Defining the Challenge

Articles/Commentaries

• Inside the mind of the paedophile priest by Suzanne Smith  Crikey Magazine

• Florida Catholic church sex abuse investigation shrouded in secrecy by NBC 2 TV

• 395 claims filed in church bankruptcy case by Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press/ 2News

• Archbishop chose church's reputation above children, inquiry finds Cardinal Vincent Nichols criticised for inadequate response to abuse claims by Harriet Sherwood  The Guardian

• Report: U.K. church officials 'deliberately misled' U.S. archdiocese by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Top Buffalo diocese official allegedly scolded boy who accused priest of abuse by Jay Tokasz  Buffalo News

• Georgetown panel discussion examines 'a wounded church and divided nation' by Kurt Jenson/The Pilot/CNS

• 'Secret' Catholic files called key to exposing the full clergy abuse scandal by Deena Yellin North Jersey Record

• UK's most senior Catholic 'more concerned with church's reputation than child sex abuse victims', report finds by Gabriella Swerling The Telegraph

• Poland's church struggles to contain its latest crisis by Jonathan Luxmoore  National Catholic Reporter

• Deadline arrives for clergy abuse claims in New Mexico by Susan Montoya Bryan Crux

• How much corruption can we tolerate in the church before we leave? by Donald Cozzens  National Catholic Reporter

• Church lobbying efforts inappropriate by The Daily Item

• Vatican Investigator of Child Sex Abuse Meets Polish Bishops by Associated Press USNews

• Abuse crisis takes a toll on Canadian Catholics by Joseph Sinasac La Croix International

• Sex-Abuse Accusations Grow Against Catholic Clergy in Poland by Drew Hinshaw The Wall Street Journal

• U.S. bishops face tough questions on new abuse investigation proposals by Christopher White Crux

• Group protests outside Baltimore hotel, objects to proposals on abuse by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service /National Catholic Reporter

• Quarter of U.S. Catholics say they have skipped Mass because of abuse crisis by Christopher White Crux

• Federal judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Americans See Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse as an Ongoing Problem” by Pew Research Center

• Key takeaways about how Americans view the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church by Claire Gecewicz Facttank

• Ex-Vatican envoy in hiding calls Pope Francis a blatant lair by CathNews

• Lay advisors want Vatican to release McCarrick files by CathNews

• Cesareo repeats call for greater lay involvement as church tackles abuse by Dennis Sadowski  Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Hierarchy and theology alike are caught up in Catholic disruption by Massimo Faggioli National Catholic Reporter

• Broken trust in a broken clerical system. the current state of the priesthood and episcopacy seems to be in shambles by Robert Mickens Letter From Rome/La Croix International

• Guam’s Day Of Reckoning After Decades Of Sex Abuse by Anita Hofschneider   Honolulu Civil Beat

• Analysis: Bp. Bransfield, the USCCB, and the Holy Spirit by JD Flynn  The Catholic World Report

• California prosecutor: More sex abuse victims in Mexican church likely by Stefanie Dazio and John Antczak  Associated Press/America

• The US Catholic Church spent more than $300 million on abuse-related costs in 12 months by Daniel Burke CNN

• Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits by Corky Siemaszko  NBC News

• Bishop sent cash to priests he was accused of mistreating, Vatican report says by  Michelle Boorstein, Shawn Boburg, and Robert O'Harrow Jr. Washington Post/WVNews

• Caught in the Middle. What Figueiredo’s Letters Reveal about McCarrick’s Sanctions by Paul Moses Commonweal

• Ex-seminarian’s struggle shows ‘overlapping jurisdictions’ gap in abuse crisis by Inés San Martín and Christopher White Crux

• Report documents excessive spending, sexual innuendo by former W. Va. bishop by Chrstopher White Crux

• Attorney General asks Catholic bishops to turn over priest abuse information by Dar Danielson  Radio Iowa

• Police seized 57 items from Saginaw Diocese during raid, including ‘victim list’ by Saginaw News

• Catholic bishop who knew about incidents of child sexual abuse but did not report them calls LGBTQ Pride Month ‘harmful for children’ by Ella Torres  Daily News

• Argentina gripped by abuse crisis, Gaucho saint row and pope visit buzz by Inés San Martín Crux

• Liberian bishops summoned to Rome over alleged sex scandal by Elise Harris Crux

• Calling the Pope a Liar by Phil Lawler  First Things

• Unhappy Buffalo Catholics are giving less in wake of clergy sex abuse scandal by Jay Tokasz  Buffalo News

• 'They have not changed': Anger at Catholic Church's legal tactics by Tammy Mills and Andrew Thomson  The Age

• Catholic Church reports number of sex-abuse allegations has doubled by Associated Press/wttw  PBS News Hour

• Priest: I wish I could show you the face of pedophilia and child pornography by Fr. Fadd toortunato Di Noto Aleteia

• Catholic ministry repulsed by priest's comments by Bradley Massman Huron Daily Tribune

• Are California Catholic dioceses using victim compensation fund to prevent future lawsuits? by Lilia Luciano  ABC 10 News

• 2nd offer for former Accion Hotel is $5.6M, to help pay 200-plus clergy sex abuse claims by Haidee Eugenio Pacific Daily News

