The Crisis

Articles and Commentaries

• The Catholic Church’s legal loophole for abuse by Judy Courtin The Saturday Paper

• More bad news for St. John’s abuse victims by Quinton Amundson The Catholic Register

• New Zealand Catholic Church Suppresses Abuse Report by Scoop/Snap 

• Abuse crisis in the Catholic Church shows no signs of abating by Charles Collins Crux

• Strong Church anti-abuse protocols need improving by CathNews New Zealand

• Strong Church anti-abuse protocols need improving by CathNews New Zealand

• Swiss newspaper uncovers abuse in breakaway Catholic group by Free Malaysia Today

• Bishop’s Refusal to Compensate Abuse Victims Ignites Debate by Nasiru Eneji Abdulrasheed BNN

• Audit of Spanish Church abuses finds more than 2,000 victims by Emma Pinedo Reuters

• In scandal-plagued Chile, new leader’s past stirs controversy by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux

• Catholic Church accused of ‘prolonging the pain’ of clergy abuse victims, despite supposed reforms by Oliver Jacques Region Riverina

• Investigation estimates that there are more than 440,000 living victims of sexual abuse that took place within the Spanish Catholic Church by Inigo Dominguez and Julio Nunez El Pais

• The list of 51 Peoria Catholic Diocese clergy named in a 2023 report on child sex abuse by Dean Muellerleile The Journal Star

• Report: Nearly 2,000 children abused by more than 450 Catholic leaders in Illinois by Andy Carrigan Rockford Register Star

• Child sex abuse by Illinois Catholic clergy spans state and decades, AG investigation finds by Jessica D'Onofrio, Chuck Goudie, Liz Nagy, and Barb Markoff and Christine Tressel WLS Channel 7 Chicago

• Catholic dioceses in Illinois under-reported number of abusive priests, state finds by Teri Maddox Belleville News-Democrat

• Bishop McGovern’s Response to The Illinois Attorney General Report by Diocese of Belleville

• Chicago cardinal defends compensation plan, urges info on abusers after Illinois abuse report by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

• Lawsuit alleges Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley failed to prevent abuse at Catholic high school by Kevin J. Jones Catholic World Report

• Survivors network wants bishop to ‘come clean’; diocese says ‘pertinent details’ addressed by Steven Spearie State Journal-Register

• Kwame Raoul slams Blase Cupich comments on priest sex abuse report by Robert Herguth Chicago Sun-Times

• Illinois under-reported number of abusive priests, state finds by Teri Maddox Belleville News-Democrat

• Letter: “Missing” Belleville perp priests by David G. Clohessy DavidClohessy.com

• More than 250 Catholic priests suspected of abuse in Germany by Timo Kirez Andolu Agency

• German Catholic archbishop accused of ‘concrete cover-up’ of clerical sexual abuse by Derek Scally Irish Times

• Abuse report in the diocese of Freiburg: years of cover-up by News in Germany

• Archdiocese of Baltimore investigation reveals some new details by Kristen Griffith and Hallie Miller The Baltimore Banner

• How Baltimore law firms helped the Catholic church manage sexual abuse claims by Madeleine O'Neill The Daily Record

• Former Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh apologizes to victims for long wait for Catholic sex abuse report by Dan Belson and Lee O. Sanderlin Baltimore Sun

• Pope Francis' efforts to deal with the clergy sex abuse crisis need corrections by La Croix International

• Sex abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese highlights an institutional problem by Elina Tarkazikis Scripps News

• Statement from Attorney General Anthony Brown Regarding Public Statements by the Archdiocese of Baltimore By Anthony G Brown Office of Attorney General of Maryland

• Maryland AG report into Archdiocese of Baltimore alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused more than 600 children by Celina Tebor, Zenebou Sylla and Christina Zdanowicz CNN

• A disappointing 10 years of Pope Francis on abuse by David G. Clohessy National Catholic Reporter

• Church officials twice warned about priest who allegedly assaulted 11-year-old, prosecutors say by Ted Clifford The State

• ‘It crucifies you every time’: the ‘crushing’ new tactic the church uses to block claims by abuse survivors by Christopher Knaus The Guardian

• Why are Asian Churches reluctant to study clerical abuse? by Ben Joseph UCA News

• Abuse is ‘clear and present danger,’ pope says; local action essential by Justin McLellan National Catholic Reporter

• How institutions like the Catholic Church weaponize bankruptcy by Hallie Miller and Dylan Segelbaum The Baltimore Banner

• Endless filth needs transparency, truth, tiers and tears by Elizabeth Scalia Our Sunday Visitor

• The existential Pope Francis and the abuse crisis by Jason Berry The Tablet

• Catholic Church Delivers ‘Low Blow’ to Avoid Responsibility for Child Sexual Abuse by Sonia Hickey Sydney Criminal Lawyers

• Abuse expert Father Hans Zollner looks at the state of the crisis in the church today by Paulina Guzik OSV News/Angelus

• Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to block NSW survivor’s lawsuit by Christopher Knaus The Guardian

