Legal

Transient Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children

This week the Archdiocese of Santa Fe received nearly 400 claims of sexual abuse as part of a pending bankruptcy case that stems from the…

Michigan AG Announces Arrests in Priest Abuse Probe

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the arrests of five priests in an ongoing probe of the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse of children in…

Texas Barbecue-Catholic Diocese of Dallas Grilled by Law Enforcement

As law enforcement raided the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston last November, law enforcement has raided the headquarters of the Diocese of Dallas. Citing missing and incomplete…

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Announces Compensation Plan for Survivors of Sexual Abuse

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, along with five other dioceses in California, have announced the formation of a compensation plan which will be similar to…

Pope Francis Issues New Rules on Reporting Child Sex Abuse

On May 9, Pope Francis issued new rules creating worldwide accountability for reporting allegations of abuse. This new set of Papal norms, Vos Estis Lux…

Georgia Attorney General Opens Catholic Priest Abuse Investigation

Georgia has become the latest state to open a formal investigation into the Catholic Church’s priest sex abuse scandal in the state.  The state does…

West Virginia Attorney General Sues Catholic Church for Knowingly Employing Pedophiles

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its disgraced former bishop, Michael Bransfield for…

Australian Cardinal Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Boys

Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest ranking Catholic official and the former head of Vatican finances, is heading to prison.  The 77-year-old cardinal is not eligible…

Catholic Cardinals Starting to Feel the Heat

In the wake of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin’s conviction for failing to report a known pedophile priest to police, the princes of the Catholic Church…

West Virginia Attorney General Sues Catholic Church for Knowingly Employing Pedophiles

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its disgraced former bishop, Michael Bransfield for…