• Power, celibacy and sexual morality links hammered home by CathNews

• Chilean bishop-elect apologizes for comments on abuse crisis, women by Inés San Martín  Crux

• Three Children Shot in the Head by Cops by Mark Shea  Patheos

• Transparency needed in clergy sex abuse scandal by  Editor Richmond Times-Dispatch:

• Catholic Charities in Adrian Takes Hard Look at Child Sexual Abuse by Adrian Dominican Sisters

• Letter: ‘Religious freedom’ no excuse to hide child sex abuse by Bay Area News Group

• Here’s what Dallas police seized from Catholic Diocese offices by Cassandra Jaramillo Dallas Morning News

• Abp Viganò says Pope is lying in latest denial about McCarrick by Diane Montagna LifeSiteNews

• Vatican omitted part of pope’s crucial quote about McCarrick by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/Crux

• Parolin says McCarrick investigation ongoing, gives no timetable by Elise Harris Crux

• Higher-ups were likely aware of McCarrick restrictions, says monsignor by Peter Feuerherd National Catholic Reporter

• Catholic Church lawyers caught out playing hardball in explosive civil litigation case by Andrew Thomson The Courier

• Indian court to check if Mumbai prelates failed to take action on abuse by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• One day after Diocese issues IRCP report, abuse advocate criticizes "entire system" by WBFO Radio

• They Hoped the Catholic Church Would Reveal Their Abusers. They Are Still Waiting. Across the country, lists identifying hundreds of priests accused of sexual abuse have been published, but some dioceses have avoided naming names. by Rick Rojas The New York Times

• Pope's new laws on sex abuse cannot heal gaping wound Unless there are concrete monitoring mechanisms managed by laypersons of proven integrity, nothing will change by Virginia Saldanha UCANews.com

• Crisis of Faith? Even practicing Catholics say Church has done a poor job handling sexual abuse issue by Angus Reid Institute

• Should a Parent Be Worried When a Child is Around Priests? by Deacon Greg Kandra  Patheos

• Catholics share thoughts on the abuse scandal vs. faith by Associated Press/Crux

• Archbishop's response to mandatory child sex abuse reporting labelled 'pig-headed' by Melissa Davey and Australian Associated Press  The Guardian

• Documents: Police knew of allegation against Saginaw area priest a year before removal by Beth LeBlanc  Detroit News

• One in 10 Young Christians Has Left a Church Over Sexual Abuse by Revant Magazine

• Hierarchy and the need for a 'culture of vulnerability' By Tom Roberts  National Catholic Reporter

• Germany's bishops 'lack strategy on sex abuse' Leader of team who produced damning report says nobody has taken personal responsibility by Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner La Croix International

• “Deeply disappointed” by confession bill vote by Pablo Kay Angelus

• Denver Priest Molestation Scandal Breaks Wide Open by KGOV

• Court in India orders investigation of cardinal after cover-up accusation by Nirmala Carvalho Crux

• What Benedict's letter on sex abuse gets wrong This implacable defender of the existence of intrinsically evil acts refuses to call these acts by their most basic moral name: child rape by Cathleen Kaveny La Croix International

• Will a Documentary Take Down the Polish Government? by Slawomir Sierakowski The New York Times

• Abuse statistics undermine church’s credibility by Rev. Alexander Santora Jersey Journal

• Marching orders kept Buffalo police from arresting child-molesting priests by Dan Herbeck Buffalo News

• Some priests accused of abuse and removed from ministry land in jobs working with kids by Bill Bowman TheTribune Democrat

• Church in Chile ‘shocked,’ ‘perplexed’ over abuse crisis, locals say by Inés San Martín Crux

• Poland leader slams church pathology, backs sex abuse probe by Associated Press/Crux

• ‘Tell No One’: Poland Is Pushed to Confront Abuse of Children by Priests by Marc Santora and Joanna Berendt  The New York Times

• Polish Church wrestles with sex abuse after YouTube documentary by Paulina Guzik Crux

• No more secrets by Stephen Magagnini News & Review

• Dallas police raid Catholic diocese properties in investigation of alleged sex abuse by clergy by Ray Sanchez and Rosa Flores  CNN

• Disturbing undercover video shows elderly priest joking about his sexual abuse of deaf boys by Martin M. Barillas LifeSiteNews

• California confession bill won't stop abuse, but threatens religious liberty, critics say by Catholic News Agency

• Dallas police are searching the Catholic Diocese of Dallas in connection with allegations that priests have sexually abused children by WFFA8

• Polish lawmaker panned for excusing priest who abused girls by Associated Press/Crux

• Pope’s new sexual abuse reporting rules protect the church by Celia Wexler   San Francisco Chronicle

• New mediation program would allow victims of Catholic priest sexual abuse to settle claims outside court by Joe Nelson and Scott Schwebke San Bernardino Sun/Orange County Register

• St. Paul victims, attorney suing Vatican for thousands of names of abusive priests by Amy Forleti and Michael Rezendes Associated Press /Twin Cities Press

• Five U.S. Abuse Victims Sue Vatican to Release Names of Predator Priests by Reuters/The New York Times

• Poland's Walesa urges Catholic church action on abuse after his priest accused by Reuters

• Clergy sex-abuse lawsuit: NJ priest was a 'serial molester' by Jim Walsh, Cherry Hill Courier-Post