• Church won’t pay compensation to victims of sexual abuse by Natasha Donn Portugal Resident

• Northern Ontario diocese ignored decades of sexual misconduct allegations against priests, volunteers bv Natasha MacDonald-Dupuis and Gil Shochat CBC

• Serial pedophile priest charged with indecent assault by Melissa Meehan The Canberra Times

• Church Sex Scandal Widens: Hundreds More Catholic Clergy Accused Across CA by Candice Nguyen, Michael Bott, Mark Villarreal, and Michael Horn KNTV - NBC Bay Area

• New archive of Santa Fe clergy abuse documents hailed as unprecedented by Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola National Catholic Reporter

• Deluge of scandals has rocked the Catholic Church by Len Port Portuguese American Journal

• Sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church reached ‘epic proportions’ by Filipa Soares Euronews

• Spiritans told abuse survivor (74) they would deny everything and ‘get him’ for costs by Patsy McGarry Irish Times

• Hierarchy's sacramental betrayal in abuse scandal obstructs synodality by Tom Robert National Catholic Reporter

• Protester calls for Portland diocese to stop contesting sexual abuse lawsuits by Ted Homer WGME-TV

• Our View: Portland diocese displays a brazen lack of empathy by The Portland Press Herald

• The Maine Millennial: Who tells the church what it must do in order to be forgiven? by Victoria Hugo-Vidal The Portland Press Herald

• Catholicism in decline amongst the most devout – Portugal by Len Port Portuguese American Journal

• Catholic KBI Identifiss 180 clergy members in Kansas suspected of committing child sex abuse by Matthew Self Four States

• Why Italy’s Catholic Church Still Won’t Face Its Own Sex Abuse Scandal by Francesco Peloso World Crunch

• Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese Covered Up Sexual Abuse of More Than 600 Victims, Probe Finds by Brian Bushard Forbes

• Clerical abuse was endemic as the church repeatedly hid its shame: Letters to the Editor by Independent.ie

• Catholic Church orders multiple inquiries into allegations a priest failed to act on child abuse complaint against paedophile by Rory Callinan and Baz Ruddick Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Monterey Diocese Predator List is Inadequate, to Say the Least by Adam Horowitz Law

• Desolate Country’: Abusive priests clustered at mission schools by Mary Annette Pember Indian Country Today

• The Seal of Confession could be latest casualty of sex abuse crisis by Charles Collins Crux

• Clergy sexual abuse: Grooming of the vulnerable by Jay Pugazhenthi Oakville News

• The ‘shuffle’ of paedophile priests without punishment by Steve Kilgallon Stuff

• Spanish bishops say they won’t participate in national clerical abuse inquiry by Inés San Martín Crux

• Switzerland: Ecclesiastical Resistance in the Diocese of Chur by FSSPX.News

• Sex abuse case sparks Ottawa to assert papal ambassador’s diplomatic immunity by Jeremy Hainsworth Castanet

• Boy abused in New Zealand Catholic Church care ‘shown corpse’ to keep him quiet by Praveen Menon Reuters

• The Sexual Abuse Crisis in Eastern Orthodoxy by Andrew Bieszad OnePeterFive, Inc.

• New Zealand’s Catholic church admits 14% of clergy have been accused of abuse since 1950 by Eva Corlett The Guardian

• Benedict XVI and the Abuse Report by Lothar Christian Rilinger The Catholic World Report

• Vatican defends Benedict after report faults abuse record by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter

• The Munich report and Ratzinger’s fight against abuse by Andrea Tornielli Vatican News

• Father Zollner: Retired pope should make personal statement on abuse report by The Pilot

• Priest accused of molesting boys will control widow’s $2 million estate by Charlie Specht and Dan Herbeck Buffalo News

• Korean nuns on education mission for poor Cambodian children by UCA News

• Policy bans students of same-sex parents by KCTV

• Altar boy abuse is an ‘old Spanish custom’ priest told victims by Barry Duke Patheos

• Abuse survivor shocked to see paedophile priest on display at Mission Estate by Steve Kilgallon Stuff

• Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church; An Interpretive Review of the Literature and Public Inquiry Report by Desmond Cahill and Peter Wilkinson Centre for Global Research

• Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church; An Interpretive Review of the Literature and Public Inquiry Report ” another free download through the Center for Global Research; School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT

• ‘You know we are going to kill you’: Ex-priest’s chilling threat to lawyer by Chris Barrett Sydney Morning Herald

• Catherine Deveney: Abused boys waited 50 years for a church apology that wasn’t even unanimous – they deserved better by Catherine Deveney The Press and Journal

• Polish church reports recent clergy abuse of 368 children by Monika Scislowska The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter

• Vatican confirms probe of negligence claims against Polish Cardinal Dziwisz by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Catholic order that staffed Kamloops residential school refuses to share records families seek by Angela Sterritt and Jennifer Wilson CBC

• Catholic churches publicly report a fraction of sexual abuse allegations by Renée Cooper WCIA

• Sask. Catholic churches delay, reject calls to release internal files on abuser priest by Jason Warick CBC

