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Youngstown bishop releases names of clergy credibly accused of abuse
Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown has announced the names of 31 clergy and one religious brother who served in the diocese since its founding in 1943 who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
Delaware DOJ opens review of files of clergy, other personnel in diocese
The purpose of the review is to determine whether there are any prosecutable criminal cases that may have not come to light in previous reviews of information provided by the diocese, according to the written statement.
Anti-Semitism of past generations flared anew in Pittsburgh shooting
In some quarters, people thought anti-Semitism had been swept under the rug. But hiding it didn't mean getting rid of it, as was painfully evident in the murder of 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue Oct. 27.
Detroit Archdiocese unveils ‘Unleash the Gospel’ missionary movement
Hundreds of volunteers were to be dispatched to all 218 parishes. The volunteers were commissioned to encourage parishioners to take up the mission of renewal through a six-day challenge.
New York bishop removed from ministry pending review of abuse claim
A New York auxiliary bishop has been removed from public ministry pending a Vatican review of a decades-old accusation of sexual abuse against him, a claim he denies, the Archdiocese of New York said in a letter released Oct. 31.
One man glad to be in court to see priest plead guilty to abuse
When Father David Poulson of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Oct. 17 to felony counts in connection with sexual assaults against one boy and the attempted assault of another boy, Jim VanSickle was there to witness it.
Lay Catholics urged to channel anger at church abuse crisis to reform
Although the current sexual abuse crisis in the church is similar to what the church faced in 2002 when reports of past abuse and cover-up came out of Boston, how Catholics are responding this time is different.
Custom of dressing up for Halloween ‘devotional in spirit,’ says bishop
Halloween is an opportunity for Catholics "to express in every detail of our observance the beauty and depth of the feast of All Saints," said Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa.
Byzantine Catholic priest placed on leave after abuse claim found credible
Father Basil Hutsko, who was allegedly attacked in the church sacristy in August, has been removed from ministry after a 2004 abuse claim against him has now been deemed credible.
Shooting victims mourned; leaders vow to fight hate, violence
Thousands of people gathered at the University of Pittsburgh Oct. 28 at an interfaith service to mourn the victims of the horrific shooting a day earlier at the Tree of Life synagogue.