Prominent Hungarian Catholics have defended their church’s record on tackling sexual crimes by clergy after a top-level government abuse scandal led to the appointment of a new national president of the country.
Amid government abuse scandal, Hungarian Catholics defend church record on tackling abuse
New ministries take Christ to abuse survivors to promote healing from their trauma
A homebound ministry for victim-survivors of clergy abuse to receive the Eucharist and a support group for employees of faith-based institutions who experienced abuse are now offered through the archdiocesan Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment (OMSSE).
Nation/World news briefs: Oct. 24, 2022
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Group’s report card shows many dioceses failing in financial transparency
The paper on diocesan finance councils was the fifth diocesan fiscal transparency report assembled by Voice of the Faithful, which was established in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandal that engulfed the Archdiocese of Boston in 2002.
As German Synodal Assembly begins, lay Catholics express anger at Vatican
But before discussions began on the agenda, the leadership decided to allow an hour to clear the air after the Vatican decided to reinstate bishops accused of mishandling abuse.
Wisconsin opens investigation of sexual abuse in the state’s five dioceses
The statements from the four dioceses said requests for documents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice will undergo legal review before a decision is made on how to respond.
Cardinal Pell’s victim questions six-year jail sentence, fears appeal
A man Cardinal George Pell was convicted of sexually assaulting said he is finding it hard to “take comfort” in the cardinal’s six-year jail sentence because a request to appeal the conviction is due to be heard June 5.
In the U.S., a sobering mood after news of McCarrick’s laicization
Even though the Vatican stripping McCarrick of his clerical status Feb. 16 was expected, the news cast a somber mood over those faith communities already grappling with what had happened while he was among them in the past.