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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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US Teacher, 26, Arrested For Sexually Abusing Teenager She Met In Church
A church leader told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Gray had confessed during a counselling session in 2023 that "the relationship was sexual."
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Pastor Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse Dies By Suicide In US
Nashua Baptist Church officials terminated a well-liked pastor upon discovering that he was under investigation for the sexual abuse of minors.
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35 Catholic Priests To Be Investigated Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Bolivia
Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday.
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Over 100 Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Still Active In Portugal Church
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who came under fire in October for saying 400 cases of alleged sexual abuse by clergy members did not seem to be "particularly high", said the Church must be held accountable.
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Who Was Benedict XVI, The First Pope To Resign In 600 Years
Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.
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"Zero Tolerance": Pope Francis On Sexual Assault By Members Of The Clergy
The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.
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Church Releases List Of Priests Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors In Colombia
The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday.
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Church Leader Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 3 Children In Mexico
The head of a Mexico-based evangelical megachurch that claims about 5 million followers worldwide pleaded guilty on Friday to felony counts of sexually abusing three children, California state prosecutors announced on Friday.
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Ex-Pope Benedict Under Scrutiny In German Probe Into Child Sex Abuse
A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.
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French Catholic Church To Settle Sexual Abuse Claims With Asset Sales
Catholic bishops in France agreed Monday to sell part of the Church's extensive real estate holdings to compensate thousands of victims of child sex abuse at the hands of clergy.
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French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
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Pope Francis Says Ashamed Church Did Not Prioritise Abuse Victims In France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church's inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make itself a "safe home for everyone".
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Pope Expresses "Shame" After Damning Church Sex Abuse Report
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his "shame" at the sexual abuse of children by French Catholic clergy, laid bare in a devastating report this week.
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Report On Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Finds Hundreds Of Cases In Germany
An independent study commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church uncovered hundreds of cases of sexual violence allegedly committed by clergy and laymen in Germany's top diocese, its authors said Thursday.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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US Teacher, 26, Arrested For Sexually Abusing Teenager She Met In Church
A church leader told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Gray had confessed during a counselling session in 2023 that "the relationship was sexual."
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Pastor Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse Dies By Suicide In US
Nashua Baptist Church officials terminated a well-liked pastor upon discovering that he was under investigation for the sexual abuse of minors.
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35 Catholic Priests To Be Investigated Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Bolivia
Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday.
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Over 100 Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Still Active In Portugal Church
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who came under fire in October for saying 400 cases of alleged sexual abuse by clergy members did not seem to be "particularly high", said the Church must be held accountable.
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Who Was Benedict XVI, The First Pope To Resign In 600 Years
Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.
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"Zero Tolerance": Pope Francis On Sexual Assault By Members Of The Clergy
The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.
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Church Releases List Of Priests Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors In Colombia
The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday.
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Church Leader Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 3 Children In Mexico
The head of a Mexico-based evangelical megachurch that claims about 5 million followers worldwide pleaded guilty on Friday to felony counts of sexually abusing three children, California state prosecutors announced on Friday.
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Ex-Pope Benedict Under Scrutiny In German Probe Into Child Sex Abuse
A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.
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French Catholic Church To Settle Sexual Abuse Claims With Asset Sales
Catholic bishops in France agreed Monday to sell part of the Church's extensive real estate holdings to compensate thousands of victims of child sex abuse at the hands of clergy.
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French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
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Pope Francis Says Ashamed Church Did Not Prioritise Abuse Victims In France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church's inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make itself a "safe home for everyone".
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Pope Expresses "Shame" After Damning Church Sex Abuse Report
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his "shame" at the sexual abuse of children by French Catholic clergy, laid bare in a devastating report this week.
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Report On Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Finds Hundreds Of Cases In Germany
An independent study commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church uncovered hundreds of cases of sexual violence allegedly committed by clergy and laymen in Germany's top diocese, its authors said Thursday.
