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Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in new pope’s past jurisdictions
The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...
Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...
The Financial Fallout Over Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits in California
The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial ...
Advocates call for transparency as Maryland sex abuse survivors face deadline to avoid compensation limits
Survivors of child sex abuse in Maryland must file their lawsuits by May 31 if they want to avoid a new law that limits the amount of compensation a person can receive under the Child Victims Act.
Abuse survivors defend WA law that feds slam as ‘anti-Catholic’
Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...
Survivors call on the next pope to end sexual abuse by clergy.
Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...
Priest sex abuse survivors hopeful Pope Leo XIV brings change to Catholic Church
The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is calling for the new pope to impose a zero-tolerance policy.
5 Mass. men arrested in nationwide operation to crack down on child sex abuse, prosecutors say
The Department of Justice’s operation led to the arrest of more than 200 child sexual abuse offenders, including five from ...