By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Former nuns who said they were subjected to sexual, psychological or spiritual abuse by a famous priest urged Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow …
Priest
-
-
Park Ridge, NJ – Monsignor James C. Turro, the Archdiocese of Newark’s oldest priest, reached a remarkable milestone, celebrating his 102nd birthday on January 26. The joyous occasion was marked …
-
WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish priest was arrested and charged with sex and drug crimes as well as failure to assist a person at medical risk after media reports that …
-
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The District Attorney’s Special Investigations Unit announced on Monday the convictions of a former Philadelphia Police officer and a former Catholic priest in two separate child sexual …
-
Iraq Summons US Ambassador Over State Department Comments On Treatment Of Catholic Priest Kate Anderson on July 20, 2023 The Iraqi government called U.S. Ambassador Alina Romanowski to Bagdad after …
-
Notre Dame Invites Gay Priest For ‘Queer Holiness’ Event Kate Anderson on March 16, 2023 The University of Notre Dame is hosting a “Queer Holiness” event next week to discuss …
-
KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian priest from a church affiliated with Russia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of assisting Russian, the Prosecutor General’s …
-
TOPEKA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas priest and a New York businessman in connection with a scheme to defraud a foster …
-
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – France has received a request from Canada to extradite retired Roman Catholic priest Johannes Rivoire so he can face a charge of sexual abuse from …
-
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canada’s Inuit people will press Pope Francis to help return a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse to face charges in Canada, …
-
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Fernando Cristancho, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland, to 22 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for …
-
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Brennan, 83, of Perryville, MD, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Anita B. Brody to five years …
-
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a former Rapid City, South Dakota, priest convicted of Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in a Foreign Place was sentenced on March …
-
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Brennan, 83, of Perryville, MD, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Anita B. Brody to lying …
-
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Robert D. McWilliams, 41, of Strongsville, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge Sara Lioi to life in prison. McWilliams, a Northeast Ohio-area …
-
Rhode Island Priest Appears in Federal Court on Charges of Distributing, Receiving Child Pornography
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Father James W. Jackson, 66, arrested on October 30, 2021, by the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force on state child pornography …
-
Baltimore, Maryland – Fernando Cristancho, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to coercion and enticement of a minor who he met through the church to engage in …
-
HILLSDALE, NJ – The mother of an autistic New Jersey boy claims he was kicked out of their family church by a priest because he was a distraction. The event …