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WATCH: Statue of Virgin Mary Vandalized in Brooklyn
A Virgin Mary statue was found vandalized outside of a church in Brooklyn. The incident happened at Resurrection Roman Catholic Church on Gerritsen Ave in Marine Park. According to Father ...
Vatican Putting Priests On Trial For Abuse, Cover-up
Two priests are going on trial in the Vatican’s criminal tribunal this week, one accused of sexually abusing an altar boy who served at papal Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica, ...
Man Takes Baseball Bat To San Antonio Seminary
A man armed with a baseball bat damaged five glass doors and an outdoor crucifix Thursday night at the San Antonio Archdiocese Assumption Seminary, officials said. According to a news ...
Marianist Province Releases List of 43 Religious Brothers Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse
The Marianist Province of the United States on Wednesday published a list of 43 priests and brothers found to have sexually abused minors in the U.S. since 1950. The list ...
Former Michigan Priest Headed to Trial on 11 Sex Abuse Charges from 1980s
After three days of testimony across two counties involving five victims, a former priest under the Catholic Diocese of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula is now headed to trial for ...
San Antonio Archdiocese Removes Priest After Two Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The San Antonio Archdiocese has removed the pastor of a Catholic church in Helotes after two people accused him of sexual misconduct. According to a letter dated April 30 from ...
Buffalo Becomes 22nd U.S. Diocese to Declare Bankruptcy
The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo declared bankruptcy as it looks to settle over 250 lawsuits filed under the state's modified Child Victims Act law "We have no more urgent work ...
WATCH: Prosecutors Find Evidence Ohio Priest Was Engaged In Child Prostitution
The Strongsville priest who was charged with possession of child pornography may be facing additional charges, according to the Geauga County Clerk of Courts. On Jan. 8, Reverend Robert McWilliams ...
After Years of Scandal, Buffalo’s Christ the King Seminary will “Cease Operations”
Christ the King Seminary, which has produced priests for the Diocese of Buffalo for more than a century, will "cease operations" at the end of the school year amid allegations ...
Former Sioux Falls Pastor Indicted for Inappropriate Receipt, Use of Parish Funds
Bishop Paul Swain said in a statement Friday that former pastor David Desmond was indicted for inappropriate receipt and use of parish funds. After being notified of inattentiveness to pastoral ...
Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Texas Priest
Dallas police this week obtained an arrest warrant for a 78-year-old priest accusing him of molesting a child in North Texas in the 1980s. Richard Thomas Brown was accused Tuesday ...
Former Michigan Priest Charged With Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Boy After Funeral for Boy’s Relative
A former priest who served at Catholic churches in Genesee County is facing a new count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The Michigan Attorney General's Office already charged 80-year-old Vincent ...
Louisiana Bishop Forbids Seminarians from Associating With Group Critical of the Diocese
In a memo obtained by KATC Investigates, Lafayette Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel has forbid any seminarian from being “associated” with The Society of St. Peter Damian. “Any seminarian known by ...
Austin Diocese Settles Lawsuit Against Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse
A lawsuit filed by six women claiming they were sexually abused at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on FM 620 has been settled, according to a lawyer representing the women. The lawsuit ...
WATCH: Illinois Attorney General and Cardinal Cupich Have Private Meeting Discussing Clergy Sex Abuse Investigation
Raoul has much more conciliatory tone than his predecessor Madigan Amid a protracted state investigation of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, Illinois' top law enforcement official has met ...
Bishop Malone Accused Of ‘Cover-Up’ With Active Buffalo Diocese Priest
The mother of a seminarian wants to know why Bishop Richard J. Malone is allowing a Cheektowaga pastor to remain in ministry despite allegations of inappropriate contact with children, harassment ...
SC Priest Accused of Sending Sexual Photos to Underage Boy
UPDATE: No charges filed after police investigation. A Catholic priest in South Carolina has been accused of exchanging sexual photos with a minor on a social media app that church ...
ABC Nightline Report on Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Buffalo
Bishop Richard Malone says his congregation’s darkest days are in the past. The embattled spiritual leader has faced calls for his resignation over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against ...
Bishop Malone Returned Accused Priest to Ministry After Investigation Some Called ‘A Sham’
Bishop Richard Malone says his congregation's darkest days are in the past. The embattled spiritual leader has faced calls for his resignation over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against ...
Former El Paso Priest Convicted Of Molesting A Child
A jury Monday evening convicted a former El Paso Catholic priest in a child sexual assault case that dates back to the 1990's, when he was still an active priest ...
Group Releases Names of 109 Clerics Accused of Sexual Abuse in Diocese of Phoenix
The names of more than 100 clerics accused of abuse in the Diocese of Phoenix were released Wednesday. A group of lawyers, victims, and advocates held a joint press conference ...
