Sunday, February 12, 2006

Priest Gets Probation for Groping Ex-Altar Boy

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Greenwich Village, New York -- A Catholic priest from Pennsylvania was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years probation for taking a 17-year-old fo...
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2d priest defrocked for abuse in N.H. - The Boston Globe

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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Pope Benedict XVI has defrocked a second New Hampshire priest accused of sexual abuse. The announcement that Paul Aube h...
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Molesting NH priest defrocked by Pope

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Manchester, New Hampshire — Roman Catholic priest Paul L. Aube, who gave special crucifixes to boys he sexually assaulted, has been defrock...

Diocese faces another abuse suit

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin -— A man who claims he was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest for six years sued the Milwaukee Archdiocese for...

Lawyer: Church Knew of Danger

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Miami, Florida -- A 38-year-old Broward County man, who says a Catholic priest raped him when he was a young illegal immigrant, has obtaine...

Jasper priest accused of molesting disabled man facing criminal charges

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JASPER, Indiana -- A 52-year-old Roman Catholic priest from St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper, was arrested Thursday afternoon by ...

Former Schuylkill Haven priest faces prison for embezzlement

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POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania -- A Roman Catholic priest who acknowledged owning hundreds of child pornography photos, magazines, videotapes and...

Top NYC Catholic Leader Named in Divorce

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NEW YORK, NY — A Roman Catholic monsignor resigned as rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral after being accused of having an affair with a m...

Catholic priest sentenced to probation for attempted sex abuse (phillyBurbs.com) | Pennsylvania News

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NEW YORK - A Pennsylvania priest who pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse for groping a former altar boy on an overnight trip to New Yor...
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Top Catholic leader resigns from church - U.S. News - MSNBC.com

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NEW YORK, NY - A Roman Catholic monsignor named in court papers as 'the other man' in a divorce case resigned Thursday as rector of ...

Ex-priest indicted in Daytop sex abuse

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Daytop, NJ -- A former Roman Catholic priest whose whereabouts were unknown to the Archdiocese of Newark for a decade was indicted Tuesday o...

Former Priest Says He Was Shuttled around after Abuse Allegations

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SAN DIEGO - A former Roman Catholic priest claims church officials shuttled him to new parishes after he was accused of molesting children i...

Levada to Answer Questions on Priest Abuse (phillyBurbs.com) | National

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PORTLAND, Ore. - The American archbishop stepping down to become the Catholic Church's doctrinal watchdog will waive diplomatic immunity...

Levada to Answer Questions on Priest Abuse (phillyBurbs.com) | National

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Portland, Oregon - The American archbishop stepping down to become the Catholic Church's doctrinal watchdog will waive diplomatic immun...
Saturday, August 20, 2005

Priest sentenced to three to 23 months for embezzlement

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Pottsville, Pennsylvania - A Roman Catholic priest who acknowledged owning hundreds of child pornography photos, magazines, videotapes ...

Mediation Begins Between Abuse Victims, Archdiocese

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Portland, Oregon -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland began mediation this week with over 60 former parishioners who say they ...

Judge orders review of Church files

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Wheaton, Illinois — A judge will review documents concerning sexual abuse allegations against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet befo...

New charge against Gary priest

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Michigan City, Indiana — A second credible allegation of sexual misconduct against a Catholic priest already removed from public minist...
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Bill would force church to disclose its finances

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Boston, Masssachusetts -- The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, still dealing with the fallout from the clergy abuse crisis and upheaval o...

Conflict and Anger at Farewell Mass for Archbishop

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San Francisco, California -- Protesters marched outside St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco as Archbishop William Levada celebrat...

U.S. Archbishop Subpoenaed Ahead of Mass

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San Francisco, California -- Archbishop William Levada, soon to be the highest ranking American at the Vatican, was welcomed to his fin...

Tax bill sent for Catholic church

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Boston, Massachusetts — As it struggles to improve its financial condition by selling off closed churches, the Boston Archdiocese is fa...

Priest says Philly archdiocese told him to stay mum about abuse

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — A Roman Catholic priest who told a church official in the early 1980s that a fellow priest was molesting b...

ABC News: Calif. Church Settles Abuse Suits for $56M

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San Francisco, California -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland has agreed to pay $56 million to settle lawsuits filed by 56 alleged ...
Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Oakland diocese settles church abuse suits for $56M

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San Francisco, California — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland has agreed to pay $56 million to settle lawsuits filed by 56 alleged ...

ABC News: Calif. Church Settles Abuse Suits for $56M

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San Francisco, California -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland has agreed to pay $56 million to settle lawsuits filed by 56 alleged ...
Monday, August 08, 2005

Jury rejects priest's claims of defamation in abuse case

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Janesville, Wisconsin — A jury on Thursday decided against a Catholic priest who said he was falsely accused of sexual abuse by a forme...

Behind a Priest's Suicide

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San Jose, California — On the day he was to report for jury duty, Father James Chevedden said the 11 a.m. Mass at the Sacred Heart chap...

Oakland diocese to settle abuse cases for $56 mln

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San Francisco, California - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California, agreed on Friday to pay $56.3 million to settle 56 cases of ...
Sunday, August 07, 2005

Judge limits financial data access in priest suit

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Nashville, Tennessee -- A Davidson County Judge yesterday quashed subpoenas seeking the release of all financial data from nine Catholic or...