• Archdiocese of Milwaukee rebuffs Wisconsin AG’s clergy abuse investigation by Joseph M. Hanneman The Catholic World Report

• Priest ‘failed’ to protect kids from abuse, archdiocese investigation finds by Melissa Turtinen Bring Me the News

• “Reprehensible, a Disgrace,” Catholic Church Refuses to Release Documents on Residential Schools by Evan Solomo CFRA Radio 580

• Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors Felt Intimidated by Letter Sent From the Archdiocese of New Orleans by Helen Lewis Big Easy Magazine

• The Catholic Church Is Reinstating Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse by Leah Feiger and Carter Sherman Vice

• Lawsuit: Former Newark archbishop abused 5-year-old girl by Associated Press/Crux

• Court Says Pedophile Ex-Priest Can’t Be Held Beyond Sentence by Don Babwin WMAQ - NBC 5

• Appeal overturns judge’s ruling that ex-priest Daniel McCormack can be held longer than his sentence by Madeline Kenney Chicago Sun-Times

• New Jersey archbishop accused of sexually abusing 5-year-old girl in $50 million lawsuit: report by Peter Aitken Fox News

• Pope’s man in Mexico says clergy, bishops covered up child abuse by Inés San Martín Crux

• Examining the Deep Roots of the Abuse Crisis by Darrick Taylor Crisis Magazine

• The new study—titled “Child Sex Abuse by Catholic Priests, deacons, and Male Members of Religious Orders in the Authority of the German Bishops’ Conference”—reviews over 38,000 files from 1946 to 2014. by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille The Catholic World Report

• Reckoning with history, Long Island diocese names 101 clergy accused of sex abuse by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Understanding child sexual abuse by Catholic priests from a situational perspective by Karen J Terry Joshua D Freilich J Child Sex Abuse. 2012;21(4):437-5

• Exposing the truth about nuns who sexually abuse kids by Horowitz Law

• Pope Francis accepts resignation of Crookston’s Bp Hoeppner after Vatican-ordered investigations by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/Angelus

• Brazilian cardinal accused of downplaying priest’s alleged abuse of teen by Inés San Martín Crux

• Report finds hundreds of child sex abuse cases in German diocese by RTE

• French Catholic Church Admits to As Many as 10,000 Victims since 1950 by SNAP

• Archdiocese estimates 400 sexual abuse claims filed by March 1 deadline by David Hammer, WWL-TV and Ramon Antonio Vargas WWL-TV

• Analysis: Are legal reforms in the Vatican designed NOT to work? by Christopher Altieri Catholic Herald

• Vatican abuse trial: Witnesses say allegations about youth seminary were ignored by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/Angelus

• Investigator: There could be 10,000 abuse victims in French Catholic Church since 1950 by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency

• Church officials OK’d moving another priest accused of abuse to Hyde Park friary, records show by Robert HerguthChicago Sun-Times

• 600 Sex Abuse Lawsuits Expected to Hit Northern CA Dioceses in New Window for Accusers by Candice Nguyen and Michael Bott NBC Bay Area

• The long shadow of clerical abuse by times of Malta

• Florida Diocese Hides Abuse Even during a 2020 Criminal Investigation by Horowitz Law

• Port: Catholics win the 'liberty' to keep silent about child abuse by InForum

• Abuse in the church: at least 120 victims in the diocese of Berlin by dpa via The Courier

• Canadian high court declines to hear archdiocesan appeals on abuse claims by Catholic News Service/UCA news

• Pope Francis Defrocks Maltese Priest Who Sexually Abused 13-Year-Old by Benjamin Abela Lovin' Malta

• Confidentiality Dispute Piles Pressure on Cardinal Accused of Mishandling Abuse Cases, Cardinal Woelki is the second German Church leader in recent months to ask Rome to review his handling of abuse allegations. by CNA/The National Catholic Register

• Some priests abused so many children they lost track - Diarmuid Martin/ Catholic Church has to be made accountable, says Mary McAleese by Patsy McGarry The Irish Times

• Reporters storm out of press conference after Catholic officials ask for silence on child abuse report by Andy Gregory Independent

• The Child at the Center: What Can Theology Say in the Face of the Scandals of Abuse? by Hans Zollner, SJ Sage Journals

• German nuns were paid to 'drag' children to be sexually abused by predatory Catholic priests, court documents allege by Haven Orecchio-Egresitz Insider

• Abuse victim says German nuns rented out children for sex by Barry Duke Patheos

• Priest worked in schools despite abuse allegations by Liz Dodd The Tablet

• Archbishop accused of failing to act on abuse appeals to Vatican by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt The Tablet

• Thinking about 'Uncle Ted' McCarrick: Duin and Abbott say press should keep digging by Terry Mattingly GetReligion

• McCarrick’s Brazen Behavior: Vatican’s Report Underscores How He Hid His Abuses in Plain Sight by Father Raymond J. de Souza National Catholic Register

• The McCarrick Report: A Timeline by Catholic News Agency

• Warnings from teachers, nuns, even a cop, didn't get Buffalo Diocese to remove priests by Jay Tokasz Buffalo News

• 52 Catholic priests in Colorado, including iconic Father Woody, abused 212 victims, further investigation finds by Jesse Pauland and Jennifer Brown The Colorado Sun

• Roman Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children in Colorado from 1950 to 2020: Special Master’s Supplemental Report by Office of the Attorney General\

• Final Report by Independent Oversight Committee of the Colorado Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program

• Report says Montreal Archdiocese covered for abusive priest for decade by Francois Gloutnay Catholic News Service via Catholic Philly

• Over a year, more than 230 sex abuse suits have been filed in NJ against the Catholic Church by Abbott Koloff and Deena Yellin Bergen Record via NorthJersey.

