Pope cleans house at bank with new cardinals
(Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)
Pope Francis made another move to clean house at the troubled Vatican bank on Wednesday, naming a new roster of cardinal advisers to replace the ones who were in place during its latest brushes with scandal.
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Excerpts of records on accused Chicago priests
The release of 6,000 pages of documents from the Archdiocese of Chicago casts new light on how the church dealt with a mounting sex abuse scandal involving priests. The records were made public Tuesday by lawyers for some victims after a legal settlement. Below are excerpts from the documents regarding some of the archdiocese’s more well-known accused priests:
Key dates in Chicago archdiocese's sex abuse cases
For decades, the Archdiocese of Chicago struggled to prevent a sexual abuse scandal from going public. It tried to monitor and manage priests accused of abusing children, forced them to get psychological counseling and moved them from parish to parish.
Chicago archdiocese hid decades of child sex abuse
After a 13-year-old boy reported in 1979 that a priest raped and threatened him at gunpoint to keep quiet, the Archdiocese of Chicago assured the boy’s parents that, although the cleric avoided prosecution, he would receive treatment and have no further contact with minors.
Vatican monsignor arrested for money laundering
A Vatican monsignor already on trial for allegedly plotting to smuggle 20 million euros ($26 million) from Switzerland to Italy was arrested Tuesday in a separate case for allegedly using his Vatican bank accounts to launder money.
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“I apologize to all those who have been harmed by these crimes and this scandal, the victims themselves, most certainly, but also rank and file Catholics who have been shamed by the actions of some priests and bishops.” — Cardinal Francis George as victims’ attorneys are poised to release documents showing how the Archdiocese of Chicago handled the sexual abuse of children by priests.
Pope's Vatican hotel kitchen goes kosher for a day
For just one day, the kitchen of the Vatican hotel where Pope Francis lives went kosher.
Poll: Younger Christians less supportive of the death penalty
One day after the state of Ohio executed a man for murder (Jan. 16), a new poll shows younger Christians are not as supportive of the death penalty as older members of their faith.
APNewsBreak: Pope defrocked 400 priests in 2 years
In his last two years as pope, Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for raping and molesting children, more than twice as many as the two years that preceded a 2010 explosion of sex abuse cases in Europe and beyond, according to a document obtained Friday by The Associated Press and an analysis of Vatican statistics.
More charges for NY man in X-ray weapon case
An upstate New York man accused of trying to build an X-ray weapon to hurt and kill people at a mosque and an Islamic center faces additional weapons charges.
US Methodist clergyman charged over gay wedding
The United Methodist Church has formally charged another clergyman for presiding at the same-sex wedding of his son.
This year's March for Life reaches a new group: evangelicals
Evangelicals are the most likely religious group to say that abortion should be illegal in all cases. So why would organizers of the March for Life, the annual demonstration on the Washington Mall, hire someone to reach out to that group?
United Methodists will try retired Yale dean Thomas Ogletree
A retired United Methodist pastor and former Yale Divinity School dean will face a March 10 church trial for officiating at the 2012 wedding of his son to another man.
APNewsBreak: Pope defrocked 400 priests in 2 years
A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children.
Marc Chagall's Jesus paintings focus of Jewish Museum exhibit
At a moment when the world is flush with new books and ever-evolving interpretations of Jesus, one of the last century’s artistic masters is providing art lovers with a striking take on the first-century religious figure.
Muslim cleric linked to Turkish corruption probe
Has a reclusive Turkish cleric exiled to Pennsylvania hatched a plot to bring down the government of his former ally?
Governor says NM school shooting victim improving
Gov. Susana Martinez said Thursday the boy who was shot in the face and neck at a New Mexico middle school is heavily sedated and on a breathing machine, but his doctors are optimistic.
Nigeria's religious leaders welcome controversial anti-gay law
Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria welcomed a controversial law that bans same-sex marriages and imposes a 14-year jail term for homosexual relations.
Study: Most Jewish charitable giving goes to Jewish groups
Amid lingering concern that American Jews are disconnecting from Jewish institutions, a new report shows that most Jewish charitable giving goes to organizations with Jewish ties.
Judge rules in favor of Muslim woman on no-fly list
A Muslim woman now living in Malaysia struck a blow to the U.S. government’s “no-fly list” when a federal judge ruled Tuesday (Jan. 14) that the government violated her due process rights by putting her on the list without telling her why.
Vatican defends sex abuse record to U.N. panel
The Vatican came under sharp criticism Thursday (Jan. 16) for the way it has handled the clergy sex abuse scandal around the world, with even Pope Francis lamenting “corrupt priests” who serve a “poisoned meal” to their flocks.
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