• Writer of blunt '02 memo on abuse: Gregory can handle the truth by Peter Feuerherd National Catholic Reporter

• Editorial: Bishops right with priest suspensions, disclosures by Tribune-Review

• Tom Doyle on Why Clericalism Is Primary Root of Catholic Abuse Horror Show by William Lindsey  Bilgrimmage blog

• Forget priest legacies, prioritize victims by Stephen Weiss Staten Island Advance

• 'Pedophilia is a systemic problem,' says future head of French bishops' conference by Loup Besmond de Senneville La Croix International

• Polish Church releases first report on clerical sex abuse by Jonathan Luxmoore Crux

• California to review sex-abuse responses of all 12 dioceses by Associated Press/Capitol Public Radio

• Chile prosecutor scraps controversial deal with Church on abuse cases by Inés San Martín Crux

• From champion to ... pariah? Pa. lawmaker behind clergy abuse reform on the outs with some victims by Angela Couloumbis and Liz Navratil  Philadelphia Inquirer

• Ideological bias cannot taint our approach to sexual abuse by Matt Malone, S.J. America

• Editorial: George Weigel, wrong then, wrong now by National Catholic Reporter

• Syracuse Catholic diocese pays $11 million to 79 sex abuse victims by Julie McMahon  Post Standard

• Diocese of Duluth reaches $40 million settlement with sex abuse victims by Dan Browning Star Tribune

• St. Paul’s School seeks atonement for past sexual abuse suffered by students by Alyssa Dandrea Concord Monitor

• Stunned and shaken’: Sacramento diocese list of accused priests insufficient, victims say by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks Sacramento Bee

• SF among last Catholic diocese in state to withhold names of accused clergy by Laura Waxmann  San Francisco Examiner

• Ideological bias cannot taint our approach to sexual abuse by Matt Malone, S.J. America Magazine

• On the Sexual Harassment of Seminarians in the Diocese of Buffalo by Mary Pezzulo Patheos

• Michigan residents leaving the Catholic Church as many turn away from religion by Julie Mack and Scott Levin  M Live

• Presence of disgraced bishops in Holy Week reopens Chile’s wounds by Inés San Martín Crux

• Gonzaga students worked with accused priests at Bea House by Chad Sokol The Spokesman-Review

• The Catholic Church faces a youth retention problem following sex abuse scandals by Mia Speier USC Annenberg Media

• A delicate line emerges in defending a popular priest while respecting potential victims of abuse by Stacey Shapard Bakersfield.com

• The Real “Crisis” And “Scandal” In the Church by MJ Lisbeth Patheos

• Former priest could face jail after admitting having child porn images by Rod Malcolm Nottingham Post

• Confronting the Specters. A Response to Paul Elie on the Sex-Abuse Crisis by Paul Baumann Commonweal

• Letter: Church leaders must stop blaming others for its woes by Buffalo News

• Clergy sex abuse survivor finds accused Philly priest online, working for Arizona school by Jeremy Roebuck Philadelphia Post-Gazette

• French Catholics raise voices, demand measures to prevent further clergy sex abuse by Elisabeth Auvillain National Catholic Reporter

• Dublin Catholic archbishop says Irish Church must adapt or die. Diarmuid Martin says sex abuse crisis leading to loss of faith by La Croix International Staff La Croix International

• More Americans than ever are leaving the Catholic Church after the sex abuse scandal. Here's why. by Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY

• Editorial: Ending impunity for child abuse by Sun Star

• Why the Catholic Church ignored victims abused by nuns by The Why

• Church has steep learning curve on abuse by Mickey Conlon  Thre Catholic Register

• Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘The church is imprisoned in its past’ by Patsy McGarry Irish Times

• Nigeria: Special Report - the Real Story of the Sexual Abuse Incident At Abuja School for the Deaf by Ini Ekott and Azeezat Adedigba  Premium Times

• Marathon-running bishop says Pope ‘can’t not’ tackle abuse crisis in Ireland by Inés San Martín  Crux

• Church Group Refuses Deeper Look Into Sex Abuse Claims by Relevant Magazine

• What happens when a priest is falsely accused of sexual abuse by Michael J. O’Loughlin  America

• Abuse in the Church, how priests are living through the storm by Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner and Marie Malzac La Croix International

• Christians and allegations of sexual misconduct, part two: the Catholic Church by The Huntingtonian

• Australian media challenge 'unprecedented' contempt charges over sex abuse reporting by Mail & Guardian

• Three dozen journalists and media companies indicted over Pell trial gag order by Catholic News Agency/Angelus

• Group plans rally, wants answers on Catholic Church abuse scandal by WGRZ

• The Guardian view on the Catholic church: trouble ahead by The Guardian

• France sees upsurge in 'debaptism' demand as Lyon abuse scandal festers by Tom Heneghan The Tablet

• How Catholic Church used treatment centers to protect priests accused of child abuse by ByIan Nawalinski WHYY

• Palm Sunday Protest: The plea group has for Bishop Malone by Kelsey Anderson WEBW TV

• Priest’s trial for violating confessional to protect abuser postponed by Claire Giangravè Crux

• Schoolyard bullies in the sacristy. Sexual abuse by clergy should be blamed on emotionally immature men, not homosexuality or celibacy by Father William Grimm MM  UCANews.com

