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CLEAN : Victims testify in canonical probe into sex abuse in Chile
As victims started to testify Friday in Chile in a canonical investigation into sexual abuse allegations at a school run by the Marist Brothers order some questioned the transparency of the process
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ONLY ON AP Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim's letter
Pope Francis received a victim's letter in 2015 that graphically detailed sexual abuse at the hands of a priest and a cover-up by Chilean church authorities, contradicting the pope's recent insistence that no victims had come forward,...
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CLEAN : Berlin child abuse association speaks on Church abuse scandal
Interview with an association defending young boys victims of sexual abuse before the presentation on Tuesday of a report on the extent of sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic clerics in Germany on children in 1946 and 2014
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Victims Angry At Cardinal Bernard Law
Disgraced former Archbishop Cardinal Bernard Law died early Wednesday in Rome. Law was the Boston archbishop in 2002 when court documents revealed he had failed to stop priests who molested children.
Law and other church...
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Chile abuse victim arrives at Vatican for meeting with Pope
The key whistleblower in Chile's clerical sex abuse scandal has arrived in Rome for his audience with Pope Francis and said Tuesday he will urge the pope to get rid of the "toxic" bishops and cardinals who have defamed and discredited...
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Abuse survivors demand diocese' list "predators"
While Roman Catholic Diocese across the United States have released the names of priests involved in credible sexual abuse allegations, the Charlotte Diocese has yet to follow suit.
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Schneiderman won't be charged in sex abuse case
The prosecutor appointed to investigate allegations that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman physically abused women says she has closed the case without bringing criminal charges.
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Chile cardinal accused of abuse cover-up replaced
Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, who is being replaced as archbishop of Santiago, Chile, focused his last homily to messages of gratitude and farewell on Sunday.
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US priest accused of abuse in the Philippines
The U.S. attorney for Ohio's southern district says an American priest accused of sexual abuse in the Philippines lived with multiple boys and insisted they bathe with him.
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US priest accused of abuse in the Philippines
The U.S. attorney for Ohio's southern district says an American priest accused of sexual abuse in the Philippines lived with multiple boys and insisted they bathe with him.
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CLEAN : Silence breakers says time's up for predator Weinstein
The Silence Breakers' who came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and triggered the #MeToo movement call the once mighty Hollywood producer a predator rapist as they address the news media outside court on the first day...
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Church backs NFL team trying to keep email private
An attorney for New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese is strongly defending the New Orleans Saints' public-relations help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis.
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Abuse survivors demand more action from Vatican
Watchdog groups which monitor sex abuses by Catholic priests said on Monday that the Vatican needs to take more action to tackle the issue.
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Church backs NFL team trying to keep email private
An attorney for New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese is strongly defending the New Orleans Saints' public-relations help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis.
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CLEAN : Pope's ex-envoy, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, to stand trial for sex assault in France
The former Vatican ambassador to France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, goes on trial in Paris tomorrow on suspicion of sexual assault on five men in 2018 and 2019 in the exercise of his diplomatic duties, which he denies (Footage by AFPTV...
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CLEAN : Reactions as probe finds ex-pope Benedict failed to act in German abuse cases
In Munich, members of organizations asking for reforms in the Catholic Church and denouncing sexual abuse react to an independent report that found that former pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests...
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CLEAN : Allegations against Julien Bayou made "for political ends" (lawyer)
"Julien Bayou notes with bitterness and anger the instrumentalisation of the just fight against sexual and sexist violence for political ends," said the French politician's lawyer, Marie Dosé, at a press conference Monday, following...
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Pope Benedict XVI prayed with tearful victims of clergy sex abuse in a chapel Thursday, an extraordinary gesture from a pontiff who has made atoning for the great shame of the U.S. church the cornerstone of his first papal trip to America.
HEADLINE: Pope prays with victims of clergy abuse scandal
CAPTION: Pope Benedict XVI prayed with tearful victims of clergy sex abuse in a chapel Thursday, an extraordinary gesture from a pontiff who has made atoning for the great shame...
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South Africa - Increase in incidence of rape
Thousands of South Africans are expected to march through the streets of
Pretoria on Friday (14/2) to highlight a dramatic increase in the incidence of rape. According to the Ministry of Safety and Security South Africa has the highest...
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Pope Benedict told bishops gathered in Washington that at times, the U.S. clergy sex abuse scandal has been 'very badly handled.' The AP's Rich Matthews reports from Washington.
HEADLINE: Pope: Church sex scandal a 'deep shame'
CAPTION: Pope Benedict told bishops gathered in Washington that at times, the U.S. clergy sex abuse scandal has been 'very badly handled.' The AP's Rich Matthews reports from...
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The disclosure Monday that dozens of Roman Catholic priests accused, but never convicted, of child molestation have lived quietly in communities around the U.S. for years has prompted some critics to demand the church create special housing for the accused.
HEADLINE: AP Exclusive: Abusive priests live unmonitored
CAPTION: The disclosure Monday that dozens of Roman Catholic priests accused, but never convicted, of child molestation have lived quietly in communities around the U.S. for years...