Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal and his support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their abuse. The announcement of the new members of the Pontifical Commission... Read More

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Catholic Church, Pope Francis

February 8, 2018

Airport agents to get training after Native church’s lawsuit

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wooden box carried an eagle feather and bone whistle, a gourd rattle and a feather fan — items that carry spiritual energy and are used in Native American religious ceremonies. The man holding the box asked security agents at the San Antonio International Airport to allow him to display the... Read More

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Native American Church

February 5, 2018

Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope’s recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter’s author and members of Francis’ own sex- abuse commission have... Read More

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Pope Francis, Religion

February 2, 2018

Man who drove van into Muslims in London convicted of murder

LONDON (AP) — A man who steeped himself in far-right, anti-Muslim ideas before driving a van into a crowd of worshippers near a north London mosque was convicted Thursday of murder and attempted murder. A jury at London’s Woolwich Crown Court deliberated for just an hour before finding 48-year-old Darren Osborne guilty of the June... Read More

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Darren Osborne

January 31, 2018

Israelis sue New Zealanders over Lorde boycott

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli legal rights group said Wednesday it is suing two New Zealanders for allegedly convincing the pop singer Lorde to cancel her performance in Israel in what appears to be the first lawsuit filed under a contentious Israeli anti-boycott law. The 2011 law opens the door to civil lawsuits against anyone... Read More

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Lorde

January 23, 2018

Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis apologized for insisting that victims of pedophile priests show “proof” to be believed, saying he realized it was a “slap in the face” to victims that he never intended. But he doubled down on defending a Chilean bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country’s... Read More

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Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Sexual Abuse

January 15, 2018

Amish leader convicted in beard-cutting attacks files appeal

CLEVELAND (AP) — The leader of a breakaway Amish group in Ohio convicted in hair- and beard-cutting attacks is asking a federal judge to overturn his 2012 convictions. Samuel Mullet Sr. is arguing in an appeal filed Friday that his former attorney made a series of mistakes during the trial and in his previous appeals.... Read More

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Amish Beard Cutting, Religion, Sameul Mullet Sr.

December 24, 2017

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When stories of sexual misconduct by powerful men began to fill the news this fall, Manny Vega immediately flashed back to his childhood. He saw strong similarities between the recent allegations against producers and politicians and his own abuse as a child by his parish priest. “The parallels are in the... Read More

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Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 21, 2017

How the Catholic Church’s hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross (THE CONVERSATION) Cardinal Bernard Law died on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Rome. Law was Archbishop of Boston, a position of prestige in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He had wide political connections, including... Read More

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Catholic Church

December 21, 2017

The Latest: Victim in Jewish threats case talks about terror

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a former journalist who admitted cyber stalking an ex-girlfriend and terrorizing Jewish groups with bomb threats (all times local): 5:35 p.m. The stalking victim of a former St. Louis journalist sentenced in New York to five years in prison for bomb threats to Jewish centers... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Juan Thompson

December 16, 2017

Wife of pastor charged in child sex case arrested

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wife of one of three Ohio pastors accused of child sex trafficking has been indicted on federal charges accusing her of interfering in her husband’s investigation. U.S. District Court records show 43-year-old Laura Lloyd-Jenkins was arrested Friday in Toledo on such charges as obstructing a sex trafficking investigation and making... Read More

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Laura Lloyd-Jenkins, Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 13, 2017

Woman gets probation after threats outside Michigan mosque

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A woman who reached a plea deal after being accused of making threats outside a western Michigan mosque has been sentenced to three years of probation. Thirty-four-year-old Kari Moss of Ada learned her punishment Tuesday. She earlier pleaded no contest to making a false bomb threat. A stiffer charge of... Read More

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Bomb Threat

December 8, 2017

NY Catholic Church pays $40 million to sex abuse victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Just over $40 million in compensation has been paid to 189 people who identified themselves as victims of clergy sex abuse, the Archdiocese of New York said in a report released Thursday. The archdiocese noted that the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program ended Nov. 30, but some additional claims are still... Read More

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Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 8, 2017

Ex-priest convicted of murdering Texas woman in 1960

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — An ex-priest was convicted of murdering a 25-year-old Texas schoolteacher and beauty queen on Thursday, more than 57 years after Irene Garza went to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen intending to go to confession. Garza’s bludgeoned body was found days after her April 16, 1960, disappearance. An autopsy revealed that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Religion, Sexual Abuse

Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism

Airport agents to get training after Native church’s lawsuit

Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

Man who drove van into Muslims in London convicted of murder

Israelis sue New Zealanders over Lorde boycott

Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

Amish leader convicted in beard-cutting attacks files appeal

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

How the Catholic Church’s hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers

The Latest: Victim in Jewish threats case talks about terror

Wife of pastor charged in child sex case arrested

Woman gets probation after threats outside Michigan mosque

NY Catholic Church pays $40 million to sex abuse victims

Ex-priest convicted of murdering Texas woman in 1960

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