• Bishops: In public, humility; in private, arrogance by Richard Serbin Tribune Democrat

• Church Withheld Allegations from Former Parents & Minimized Severity of Child Sexual Abuse by Katie Joy Patheos

• Facing the crisis: What needs to be done by Russell Shaw  The Pilot

• Five more Catholic priests with ties to Springfield diocese accused by SNAP by Steven Spearie Journal Register

• Historical child sex abuse: ’If my mum knew what happened to me, she wouldn’t believe Pell’ by News.com.AU

• Diocese has policy to protect children br Morning News

• Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin reveals paedophile priests cannot identify new victims because they abused so many by Lynne Kelleher Irish Mirror

• Wisconsin Diocese Names 47th Priest Accused of Sex Abuse by Associated Press/USNews

• Child sexual abuse in the institutional Church by Father Shay Cullen Manila Times

• Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau releases list of accused priests by Harrison Keegan Springfield News-Leader

• The abuse crisis as prophecy and pascha Flavor of the Gospel by Rita Ferrone La Croix International

• Diocese of Reno Releases Names of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Channel 2 News

• Persico comments following new names added to Diocese list of 'credibly accused' sexual offenders by WFXP TV

• More church excuses by Prince George Citizen

• Lincoln Diocese names 9 priests accused of child sex abuse by Associated Press/Crux

• Can redevelopment finally purge Catholic orphanage’s demons? by Wilson Ring Associated Press/Crux

• Diocese of Des Moines, following Sioux City's lead, names 9 priests accused of abusing minors by Shelby Fleig Des Moines Register

• Federal subpoena seeks records from Buffalo Diocese's clergy abuse compensation program by Jay Tokasz Buffalo News

• The role of clericalism in the current crisis by Christopher R. Altieri Catholic World Report

• The Abuse Crisis as Prophecy & Pascha by Rita Ferrone Commonweal

• Federal subpoena seeks records from Buffalo Diocese's clergy abuse compensation program by Jay Tokasz Buffalo News

• Whitmer requests $2 million for Catholic clergy abuse investigations by Niraj Warikoo  Detroit Free Press

• Lincoln Diocese names 9 priests accused of child sex abuse by Hastings Tribune

• Diocese releases names of additional priests accused of abusing minors by Andy Ostmeyer  Joplin Globe

• The Problem with the Bishop Scandals by  Gregory Bottaro, PsyD Catholic Psych Institute

• Salina Diocese releases names of clergy in sex abuse investigation by KWCH TV

• Pope calls abuse crisis a ‘scourge’ in youth doc, omits ‘zero tolerance’ by Elise Harris Crux

• Pope defends keeping French cardinal convicted of cover-up in sex abuse scandal by Associated Press/Lis Angeles Times

• Archbishop Chaput: ‘Predatory Homosexuality’ Cause of Abuse Crisis by Complicit Clergy

• New lawsuit details sexual assault allegations against former bishop by Jessi Starkey WCHS/WVAH

• Francis says he may reconsider convicted cardinal's resignation after appeal by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter

• Whether church or 'Neverland,' what do we do with the memories? by Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter

• Taking stock of the clergy sexual abuse crisis: Holding bishops accountable by Thomas Reese, Religion News Service /National  Catholic Reporter

• Chilean abuse crisis first thing to tackle for new Santiago Church leader by Inés San Martín Crux

• Diocese of Metuchen failed to name 9 sexually abusive priests in list of credibly accused: advocates by Nick Muscavage Bridgewater Courier News

• Schoolyard bullies in the sacristy by Father William Grimm MM UCANews.com

• An Open Letter to Cardinal Reinhard Mark by George Weigel Echoes

• Solutions need to be found with the whole Church, not just Rome by La Croix International

• To address clergy sex abuse, address formation for ministry by Elyse Raby US Catholic

• Kansas Diocese IDs 14 Priests Credibly Accused of Abuse by US News/Associated Press

• Battling Catholic corruption: Local priest reflects on abuse in the church by Makayla Steede The Daily Mississippian

• Structures, traditions, and hierarchical accountability by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille The Dispatch

• The Church under pressure: Reform or counter-reform? Throughout history there has been no change in the Church without at least some external pressure by Massimo Faggioli  Crux

• Day of reckoning: A wave of fresh accusations against priests has been unleashed by Steve Orr and Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

• Connecticut diocese settles priest abuse lawsuits for $3.5M by Associated Press

• Protecting Children in Light of Clergy Sex Abuse by Douglas Broom Religion News Service/Real Clear Religion

• Schoolyard bullies in the sacristy, Sexual abuse by clergy should be blamed on emotionally immature men, not homosexuality or celibacy by Father William Grimm MM La Croix International

• Bishop says recovery from abuse scandals a ‘generational’ task by Elise Harris and John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• Why didn’t Columbus diocese include parish, school assignments of priests ‘credibly accused’ of child sex abuse? by Danae King Columbus Dispatch

• Swiss church bringing more abuse cases before judiciary by Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

• Diocese says child sex abuse claim against Ellicottville priest is credible by Tom Dinki Olean Times Herald

• Lawsuits claim sex abuse by priest at Brebeuf, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel schools by John Tuohy Indianapolis Star

