Jury convicts priest, teacher in Philadelphia abuse case
Fr. Charles Engelhardt and Bernard Shero were found guilty of sexually assaulting the same 10-year-old altar boy in the late 1990s.
Accountability
Reneged guilty plea in latest Philadelphia trial could impact Lynn's fate
In March, former priest Edward Avery pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an altar boy. Testifying in court Thursday, he backed off those words.
German Catholic bishops sack sex abuse study head
According to Reuters, the German bishops have lost confidence in the criminologist they had engaged to study the clergy sex abuse crisis.
Judge: LA archdiocese must reveal names in personnel file release
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles must reveal names of church officials included in files that will be released with information related to allegations of child sexual abuse by church employees.
Montreal deacon who was bishops' spokesman faces child porn charges
A Montreal permanent deacon who served almost 10 years as a communications director for Canada's Catholic bishops has been charged with producing and distributing child pornography.
Pope names Boston priest to be Vatican's abuse investigator
Pope Benedict XVI has named a canon lawyer from the Archdiocese of Boston to be the new promoter of justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Australian commission to investigate child sex abuse allegations
The commission will look at an array of institutions, including churches, schools, residential homes and the Boy and Girl Scouts.
Australians debate seal of confession in cases of sex offenses
A statement by Australia's Federal Attorney General Nicola Roxon that the national royal commission into child sex abuse should look into requiring Catholic priests to break the seal of confession in cases of serious sex offenses generated much discussion inside and outside the church, even as Roxon tried to downplay the issue.
Response to abuse has been slow, stymied by Vatican
Analysis: If the probe into the Australian church turns up something nasty, the church has only its leadership to blame.
Roy Bourgeois: They finally got him
Bourgeois’ case is a prime illustration of what, today, the institution can and can’t tolerate.
Pages
NCR Email Alerts
Sign up to get NCR updates by email. Existing users: change your preferences here. Enter your email address in the box below and click “Go.”
In This Issue
May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Summer Listings
Not all of our content is online. Subscribe to receive all the news and features you won't find anywhere else.