• Catholic Church wilfully blind again, leaders of victims groups say by Montreal Gazette via Strathroy Age Dispatch

• Child abuse in the Catholic Church — a scandalous approach to scandal by Melina Grundmann Deutsche Welle

• French hotline for Church sex abuse received 6,500 calls in 17 months by Channel News Asia

• The McCarrick Report: The Vatican Owns Up To Enabling Abuse by Mary Peluzzo  Patheos

• Vatican's explosive McCarrick report largely places blame on John Paul II by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter

• Liberia: 'Circle of Secrecy' Children, Sexual Abuse, and the Catholic Church in Africa by All Africa

• Catholic Church destroyed secret files on paedophile priests, cardinal admits by Bridget Brennan ABC Australia

• Row over unpublished report on Cologne clerical sex abuse cover-up by Derek Scally Irish Times

• Anger at ex-priest's abuse may be tied to church fires inn London area, cleric says by Norman De Bono The Stormy Plain Reporter

• Row over unpublished report on Cologne clerical sex abuse cover-up by Derek Scally Irish Times

• Anger at ex-priest's abuse may be tied to church fires inn London area, cleric says by Norman De Bono The Stormy Plain Reporter

• Poland's powerful Cardinal Dziwisz accused of covering up abuse case by Szymon Piegza National Catholic Register

• Bishop of Carlisle facing call to quit over reference by Phil Coleman News & Star

• National Redress Scheme applicant numbers lower than expected, prompting calls for urgent investigation by Erin Parke Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• The Explosion of Child Abuse Online by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism

• Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans by David Crary  Crux

• In Lat Am, ferment over sex abuse, abortion and coronavirus by Inés San Martín Crux

• Top expert fears abuse of minors within families has increased during lockdown by Inés San Martín Crux

• Pope questioned child abuse whistleblower by The Saturday Paper

• O.C.’s bishop, a $12-million problem and a secret fight stretching to the Vatican by Harriet Ryan Los Angeles Times

• LetUsSpeak: Gerald Ridsdale, Ballarat survivors gagged under new laws by Nina Funnell News.com.au

• Pope questioned child abuse whistleblower by The Saturday Paper

• Poland struggles to deal with pedophilia in Catholic Church by Claudia Ciobanu Balkan Insight

• Survivors insist Catholic crimes not just 'historical' as Altar Boys launch hears call for investigation into death of whistleblower priest Glen Walsh by Ian KirkwoodNewcastle Herald

• Lay group urges Pittsburgh Diocese to do more to restore broken trust by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter

• SSPX accused of intimidating would-be whistleblowers amid abuse investigation by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Vatican hands down its word in case of Father Mark White by Bill Wyatt The Fran/lin News-Post

• Diocese of Covington: 59 priests sexually abused children since 1950 by Erin Glynn and Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer

• Camden’s Roman Catholic diocese suspends payments to clergy abuse victims, citing COVID-19 financial stress by Jeremy Roebuck The Philadelphia Enquirer

• Pa. archdiocese pays out or approves over $50 million for survivors so far by Gina Christian  Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Archdiocese of Newark Revises Pastoral Counseling Policy to Deny Victims their Chance in Court by SNAP

• Bankrupt Buffalo Diocese paying $162,000/year for P.R. consultant by Charlie Specht WKBW 7 ABC

• Priests accused of sex abuse remained in ministry, former bishop admits by Ginny Ryan WHAM 13 ABC

• Bishops: Clergy Sex Abuse Crimes Triple in 2020 by Deacon Greg Kendra The Deacon's Bench

• Priest accused of abuse leading mass at Catholic church in McCall, popular podcast says by Ruth Brown Idaho Statesman via MagicValley.com

• Despite Vatican’s ruling, Virginia priest who blogs about clergy sex abuse remains defiant by Dean MirshahiWRIC via WJHL

• French Investigation: Sex Abuse of Minors in Catholic Church Tops 3,000 Victims Over 70 Years by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• Polish bishop lashes out at archbishop for reporting abuse cover-up to Vatican by Paulina Guzik  Crux

• Local priest says Bishop changed the locks on his churches and residence by Santiago Melli-Huber WFXR

• ‘At least 3,000 children have been the victims of sex abuse by members of the French Catholic Church since 1950 a special commission has foundJean-Marc Sauve, president of a commission, said there were 3,000 victims byUKDaily Mail