• Pell's hometown Ballarat at the center of Australia's sex abuse scandal by Hilary Whiteman, Anna Coren and Jo Shelley CNN

• New report documents ‘complicit silence’ on child sex abuse by Claire Giangravè Crux

• Why is the Vatican’s process for holding bishops accountable still so opaque?by The Editors America

• New report documents ‘complicit silence’ on child sex abuse by Claire Giangravè  Crux

• Sex-abuse victims deserve justice by Washington Post

• Catholic diocese in West Virginia accused of knowingly hiring pedophiles by La Croix International Staff La Croix International

• New Report Details Illinois Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Cases by Jess Anderson CBS

• Rapid City Diocese publishes list of accused priests by The Associated Press

• Harrisburg Diocese announces changes to victims fund; opens it up to new claims by Ivey DeJesus Pennsylvania Real-Time News

• John Nienstedt, Detroit’s poster boy for the Catholic Church abuse scandal, is back — and the archdiocese has been keeping it quiet by Michael Betzold Metro Times

• Cardinal Barbarin Withdraws from His Diocese for a Time by Joanne Kurian Zenit

• West Virginia sues Catholic diocese for knowingly hiring sexual abusers of children by Gabriella Borter WHTC

• German Bishops Use Abuse Crisis to Promote Dissent by Msgr. Hans Feichtinger Catholic Citizens of Illinois

• The Sex Abuse Crisis: ‘What are Catholic parents to do?’ by Deacon Greg Kendra Patheos

• Why Do People Refuse to Believe Victims of Abuse? by Rebecca Bratten Weiss Patheos

• Has the Catholic Church done enough to clean its own house? by Washington Post

• What Pell's conviction might trigger The Australian crisis is about a person and by no means as all-consuming by Michael Kelly SJ La Croiix International

• North Dakota dioceses move slowly on naming problem priests by Dave KolpackMar Crux/Associated Press

• How are bishops being held accountable for abuse and cover up? by Colleen Dulle America

• In the shadow of Mount Cashel: The tipping point of disillusionment with the Catholic Church by Ainsley Hawthorn CBC Broadcasting

• Clerical sex abuse scandal affects 382 Polish children by La Croix International staff  La Croix International

• ‘Scourge of abuse, internal attacks’ mark Pope Francis sixth year in office by Cindy Wooden  Catholic News Service/America \

• Publicly accused Detroit abusive priests NOT on the archdiocesan ‘accused’ list by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

• Abuse victims say Gary Catholic officials are not being transparent by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

• Poland’s Catholic Church says 382 priests abused minors since 1990 by Associated Press/USA Today

• Few abuse scandals involve Francis as directly as that of Argentine bishop by Inés San Martín Crux

• Survey: More than a third of US Catholics question loyalty in wake of scandals by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Lessons through failure by Father Ron Rolheiser Echoes

• Archdiocese of New Orleans settles another sexual abuse case involving ex-deacon George Brignac by Ramon Antonio Vargas The Vew Orleans Advocate

• Renown reformer: ‘Church has 5 years for a complete turnaround or it’s over, ‘Father Helmut Schüller of Austria says the sex abuse crisis shows urgent need to ‘desacralize’ the Catholic priesthood and empower the laity by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt  La Croix International

• The morality of the closet: for Cheesefare Week after the Latins’ Ash Wednesday by Justin Tse  Patheos

• Man sues Catholic Church for allowing priest accused of sex abuse to lead youth group by WGV TV

• Catholic Church cardinals implicated in sex abuse, cover-ups by Nicole Winfield   Associated Press/Crux

• SNL’s Pete Davidson Compares R. Kelly Scandal to Catholic Church by Deacon Greg Kandra  Patheos

• Catholic Archbishop, on His Hands and Knees, Begged for Forgiveness Over Abuse by Rick Rojas The New York Times

• Solidarity-era priest accused of abuse a monumental problem for Polish Church by Paulina Guzik Crux

• Catholics protest bishop’s removal of priest who complained about another priest’s sex harassment by LifeSiteNews

• Review of sex abuse by Catholic priests will not include one-third of Colorado’s publicly accused clergy by Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post

• Santiago archdiocese comments on priest sentenced for sex abuse by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

• Investigation Of Sexual Abuse In Catholic Church Could Drive Out Darkness by Michael Golojuch Jr  Honolulu Civil Beat

• Seven more Jesuit priests accused of abuse had ties to St. Louis by Nassim Benchaabane   Post Dispatch

• Abusive Evansville priests had ties to children's summer camp by Jon Webb Evansville Courier & Press

• Catholic leaders say they support priest abuse bill. Behind closed doors, they are fighting it fiercely, lawmaker says. by Kelly Heyboer Star Ledger

• In the battle over the Catholic Church's soul, Spokane's current and former bishops fight on different sides by Daniel Walters The Inlander

• College reflects on abuse allegation against campus priest by Madison Fernandez The Ithacan

• Irish priest to challenge diocese in US Supreme Court by Sarah Mac Donald - CatholicIreland.net

• Solidarity-era priest accused of abuse a monumental problem for Polish Church by  Paulina Guzik  Crux

• What was missing from Pell verdict responses. The victim himself has, for the most part, been eliminated from their commentary, rendered both utterly invisible and hauntingly present. by Catherine Marshall La Croix International

