/tags/catholic-church-sexual-abuse-crisis Catholic church sexual abuse crisis en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:05:00 GMT /2019-10-03/why-is-there-nothing-left-pension-funds-failing-at-catholic-hospitals The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:05:00 GMT /2019-10-03/why-is-there-nothing-left-pension-funds-failing-at-catholic-hospitals Chris Arnold /2019-05-09/pope-francis-issues-rules-requiring-priests-and-nuns-to-report-abuse The papal decree also sets up new procedures to hold more-senior church authorities such as bishops accountable for committing abuse or for covering up the crimes of others. Thu, 09 May 2019 16:20:06 GMT /2019-05-09/pope-francis-issues-rules-requiring-priests-and-nuns-to-report-abuse Merrit Kennedy /2019-04-11/pope-benedict-breaks-6-year-silence-to-comment-on-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal Two popes speaking simultaneously on the most divisive issue facing the church is remarkable. Benedict's letter may well raise concerns that the Vatican can no longer speak with a single voice. Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:12:08 GMT /2019-04-11/pope-benedict-breaks-6-year-silence-to-comment-on-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal Tom Gjelten /2018-11-12/vatican-insists-u-s-bishops-put-off-vote-on-their-response-to-sexual-abuse-crisis "At the insistence of the Holy See, we will not be voting" on a standard of conduct and other actions, said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:00:24 GMT /2018-11-12/vatican-insists-u-s-bishops-put-off-vote-on-their-response-to-sexual-abuse-crisis Bill Chappell /2018-10-13/pope-francis-defrocks-2-chilean-priests-in-deepening-sex-abuse-scandal The two high-ranking retired clerics, Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus and Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández, were expelled from the priesthood because of alleged "manifest abuse of minors." Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:20:05 GMT /2018-10-13/pope-francis-defrocks-2-chilean-priests-in-deepening-sex-abuse-scandal Colin Dwyer /2018-09-28/pope-francis-defrocks-priest-fernando-karadima-a-notorious-abuser-in-chile Karadima has been the face of the church's sex abuse scandal in Chile. In 2011, a Vatican tribunal found him guilty of sexually abusing dozens of minors. Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:46:00 GMT /2018-09-28/pope-francis-defrocks-priest-fernando-karadima-a-notorious-abuser-in-chile Bill Chappell /news/2018-08-23/latin-americans-know-popes-letter-wont-solve-abuse-crisis-priesthood-reform-might COMMENTARYAs a Roman Catholic, I’m supposed to be encouraged by the anguished letter Pope Francis issued this week. The one in which he condemns the… Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:39:34 GMT /news/2018-08-23/latin-americans-know-popes-letter-wont-solve-abuse-crisis-priesthood-reform-might Tim Padgett