Man charged after 2 people targeted by driver at synagogue

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A motorist accused of trying to run down two men leaving a Los Angeles synagogue pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges with a hate crime allegation. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, 32, is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Deputy Police Chief Horace Frank has said Mohamed yelled... Read More

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Mohamed Abdi Mohamed

November 15, 2018

Catholic bishops’ meeting nears end, no vote on abuse plan

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops made clear their frustrations Wednesday as a national assembly focused on clergy sex-abuse neared its conclusion without strong new steps to combat the multifaceted crisis. Avoiding any direct confrontation with the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ended the public sessions of its three-day meeting without any vote... Read More

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Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse

November 9, 2018

Woman freed in blasphemy case still in hiding in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A week after Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy, a Christian woman who had been on death row for eight years was freed from detention Thursday, but her whereabouts are a closely guarded secret following demands by extremists that she be hanged in public. The case of Aasia Bibi has become... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Religion

November 8, 2018

Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad on Thursday remained a closely guarded secret in the wake of demands by radical Islamists that she be publicly executed. Aasia Bibi was with her family and under heavy security after... Read More

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Aasia Bibi

November 7, 2018

Guam Catholic church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam’s Catholic church will file for bankruptcy — a move that will allow the archdiocese to avoid trial in dozens of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by priests and move toward settlements. Archbishop Michael Byrnes announced Wednesday that mediation efforts that began in September led the church to bankruptcy. “This path... Read More

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Guam Catholic Church

November 1, 2018

$3M to Catholic school teacher in wrongful-termination suit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $3.5 million to a former Catholic school teacher who said the Archdiocese of Los Angeles fired her for being pregnant and unwed. City News Service reports Wednesday that jurors deliberated for less than a day before finding in favor of Kourtney Liggins, an ex-science teacher... Read More

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Catholic Church, Kourtney Liggins

October 31, 2018

Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday acquitted a Christian woman who was sentenced to death under the country’s controversial blasphemy law, a landmark ruling that sparked protests by hard-line Islamists and raised fears of violence. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced the verdict to a packed courtroom and ordered the release of Asia... Read More

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Asia Bibi, Pakistani

October 24, 2018

Report tags clergy accused of sex abuse in San Francisco bay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A law firm suing California bishops for the records of priests accused of sexual abuse released its own report Tuesday listing more than 200 clergy in the San Francisco Bay Area it says are accused of misconduct. Minnesota-based Jeff Anderson & Associates compiled the list from lawsuits and public websites to... Read More

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Caltholic Church

October 19, 2018

Federal prosecutors open clergy abuse probe in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, using subpoenas to demand secret files and testimony from high-ranking leaders in what victims’ advocates say is the first such probe ever launched by the U.S. Justice Department. The subpoenas, served last week, follow a scathing... Read More

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Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse

October 17, 2018

Priest accused of child sexual abuse due for court hearing

BROOKVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing two boys and having one confess afterward is scheduled to appear in a western Pennsylvania courtroom Wednesday for what is described as a plea hearing. The case’s online court record does not specify the type of plea that involves the Rev. David Lee... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

October 12, 2018

Pope accepts Washington cardinal’s resignation amid scandal

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in his flock. But in a letter released by Wuerl’s office, Francis praised his longtime ally and suggested Wuerl had unfairly become... Read More

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Archbishop Donald Wuerl, Catholic Church, Pope Francis

October 5, 2018

The Latest: Man suing Vatican says he’s fighting for truth

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a California man suing the Vatican for the release of the names of all offenders within the church worldwide. (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A California man suing the Vatican to release the names of all sexually abusive priests worldwide says he’s fighting for the truth for victims.... Read More

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Catholic Church, Manual Vega

October 3, 2018

California’s Catholic bishops targeted in sex abuse lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who says he was sexually abused decades ago by his parish priest said Tuesday he is suing all Catholic bishops in California and the Archdiocese of Chicago, seeking to compel church officials to release records on clergy abuse. The filing Tuesday in Los Angeles by Thomas Emens claims a... Read More

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Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse

September 25, 2018

Feds: Priest blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn’t have

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former New Mexico priest, who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse and once blamed his behavior on a cancer diagnosis which prosecutors say he didn’t have, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Arthur Perrault is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque... Read More

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Arthur Perrault, Catholic Church

Man charged after 2 people targeted by driver at synagogue

Catholic bishops’ meeting nears end, no vote on abuse plan

Woman freed in blasphemy case still in hiding in Pakistan

Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed in Pakistan

Guam Catholic church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits

$3M to Catholic school teacher in wrongful-termination suit

Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

Report tags clergy accused of sex abuse in San Francisco bay

Federal prosecutors open clergy abuse probe in Pennsylvania

Priest accused of child sexual abuse due for court hearing

Pope accepts Washington cardinal’s resignation amid scandal

The Latest: Man suing Vatican says he’s fighting for truth

California’s Catholic bishops targeted in sex abuse lawsuit

Feds: Priest blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn’t have

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