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

The apology follows a university study that concluded past bishops protected accused priests, pressuring families to drop complaints.

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

Pope Says Vatican Inquiry Into Spanish Bishop Zornoza Will Proceed

Spanish Bishops Brief Pope on Zornoza Abuse Probe, Say Resignation May Be Accepted Soon

Vatican Opens Canonical Investigation Into Cádiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza Over 1990s Abuse Claim

Pope Leon XIV Meets Belgian Abuse Survivors for Nearly Three Hours at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Holds Nearly Three-Hour Meeting With Belgian Abuse Survivors

Trier Abuse Report Faults Marx’s Leadership, Notes Gains Under Ackermann

Pope León XIV Holds First-Ever Audience With Global Clergy-Abuse Survivors’ Coalition

Pope Leo XIV Meets Clergy Abuse Survivors for First Time After Vatican Admits Failures

Pope Leo XIV Meets Global Survivors Group, Opens Direct Channel After Vatican Audience

Vatican Abuse Panel Warns of Reprisals, Urges Reparations in New Report

Vatican Abuse Panel’s Second Annual Report Demands Reparations, Transparency, and Tougher Sanctions