• The Catholic Church cannot reform itself by Kent Roberts The Spokesman-Review

• Church still protects its sexual predators by Bob Belive The Daily Gazette

• Group wants names added to pedophile priests list by Scott Huddleston  Express News

• Catholic leaders knew N.J. priest was accused of abuse. He became a ‘youth minister’ anyway, lawsuit says. by Kelly Heyboer Star Ledger

• Priest not named on credible clergy abuse list even though diocese was warned 18 years ago by Kerri O'Brien  WRIC TV

• 5 more names of credibly accused clergy highlighted by local SNAP chapter by Jim Lefko News 4 San Antonio

• SNAP questions list of clergy members named in report on child sexual abuse by Bill Barajas KSAT TV

• New name for Mundelein retreat center where priests accused of abuse were sent by Robert Herguth Sun Times

• Nationally-recognized Attorney Launches Comprehensive Database of Clergy Accused of Sexual Misconduct in the Diocese of Greensburg by Horowitz Law

• Clergy sex abuse survivors’ group demands KCPD remove twice-accused chaplain by Glenn E. Rice and Judy L. Thomas Kansas City Star

• Our Dreyfus Case by George Weigel Echoes/ The Boston Pilot

• Phillipe Barbarin: French cardinal guilty of abuse cover-up by BBC News

• Bishop Olmsted Finds Roots of Abuse Scandal in Poor Priestly Formation by Catholic News Agency/  National Catholic Register

• Why the sex abuse summit accomplished nothing by Jamie Manson  National Catholic Reporter

• A long, difficult grind toward reform by Tom Roberts  National Catholic Reporter

• French court finds Cardinal Barbarin guilty of not reporting abuser priest by Gerard O’Connell America

• Pope laments ‘pain, unbearable suffering’ of clerical abuse scandals by Claire Giangravè Crux’

• Spanish bishops knock back national sex abuse commission by Arnaud Bevilacqua La Croix International

• Cardinal Pell: understanding the verdict and the fury by Paul Collins  National Catholic Reporter

• Endowment at Utah Catholic parish still has the name of a priest ‘credibly’ accused of sexual misconduct by Peggy Fletcher Stack Salt Lake City Tribune

• Lamorinda Catholic churches not immune from sexual predator clergy by Nick Marnell Lamorinda Weekly

• 101 of Mexico's 152 church sex abuse cases being prosecuted by Associated Press

• Catholics say they won't let evil win despite church scandals by Julie Philipp and Virginia Butler Democrat and Chronicle

• Chilean cardinal sued for alleged cover-up of rape in cathedral by Inés San Martín Crux

• The Abuses in Chile Were Not Stopped in Time Because “In Institutional Terms, the Chilean Church Was Not Prepared,” says Monsignor Fernando Ramos by Kevin Edward White  Catholic Citizens of Illinois

• Will anything change after the Vatican meeting on abuse? by Pat Perriellomar National Catholic Reporter

• New accusation of sex abuse against Chile's Catholic church by Eva Vergara Herald-Whig

• Five ex-Marion priests on diocesan list of credibly accused in Catholic sex abuse scandal by Sarah Volpenhein Marion Star

• Chile Church Unprepared by Zenit Staff  Zenit

• Cruelty towards flock haunts clergy amid sex abuse crisis by Inday Espina-Varona UCANews.com

• President of Mexican bishops: We must find solution to abuse crisis by Inés San Martín Crux

• Day of reckoning: A wave of fresh accusations against priests has been unleashed by Steve Orr and Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

• 3 big US churches in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy by David Crary Associated Press

• Why Catholic Church leaders risk failing on the issue of sexual abuse by Robert Mickens La Croix International

• Metropolitan model’ may not answer question of abusive bishops by Charles Collins  Crux

• Report says thousands of immigrant children in federal custody faced abuse by Catholic News Service/Crux

• After 5 months, Cheyenne diocese's work continues in compiling list of credibly accused Wyoming clergy by Seth Klamann Caspar Start Tribune

• List of accused Catholic priests brings feeling of dread by Carol Balinski Reading Eagle

• Adults are also ‘groomed’ for sexual abuse by a church pastor. by Healing From Complex Trauma blog

• Cardinal declined to meet abuse victim before Vatican summit by The Guardian

• Group's 'Dirty Dozen' list finds the nation's worst sexual exploiters by Mark Pattiosn Catholic News Service/The Pilot

• Cardinal Mahony pressured to withdraw from L.A. Congress over handling of sex abuse crisis by Jim McDermott America

• Journalists Who Reported On A Cardinal's Sex Abuse Verdict Could Face Jail Time by NPR

• A new wave of allegations against Roman Catholic clergy will emerge in New York as a result of the new Child Victims Act. by Matthew Leonard  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

• Columbus Diocese releases names of priests accused of sexual abuse by Associated Press/The News-Herald

• Cruelty towards flock haunts clergy amid sex abuse crisis by Inday Espina-Varona,  La Croix International

• Day of reckoning: A wave of fresh accusations against priests has been unleashed by Steve Orr and Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

• Tyrone priest takes case to Supreme Court by Sarah MacDonald Belfast Telegraph

• Statement by Bill Lindsey, SNAP Arkansas Leader by Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