Diocese won't comment on Vosen verdict

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Janesville, Wisconsin -- Because the Rev. Gerald Vosen soon will be tried by the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Madison, the diocese...
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Suit claims sexual abuse of priest in Los Gatos

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Los Gatos, California -- The family of a Jesuit priest who committed suicide last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that his...

Jury decides against priest in sex-abuse defamation case

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Janesville, Wisconsin - A jury on Thursday decided against a Catholic priest who said he was falsely accused of sexual abuse by a former al...

More cite sex abuse by priest

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Denver, Colorado -- A dozen men have now accused Robert White of molesting them as boys. One is White's godson. Over a 10-year period, ...

Diocese: Don't release abuse files

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Joliet, Illinois -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet is once again asking a court to bar the release of documents that could shed light...

Lawmaker pushes to end statute of limitations in sex abuse of minors

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Boston, Massachusetts -- Frustrated that the Legislature has yet to act in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandal, state Senator Steve...

Accused priests list goes online

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Marie Whitehead is placing their names in cyberspace for all to see. The 58-year-old Philadelphian is trying ...

Young man's claims 'devastating': Priest

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Janesville, Wisconsin -- A young man's allegations of sexual abuse were devastating, said the Catholic priest against whom the charges ...

More than 50 priests tied to abuse, paper says

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- A grand jury documented assaults on children by more than 50 Philadelphia-area priests and harshly criticized...

Newspaper: Report Documents Church Abuse

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- A grand jury documented assaults on children by more than 50 Philadelphia-area priests and harshly criticized...

Priest charged with sex abuse in court

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Rochester, New York -- Fr. Dennis Sewar, 54, currently suspended from his duties by the Rochester Catholic Diocese, plead not guilty, Tuesd...

Former choir director gets 30 years for boys' abuse

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Houston, Texas -- A young man who was molested by a Catholic Church choir director told his abuser to "rot in hell" Tuesday after...

Priest's lawyer points out inconsistencies

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Janesville, Wisconsin -- The Rev. Gerald Vosen is trying to prove in Rock County Court that a 26-year-old Janesville man's accusations ...

Portland Archdiocese Names Parishioners As Defendants In Sex-Abuse Bankruptcy Case

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Portland, Oregon – In a rare legal maneuver the Portland Archdiocese has named 389,000 registered lay Catholic parishioners as defendants i...

Group complains Idaho Catholic Church uses lawyer to counsel abuse victims

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Boise, Idaho -- An advocacy group for victims of sex abuse by Catholic clergy has criticized Idaho's bishop, saying he didn't adequ...
Saturday, August 06, 2005

Sex abuse victims meet with Gallup's review board

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Gallup, New Mexico — Two representatives of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests met on Saturday for the first time with m...

Priest sentenced for sex abuse back in Ohio

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Casper, Wyoming -- A Catholic priest recently released from prison after serving time for molesting a child in Guernsey in the 1980s has re...

Abusive, defrocked priests not monitored

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Madison, Wisconsin -- If two suspended Catholic priests in the Madison Diocese are found guilty of sexual abuse in trials conducted by t...
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Catholic Priest Appears in Court

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Rochester, New York -- A priest of the Rochester Catholic Diocese accused of sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child appeare...

Collapse halts sex-abuse case

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Wellington, New Zealand -- A woman suing the Catholic church over alleged physical and sexual abuse collapsed in the witness box at the ...

Enough is enough: Catholic Church needs to heal itself

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Denver, Colorado -- Scandalous. That's what a former superior of the Rev. Harold Robert White called Eric Gorski's reports. L...

Local Attorney's Lawsuit Against Vatican Has Another Hurdle To Clear

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Louisville, Kentucky -- A Louisville attorney and the Vatican are at odds the over Catholic sex abuse crisis. Late Monday afternoon Bil...

Orphanage a place of horror, says claimant

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Wellington, New Zealand -- A woman suing the Catholic Church for alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse sobbed loudly and became t...

Report: Toledo police helped conceal sex abuse

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Toledo, Ohio - Police helped the Catholic Diocese of Toledo cover up sex abuse allegations for several decades, refusing to investigate...

Abuse lawyer seeks lien on church property

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Burlington, Vermont -- A lawyer representing 10 new clients who say they were sexually abused by priests wants the court to place liens...

Mixed Reviews on Area Church Reconciliation

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Arlington, Texas -- Capital area dioceses say they have done their best to respond to the Catholic church's three-year-old charge to...
Thursday, August 04, 2005

Defrocked molesters fall below the radar

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- At a time of heightened national concern about the need to track sex offenders, the Catholic Church in Ame...

Ex-priest breaks code of silence

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Portland, Maine -- In the summer of 1963, Francis McGillicuddy, a young priest and director of a church-run girls camp on Poland's W...

Lawyers say abuse case could crack Joliet Diocese

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Joliet, Illinois -- The Diocese of Joliet is urging a DuPage County judge to seal the personnel file of a former Catholic priest accuse...

Center of the storm

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Reno, Nevada -- Reno’s former bishop is not accused in any sexual abuse case, but he has been named as a key witness in more than 150 l...

Report: Police helped diocese hide sexual abuse allegations

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Toledo, Ohio -- During the last several decades, police officers and other government officials have helped the Catholic Diocese of Toledo ...