• Argentine bishop accused of sexual misconduct returns to work at Vatican central bank byInés San Martín Crux

• Revictimizing the Victims of Sexual Abuse by Janet E. Smith National Catholic Register

• Silence won't end scourge of sexual abuse by Dottie Klammer Richmond Times-Dispatch

• St John Paul II honored as Poland sees new abuse allegations by Vanessa Gera The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter

• Polish archbishop refers child sex abuse case to Vatican by BBC News

• Episcopal Abuse of Power by  Gene Thomas Gomulka  ChurchMilitant

• ‘It does not have to be this way’: Father White says locked out of Martinsville, Rocky Mount parishes following suspension by WFXRtv

• Letter from Rome: Mass has ended but clerical abuse continues by Robert Mickens UCANews

• Row between a US priest and his bishop reaches farcical levels by Barry Duke Patheos

• Commentary: A View from the Inside of the Catholic Church’s Abuse Scandal by Joseph H. Saunders Saunders and Walker Law Firm

• Parishioners stand by priest after bishop prohibits him from sharing opinion online by Kaicey Baylor ABC 13 News WSET

• Letter to the Editor: Bishop's comments were inappropriate by Teresa Biggs Martinsville Bulletin

• Letter from Rome: Mass has ended but clerical abuse continues by Robert Mickens UCANews

• Priest with blog critical of Church’s abuse handling removed by Associated Press/Crux

• S. Dakota Kills Bill from, Survivors of Catholic School Abuse by Stephen Graves Associated Press/Daily Interlake

• Lawyer: Archdiocese moved assets before bankruptcy filing by Associated Press

• The Catholic Church Pays “Fixers” to Cover Up Sexual Abuse – Now They’re Speaking Out by Legal Examiner

• Ex-Fargo priest says he isn't remorseful for sexually abusing kids by Joshua Peguero Valley News Live (KVLY)

• Malone suspended priest secretary who leaked chancery tapes by Catholic News Agency

• How Did ‘Credibly Accused’ Priest Concelebrate Mass with Buffalo’s Interim Bishop? Buffalo Catholics and survivors of sex abuse express shock over a Mass and lunch with Bishop Edward Scharfenberger that saw priests accused of child sex abuse in prominent positions. by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register

• S. Dakota Kills Bill from, Survivors of Catholic School Abuse by Stephen Graves  Associated Press/Daily Interlake

• US bishop orders priest to delete blog criticizing Church’s sex abuse cover-up by Doug Mainwaring  LifeSite News

• West Michigan dioceses refuse to release pedophile priests lists by Ken Kolker WOOD TV 8 NBC

• Piecemeal Protections.The Canadian Church Struggles to Confront Sex Abuse by Michael W. Higgins Commonweal

• Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie by Nicole Winfield and Maria Verza Crux

• Priests on sex offender registry find a home in alternative ministry by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

• Archbishop Hebda to further investigate Crookston bishop by Catholic Spirit - Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

• Fr. Hans Zollner: Clergy abuse has damaged the church, but ‘more damage has been done to human beings’ by Gia Myers, Catholic News Service/America

• Legion Elects U.S. Superior Amid New Abuse, Cover-Up Crisis by The Associated Press/The New York Times

• Diocese of Crookston - Hoeppner will no longer be involved in investigations by Crookston Times

• Attorney: Abuse victim wants priest's name off Glen Cove Catholic church by Zachary R. Dowdy Newsday

• Second alleged sex crimes victim sues Fresno Catholic Diocese over decades-old claims by Yesenia Amaro Fresno Bee

• In Philly, $39 million in clergy-abuse payouts so far — about $215,000 per damaged life by Philadelphia Inquirer

• Fr. Hans Zollner: Clergy abuse has damaged the church, but ‘more damage has been done to human beings’ by Gia Myers, Catholic News Service/America

• Flaws in disciplinary process harm clergy, survey suggests by Madeleine Davies Church Times

• Catholic church’s handling of abuse cases betrays core values by San Jose Mercury-News

• The Catholic Bishops’ Lists of “Credibly Accused Priests” is Not What it Appears to Be by Horowitz Law

• Priests in Group Shut Down by Vatican Accused of Sex Abuse by The Associated Press The New York Times

• Catholic Leaders Promised Transparency About Child Abuse. They Haven’t Delivered. by ProPublica

• Buffalo Diocese priest who just returned to duty faces new allegations by Dan Herbeck Buffalo News

• Fall River Diocese suspends retired priest accused of sex abuse by Jacqui Gomersall WPRI FM

• Diocese Suspends Retired Priest Over Child Abuse Allegation by Associated Press/ U.S.News

• Sexual abuse allegation made against former Cape priest by Denise Coffey Cape Cod Times

• Catholic church offers little to reach minority victims of priests by Gary Fields, Juliet Linderman, and Wong May-E The Associated Press The Sumpter Item

• Legion vows probe into cover-up of abused little girls by Nicole Winfield  Crux

• French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest by Associated Press via WTOP