• Lay Catholics who stay silent are complicit in the church’s failure on abuse by Joanna Moorhead  The Guardian

• Sioux City diocese names 28 priests 'credibly accused' of sexually assaulting minors by Shelby Fleig  Des Moines Register

• AG issues 400 subpoenas seeking records from Catholic churches in Nebraska by Riley Johnson Lincoln Journal Star

• Hampden DA Anthony Gulluni 'dissatisfied' with clergy sex abuse reporting by Springfield Diocese by Anne-Gerard Flynn Springfield Republican

• Providence diocese has paid more than $21 million to settle clergy-abuse claims by Katherine Gregg Providence Journal

• Attorney general reviews church abuse claims in Rhode Island by Jennifer McSermott Associated Press

• Canberra church examines how Archbishop Coleridge handled abuse claims by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Program announces first payments to survivors in Philadelphia Archdiocese by Lou Baldwin Catholic News Service/Crux

• Do Catholics have one – singular – sexual-abuse crisis? No, the reality is worse than that by Terry Mattingly Get Religion February 22, 2019

• Bishops at Vatican summit cannot ignore homosexual roots of abuse crisis by Doug Maiwaring   LifeSite  Feb 22, 201

• Australian Archbishop gives Powerful Homily at Vatican against Abuse "...we have been our own worst enemy by Catholic News World February 24, 2019

• From a Moral-Historical Perspective, This Crisis is Worse Than You Realize by Benjamin Wiker   National Catholic Reporter

• Satan Kills Babies, Shatters Families, Corrupts Priests and Mocks the Church by Fr. George Rutler National Catholic Reporter

• 19th Century Nun Prophesy Todays Persecuted Church, Before and After Church Redecoration by Tito Edwards National Catholic Reporter

• The place of sexual abuse victims in the Vatican by Céline Hoyeau and Gauthier Vaillant La Croix International

• Summit with an unclear agenda offers elusive suggestions, vague assurances by Christopher R. Altieri The Catholic World Report

• Campaigners furious after pope's 'defensive' speech on child abuse by Angela Giuffrida The Guardian

• Catholic leaders rebuked over abuse cover-ups by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff Wire Reports

• Crypto-Monophysitism and the crisis in the Church today by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille Catholic World Report

• Like Prodigal Son, We Must Come Clean and Start Fresh by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zenit

• Cardinal Marx Builds Case for Transparency by Zenit Staff

• Abuse Survivor Recounts Suffering, Continuing Struggles by Zenit Staff

• Archbishop Jędraszewski: Process of Purifying Church Radically Began with St. John Paul II by Zenit Staff

• Key papal ally calls for reconsidering scope of pontifical secrecy by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• Sex abuse victims speak of lost childhoods by Associated Press

• Cardinal Marx: Transparency is decisive in the credibility of the Church by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report\

• ‘A Mission Before Us Demands Not Just Words But Concrete Action’; Archbishop Coleridge Gives 9 Action Steps by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zenit

• Saying It Is Time to Eradicate Abuse and Cover Up, Pope Reminds Lord’s Words Saying Those Who Harm Little Ones Would Be Better Off Being Drowned in the Depths of the Sea by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zenit

• Fr. Lombardi Lists Important Next Steps in Addressing Abuse Crisis by Jim Pair Zenit

• Pope Francis Calls For An ‘All-Out Battle’ Against The Evil Of Sexual Abuse by Gerard O’Connell   America

• Despite external pressure, little talk of homosexuality at Vatican abuse summit by Michael J. O’Loughlin America

• Pope Calls for Battle on Abuse, But Where Are the Weapons? by Barbie Latza Nadeau Daily Beast

• Despite external pressure, little talk of homosexuality at Vatican abuse summit by Michael J. O’Loughlin America

• Pope Francis must confront parishioners’ pain — and the priests who inflict it — with resolve by Carl Hiaasen Miami Herald

• Letter to Archbishop Scicluna by Phil Saviano BishopAccountability.org

• Cardinal Blase Cupich admits four priests have children, calls for transparency by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/Chicago Sun Times

• The Spotlight Effect: This Church Scandal Was Revealed by Outsiders by Rachel Donadto The Atlantic

• Archbishop says Church has ‘squandered trust’ during sex abuse crisis by Charles Collins  Crux

• Campaigners furious after pope's 'defensive' speech on child abuse by Angela Giuffrida The Guardian

• A call about a secret pain by Raymond Daye Avoyelles Today

• Cardinal Tagle admits bishops cover up for erring priests by Joe Torres UCANews.com

• French bishops agree to compensation for sex abuse victims by Samuel Pretrequtin Associated Press

• California Prepares to Make Martyrs of the Confessional by Father Matthew Schneider Patheos

• Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit by Nicole Winfield Associated Press

• US ambassador: Protect children, stop sex abuse by Associated Press

• Abuser priests fundamentally undermine confidence .The abuser acts in the name of an absolute principle that the abused person also regards as absolute by Céline Hoyeau La Croix International

• Like Prodigal Son, We Must Come Clean and Start Fresh by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zenit

• Diocese foot-dragging made matters worse in priest sex-abuse probe by Saginaw News

• N.J. priest at Vatican, removed in 2018, was accused of abuse in 2003 by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

