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August 13, 2018

'Appalling sexual abuse' by monks covered up at schools in England, inquiry finds

View across the valley of the monastery and college buildings of Ampleforth, a Benedictine abbey and college in north Yorkshire, England.

MANCHESTER, England – The "appalling sexual abuse" of children as young as 7 was covered up in two leading Benedictine-run schools in England to protect the reputations of predatory monks, a government-backed investigation concluded.

Published in International
June 1, 2017

Bishops look for healing at missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry

A life-sized bronze monument honouring missing and murdered indigenous women and girls was recently unveiled near the main entrance of Saskatoon police headquarters. Created by artist Lionel Peyachew, the sculpture depicts Red Star Woman, a fancy dancer with her shawl as wings

The road to healing is long, but it is a destination Canada’s bishops hope can be reached by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Published in Canada
June 3, 2015

Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2015

Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast joins other Truth and Reconciliation Commission members to conclude the end of the report. Archbishop Prendergast acknowledged the harm that the residential schools had on native children.
Published in About the Catholic Register
June 2, 2015

TRC says Pope Francis should apologize for abuses at residential schools

Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast joins other Truth and Reconciliation Commission members to conclude the end of the report. Archbishop Prendergast acknowledged the harm that the residential schools had on native children.

[Click here to read the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.]

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OTTAWA - Pope Francis should personally apologize to residential school survivors and their communities, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says in its final report.

Published in Canada
December 17, 2014

Vatican seeks to bury the hatchet with American nuns

Sister Sharon Holland, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, second from left, receives applause after speaking at a Dec. 16 Vatican press conference for release of the final report of a Vatican-ordered investigation of U.S. communit ies of women religious. From left are: Brazilian Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life; Sister Holland; Sister Agnes Mary Donovan, coordinator of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious; and Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman. The 5,000 word report summarizes problems and challenges the women see in their communities and thanks them for their service. The visitation was carried out between 2009 and 2012.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican ended a six-year inquiry into U.S. nuns with a report designed to bury their differences and celebrate their contribution to the Catholic Church.

Published in Vatican
May 4, 2014

Vatican could face flood of torture-related abuse lawsuits

Members of the U.S.-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, protest outside a cathedral in this photo dated 2010. The Centre for Constitutional Rights, on behalf of SNAP, said that victims may look at fresh litigation since torture was not bound by the statute of limitations in many of the 155 countries that have endorsed or ratified the UN Convention against Torture, including the United States.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican could face a wave of new sexual abuse claims dating back decades if a United Nations inquiry finds that the Roman Catholic Church has violated an international treaty against torture and inhuman treatment.

Published in International
January 10, 2013

German Church ends sex-abuse research inquiry, citing lack of trust 

"Trust is essential for such an extensive and sensitive project, as the partners agreed from the outset," Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier, the German Church's delegate for issues of sexual abuse.

BERLIN - Germany's Catholic Church has withdrawn from an inquiry into sexual abuse by clergy, citing a breakdown of trust with researchers.

Published in International