• Knoxville Diocese is silencing sex abuse victims, breaking church rules on settlements, according to survivors group's complaint letter by Wyatt Massey Chattanooga Free Press

• Man says diocese knew about accusations months before acting by Associated Press

• Knoxville Diocese is silencing sex abuse victims, breaking church rules on settlements, according to survivors group's complaint letter by Wyatt Massey Chattanooga Free Press

• French trial exposes how Church covered for predator priest by Nicolas Vaux-Montagny Crux

• Unholy real estate strategy: Catholic churches shuffle properties to shield billions from sex abuse victims, report says by The Real Deal Staff The Real Deal

• Code of silence reigns amid scandals, misbehavior at all-boys Catholic schools by Tresa Baldas Detroit Free Press

• A New Maria Goretti Network Chapter is Started in Chicago by Mike Hoffman The Healing Voices

• Hundreds of accused clergy left off Church’s sex abuse lists by Associated Press/Crux

• Bishops council denies knowledge of alleged sexual abuse in Indonesian Catholic Church by Jakarta Post

• Bishop pardons 3 suspended priests by Alex Ashaba  Daily Monitor

• Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japan by Yuri Kageyama Associated Press/Crux

• New Poll Reveals Catholics’ Displeased with Bishops’ Handling of Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal by Attorney Adam Horowitz Legal News Blog

• Lists of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse Are Spilling Out Across the Country by Campbell Robertson The New York Times

• They looked the other way’: Sexual abuse claim dismissed by church foreshadowed years of allegations against Catholic bishop by Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg Washington Post

• Catholic order dedicated to protecting children failed them by Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Katie Polglase, Bryony Jones and Alex Platt CNN

• Catholic order moved pedophile priest to church property with summer camp after CNN investigation by Katie Polglase  CNN

• New wave of abuse suits could hit Church like never before by Associated Press/ Crux

• Legal Reckoning: New Abuse Suits Could Cost Church Over $4B by Associated Press/US News

• The World Holds Pope Francis Accountable for Clerical Sex Abuse by Betty Clermont  Open Tabernacle - Here Comes Everybody

• Belgian Salesians defend decision to send convicted pedophile to Africa by Jonathan Luxmoore  Catholic News Service via National Catholic Reporter

• Schönborn spells out shocking reality of clerical sex abuse by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt The Tablet

• Vatican still refusing to expel priests condemned in Próvolo case by Mariana Sarramea Buenos Aires Times

• Sex Scandal Comes Closer To Francis by Rod Dreher The American Conservative

• Catholic order moved pedophile priest to church property with summer camp after CNN investigation by Katie Polglase CNN

• 'This has to stop now': Vancouver Archdiocese releases abuse report by Agnteska Ruck  Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Police say no plans to look into 2002 investigation into bishop, despite criticism from victim's family by Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune

• Canada's Catholic bishops resist publishing list of accused priest-pedophiles by Joseph Sinasac La Croix International

• Children’s rights group says ‘third wave’ of abuse scandals hitting Latin America by Charles Collins Crux

• Church Sex-Abuse Boards Often Undermine Victims, Help Clergy by Reese Dunklin , Mitch Weiss and Matt Sedensky Associated Press/US News

• New Report Casts Doubt on Catholic Abuse Review Process by Tobias Hoonhout National Review

• Could priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse be walking among us - without our knowledge? by Paula Christian, Craig Cheatham and Dan Monk WCPO TV

• How Vermont’s Catholic Church stashed away a half-billion dollars in assets by Kevin O'Connor VTDigger

• UK lawyers ask Cardinal Nichols to ‘step down’ over mishandling sex abuse cases by LifeSite News

• Law firm releases report naming Colorado Catholic clerics accused of sexual abuse by Janet Oravetz News Channel 9

• More Than 100 Catholic Clerics Accused Of Sex Abuse In Colorado by Amber Fisher Patch

• New molestation suit accuses Jesuit of using parent, alumni donations to pay abuse settlements by Ramon Antonio Vargas Times Picayune

• An Abusive Priest from Steubenville Lives near Seattle, WA. and Worked with Vulnerable Teens, SNAP responds by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

• A time of great crisis by Dan Stollenwerk NZ Catholic’’

• Thousands of Catholic priests were accused of sexual abuse, then what happened? An investigation reveals most have become the priest next door. by Lindsay Schnell and Sam Ruland USA Today

• Buffalo’s Troubled Christ the King Seminary by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register

• One year later, still no answers from Vatican on McCarrick scandal by Phil Lawler Catholic Culture blog

• 5 recently charged priests reported to Michigan police, prosecutors years ago by Beth LeBlanc Detroit News

• Covington Diocese to review priest files amid I-Team investigation into abuse in Catholic Church by Craig Cheatham, Paula Christian and Dan Monk WCPO TV 9

• USA Today hunts for 'The Priest Next Door,' in sex abuse feature that breaks little new ground by Terry Mattingly Get Religion blog

• Priests accused of abuse still getting paid by diocese, some for decades by Jay Tokasz Buffalo News

• Professor seeks to break academic silence on clerical sex abuse by Jack Lyons  Crux

