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Former Broome Bishop on Trial Over Alleged Abuse of Young Aboriginal Men

Complainants say he used alcohol, cigarettes and church funds to groom vulnerable youths and more witnesses are due to give evidence

Vatican Says Rupnik Trial Still Under Way and Denies Reported Acquittal

Málaga Priest Sentenced to 52 Years and Diocese Will Pay €403,129 to Victims

Researchers Find Credible Abuse Claims Against Cardinal Hengsbach and Implicate Bishop Overbeck

Christian Brothers Propose Asset Sale After Declaring Financial Collapse

Commission Finds Decades of Abuse at Notre‑Dame de Bétharram

Ex‑Domspatz Loses Lawsuit After Court Rules Abuse Claims Are Time‑Barred

La Luz Opens in Spain to Spotlight Clerical Abuse and Institutional Cover-Up

Spain’s Bishops Weigh Decree to Punish Clergy for Sexual Abuse

Madrid Court Acquits Pablo Echenique of Hate-Crime Charge Over Clergy Abuse Post

Leaked Audio of Late Tenerife Bishop Prompts Vatican Review of Abuse Handling

Paderborn Archbishop Apologizes as Independent Study Finds 210 Accused Clergy and 489 Victims

Mendoza High Court Overturns 2022 Dismissal, Orders Trial of Two Monks in Cristo Orante Abuse Case

Würzburg’s Emeritus Bishop Returns Honorary Cathedral Title After Abuse-Case Failures

Camden Diocese Reaches $180 Million Deal to Resolve Clergy Abuse Claims

Spain and Catholic Church Seal One-Year Pact to Compensate Clergy Abuse Victims Outside Courts

University of Passau Publishes Abuse Study Finding At Least 672 Child Victims

Coahuila Diocese and Prosecutors Confirm 2007 Abuse Complaint Against Priest Now in Laredo

Pope Accepts Cádiz Bishop Zornoza’s Resignation, Appoints Interim Administrator

Pope Accepts Resignation of Spanish Bishop Under Abuse Investigation