The pope is held three meetings to listen to the experiences of representatives of Canada’s Indigenous communities, experiences that include being sent as children to residential schools operated by Catholic dioceses and religious orders.
Healing and hope: Indigenous want truth about past, partnership for future
Irish abuse survivor: Curia reform undermines independence of commission
Marie Collins, who quit the Vatican’s advisory group on abuse, said she believes new reforms of the Roman Curia will further erode the independence of the body.
German canon lawyer: Wait for abuse report before casting blame
As Germans await publication of a report on how leaders of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising handled cases of historic abuse, a canon lawyer casts doubt on accusations against retired Pope Benedict XVI over possible negligence.
New CEO aims to step up fight against sexual exploitation
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has quintupled in size to 35, in the past 10 years as the organization’s executive director, has been named its CEO.
Quebec judge OKs class action against congregation for ‘spiritual abuse’
Quebec Superior Court judge authorized a class action against a Catholic religious group once heralded for its ability to foster vocations, opening the way for people who claim to have been physically, spiritually, or psychologically abused within the organization to join the legal case.
USCCB general secretary resigns; reports allege ‘possible improper behavior’
Msgr. Burrill resigned that post July 20, 2021, amid “impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior.” In announcing the resignation, Archbishop JosÈ H. Gomez of Los Angeles, USCCB president, said the claim “did not include allegations of misconduct with minors.”
Photos of the Week: June 7, 2021
In the spotlight: Tiananmen Square anniversary, Tulsa Race Massacre, Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, Naval Academy graduation
Bishops, in virtual meeting, focus on McCarrick report, pandemic, racism
The first day of the virtual fall assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Nov. 16, included discussion about the Vatican report on Theodore McCarrick, the ongoing pandemic and the church’s response to racism.