• Judge sends WV diocese sexual abuse lawsuit to Supreme Court by Jake Zuckerman Gazette Mail

• Minnesota bishop kept admitted child abuser in ministry, did not investigate allegation of abuse by JD Flynn and Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency/Catholic World Report

• Members of suppressed Argentine order share harrowing tales of abuse by Elise Harris  Crux

• Church: Wyoming sex abuse queries lacked victim cooperation by Associated Pres/Crux

• After their order’s suppression, victims struggle to move forward by Elise Harris  Crux

• Lack of cooperation stalled Hart investigation, say bishops by Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune

• Child sex abuse inquiry: Catholic Church 'shocked to core by evil of clergy' by BBC News

• How US Church tried and failed to get abuse plan past Rome by Christopher Lamb The Tablet

• A tale of two priests and the future of the Catholic Church by Bob Kustra Idaho Statesman

• After their order’s suppression, victims struggle to move forward by Elise Harris Crux

• Ivorian bishop: 'We must tackle sexual abuse with humility' by Lucie SarrLa La Croix International

• Diocese of Lansing Fails to Properly Handle 1990 Sexual Assault Case, Leads to Second Victim by Kelly McClintock Legal Examiner blog

• New Orleans archbishop acknowledges 57 abusive clergy by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

• Covering up pedophiles while refusing Joe Biden communion by Irish Voice Editorial Irish Voice

• Pope’s words ‘difficult to reconcile’ with Vatican’s lack of cooperation with abuse inquiry by Charles Collins  Crux

• Brooklyn bishop concludes Vatican-ordered investigation into Buffalo diocese by Christopher White Crux

• Diocesan lawyer raises possibility of bankruptcy over abuse payments by Peter Smith Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Diocese Of Joliet Being Sued After Priest Is Accused Of Sexual Assault by WJOL Radio

• Cardinal says no one in Mexican Church can claim ignorance about abuse by Inés San Martín  Crux

• Head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church says sex abuse victims deserve justice by Inés San Martín  Crux

• Greensburg diocese, Pennsylvania Legislature fiercely criticized by former child sex assault victim by Sheldon Ingram WTAE

• Tucson bishop responds to Oklahoma City Archdiocese abuse report by news4tucson

• Framingham’s St. Bridget Parish shaken by abuse allegations by Jeannette Hinkle MetroWest Daily News

• Illinois chief justice distrusts church hierarchy to police itself on abuse by Peter Feuerherd National Catholic Reporter

• How New York's Catholic Church protected priest accused of abuse by Paul Abowd Al Jazeera

• Disgust, validation, hope: Survivors, Catholics react to report detailing 70 years of Colorado clergy sex abuse by Elise Schmelzer Denver Post

• ‘I Feel Lucky That It Wasn’t Me’: Catholics Grapple With Revelations About Prominent Priests by Andrew Kenney  Colorado Public Radio

• Diocese of Duluth's $40 million bankruptcy settlement set for approval by Tom Olson Forum News Service via West Central Tribune

• Year after accused priest goes on leave, NJ parish remains pastorless by Sarah Salvadore National Catholic Reporter\

• Unsupervised accused priests teach, counsel, foster children by Claudia Lauer, Meghan Hoyer The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter

• 1,700 Catholic Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Reportedly Living Freely In U.S. by  Claudia Lauer and Meghan Hoyer Associated Press

• Pervert priest, 61, admits to producing disgusting child porn videos by Kylie Stevens Daily Mail

• Catholic diocese admits liability in sex assaults by Keith Fraser Vancouver Sun

• Study: Up to 10% of Catholic seminarians are victims of sexual harassment, abuse by Danae King The Columbus Dispatch’

• Attorney general’s ‘investigation’ wasn’t thorough enough by St. Louis Post Dispatch

• Past Vatican practice suggests Buffalo's bishop won't be ousted soon by Jay Tokasz Buffalo News

• Catholic priests claim they are 'living in a state of persecution' because of child abuse scandals - and argue the REAL crisis in the church is dwindling congregations by Daily Mail

• Sex abuse scandal leaves Australian Church, gov’t scrambling for solutions by CAN

• A R.I. church was told it hired an accused child molester. It kept him on for two decades. by Amanda Milkovitsl Boston Globe

• Notre Dame study: 6 percent of seminarians report sexual misconduct by Amanda Skofstad Notre Dame News

• Sex abuser’s presence raises questions by Colleen Heild Albuquerque Journal

• Ground zero: How the Ballarat diocese exported paedophiles to the world by The Age

• Facing lawsuits, Rochester Diocese files for bankruptcy by The Associated Press

• Argentina’s most pious spot also an epicenter of clerical abuse crisis by Inés San Martín Crux

• Cause of the clergy abuse scandal—A scholarly examination may be on the way by Anne Hendershott The Catholic World Report

• The Facts of the Matter: Trump and the post truth era by Inas Younis Patheos

• Argentina prelate says clerical abuse crisis ‘just beginning’ in pope’s country by Inés San Martín Crux

• Controversial letter spotlights Pell prison behaviour by CathNews

• Clerical abuse scandal makes headlines this week across US by Christopher White Crux

• As the abuse crisis deepens, Francis sets his face like flint.m Has the expanding phenomenon of clergy sex abuse thwarted the pope's ambitious project to radically reform the ethos and structures of the Catholic Church by Robert Mickens  La Croix International

• They normalized a culture of child rape and then asked us to sign away our rights by Jay Sefton Patriot News

• Grand jurors put 'heart and soul' into report on clergy abuse, judge says by Peter Smith Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Preaching morality while encouraging sin by Tom Unger Post Dispatch

• Cincinnati auxiliary bishop did not disclose accusations against priest by Ed Condon Catholic News Agency

• Argentine bishop tapped by pope for Vatican job faces abuse trial by Inés San Martín Crux

• Guam’s Catholics reckon with decades of ‘horrific’ sex abuse by Michael Biesecker  Crux

• Scandals draw attention to obscure condition: ephebophilia by Lou Carlozo Chicago Tribune

• Pennsylvania clergy abuse hotline fields nearly 2,000 calls in first year by Mark Scolforo Associated Press

• Alleged sexual abuse victims of 28 N.J. priests ask Catholic Church for cash settlements by Kelly Heyboer New Jersey Advance Media

• Survivors 'losing faith' after Satyanand resignation by Michael Cropp Radio New Zealand

• Carlson: Release of abuse allegations 'painful,' but 'right thing to do' by E.Aser  The Nation/The Pilot

• Portland, Oregon, archdiocese settles 8 abuse cases for $4M by Associsted Press

• Sex abuse claims against archdiocese, clergy now under review by Taos News

• Attacking the Abuse Crisis with Consumer Protection Laws by FSSPX News

• West Virginia attorney general slams diocese for ‘covering up’ issues of sexual abuse by Popular Crime

• Validity of Catholic Church and Colorado Sex Abuse Report Doubtful by Terry Kelly Westword

• Why is priest sex abuse often unreported? by WJLA TV

• United States along with four other countries introduce laws to force priest reporting by Chaz Muth Catholic News Service/Arkansas Catholic

• Inside the mind of the paedophile priest by Suzanne Smith  Crikey Magazine

• Florida Catholic church sex abuse investigation shrouded in secrecy by NBC 2 TV

• 395 claims filed in church bankruptcy case by Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press/ 2News

• Archbishop chose church's reputation above children, inquiry finds Cardinal Vincent Nichols criticised for inadequate response to abuse claims by Harriet Sherwood  The Guardian

• Report: U.K. church officials 'deliberately misled' U.S. archdiocese by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Top Buffalo diocese official allegedly scolded boy who accused priest of abuse by Jay Tokasz  Buffalo News

• Georgetown panel discussion examines 'a wounded church and divided nation' by Kurt Jenson/The Pilot/CNS

• 'Secret' Catholic files called key to exposing the full clergy abuse scandal by Deena Yellin North Jersey Record

• UK's most senior Catholic 'more concerned with church's reputation than child sex abuse victims', report finds by Gabriella Swerling The Telegraph

• Poland's church struggles to contain its latest crisis by Jonathan Luxmoore  National Catholic Reporter

• Deadline arrives for clergy abuse claims in New Mexico by Susan Montoya Bryan Crux

• How much corruption can we tolerate in the church before we leave? by Donald Cozzens  National Catholic Reporter

• Church lobbying efforts inappropriate by The Daily Item

• Vatican Investigator of Child Sex Abuse Meets Polish Bishops by Associated Press USNews

• Abuse crisis takes a toll on Canadian Catholics by Joseph Sinasac La Croix International

• Sex-Abuse Accusations Grow Against Catholic Clergy in Poland by Drew Hinshaw The Wall Street Journal

• U.S. bishops face tough questions on new abuse investigation proposals by Christopher White Crux

• Group protests outside Baltimore hotel, objects to proposals on abuse by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service /National Catholic Reporter

• Quarter of U.S. Catholics say they have skipped Mass because of abuse crisis by Christopher White Crux

• Federal judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Americans See Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse as an Ongoing Problem” by Pew Research Center

• Key takeaways about how Americans view the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church by Claire Gecewicz Facttank

• Ex-Vatican envoy in hiding calls Pope Francis a blatant lair by CathNews

• Lay advisors want Vatican to release McCarrick files by CathNews

• Cesareo repeats call for greater lay involvement as church tackles abuse by Dennis Sadowski  Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Hierarchy and theology alike are caught up in Catholic disruption by Massimo Faggioli National Catholic Reporter

• Broken trust in a broken clerical system. the current state of the priesthood and episcopacy seems to be in shambles by Robert Mickens Letter From Rome/La Croix International

• Roman Catholic Clergy who have sexually abused children: their perceptions of their developmental experience by Paul D'Alton , Michael Guilfoyle, and Patrick Randall Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Sep;37(9):698-702.

• Hiding behind the cloth: child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church. by Dale KA and Alpert JL. J Child Sex Abuse. 2007;16(3):59-74.