• List of Evansville Diocese priests accused includes one in active ministry until 3 days ago by Abbey Doyle Courier & Press

• A time of reckoning for NJ’s predator priests by Mike Montemarano Hudson

• Abuse victims: Italian law helps bishops dodge investigation by Frances D'Emilio Associated Press/Crux

• Parents are the missing link at Pope’s summit on clerical abuse by Inés San Martín Crux

• Priest's child demands Vatican set record straight on 'internal policies' by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• Cardinal admits to Vatican summit that Catholic Church destroyed abuse files by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter

• The church knew, but failed to act by Times Picayune

• The church knew, but failed to act by Times Picayune

• Official denies diocese knew of abuse charges against ‘Archangel’ By Claire Giangravè Crux

• Top Australian prelate says abuse survivors reflect Christ crucified by Inés San Martín and Christopher White Crux

• Study finds spike in Pennsylvania child abuse-related deaths by Associated Press/Crux

• Indian cardinal insists clerical abuse not just a ‘Western’ problem by Elise Harris Crux

• Ahead of abuse summit, survivor says church is on borrowed time by Junno Arocho Esteves The Pilot

• Searing testimony heard at Vatican sex abuse summit by Nicole Winfield Associated Press

• State of emergency at the Vatican over sex abuse by Céline Hoyeau, Nicolas Senèze and Gauthier Vaillant La Croix International

• The Viral Scandal of Clerical Unchastity by Father Rodger J Landry Echoes

• Why the Catholic Church needs a Eucharistic response to the sex abuse scandals by Daniel Philpott America

• Protection of minors a global mission by Father Federico Lombardi UCANews

• Celibacy, Chastity, Same-Sex Attraction, Priesthood: Some Necessary Distinctions by Peter M.J. Stravinskas  Catholic World Report

• Protection of Minors: Reflection Points by Vatican News

• Protection of Minors: Card. Tagle, "their wounds ... my woundedness" by Vatican News

• Protection of minors: Pastors need to touch, heal the wounds of victims by Robin Gomes Vatican News

• Protection of Minors: The voices of survivors by Francesca Merloby Vatican News

• Abuser priests fundamentally undermine confidence by Céline Hoyeau La Croix International

• Cardinal condemns how church handles sex abuse by Associated Press

• In six months, abuse allegations against over 2,600 priests and church workers have been revealed by Matthew Sheridan, Elizabeth Gravier and Alexandra Myers CBS News

• Cardinal Cupich: Vast majority of clergy abuse is homosexual, but homosexuality ‘not a cause’ by Diane Montagna LifeSite

• Religious orders admit to covering up abuse and seek forgiveness Nuns and priests confess to 'misplaced loyalty,' tardy response to allegations by La Croix International staff (with Catholic News Service)

• Catholic Church 'nowhere close' to confronting global 'epidemic' of child sex abuse by priests by Nick Squires The Telegraph

• British inquiry into church sexual abuse blasts UK's papal nuncio by Catherine Perinster Religion News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• A powerful analysis of the church in crisis by Mary Ann McGivern National Catholic Reporter

• 'The pope ignored them': Alleged abuse of deaf children on 2 continents points to Vatican failings by The Washington Post/The SunHerald

• Aussie prelate says Church needs ‘Copernican revolution’ on abuse crisis by Christopher White and Inés San Martín  Crux

• Bishop Accountability Seeks to Publish Names of Accused Priests and Heal Victims by Currents News Staff/ NET/TV

• US Church suffering, but Canadians in control of sex abuse crisis Unlike in the United States, Canadian bishops appear to have succeeded by taking a proactive approach to the issue by Gauthier Vaillant La Croix International

• Institutional lying at heart of the crisis by Jason Berry National Catholic Reporter

• Saginaw Catholic diocese ‘stonewalled’ investigators in alleged sex abuse case, prosecutors say by Cole Waterman MLive

• Brooklyn's list covers diocese's 166 years, has 108 credible abuse claims by Catholic News Service /National Catholic Reporter

• French priest loses bid to block Ozon’s child abuse film by France24

• Looking at the Scandals– A Church Historian’s Perspective by Pat McNamara   Patheos

• How do I stay in a church with sinful leaders? by Father James Martin. S.J. America

• The Sex-Abuse Crisis Is Global by Massimo Faggioli Commonweal

• The Next Scandal: Vatican Confirms Secret Rules for Handling ‘The Children of the Ordained’ by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos

• Denial at Vatican summit on sex abuse 'unacceptable' by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/Independent Catholic News

• Ahead of summit, Cupich discusses sex abuse, homosexuality, priestly formation by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Timeline of McCarrick’s priesthood, ministry by Paul Haring  Catholic News Service/CatholicPhilly

• Church’s leading reformer on sex abuse warns of more McCarricks by Inés San Martín Crux

• Credibility of Catholic church at stake in sexual abuse summit by Harriet Sherwood  The Guardian

• Archbishop seeks forgiveness at Guilford church where five pedophile priests once served by Dave Altimari Hartford Courant

• Looking at the Scandals– A Church Historian’s Perspective by Pat McNamara Patheos

• Protection of Minors: Abp. Scicluna says silence unacceptable by Barbara Castelli Vatican News

• Protection of minors in the Church: Not Year Zero by Fabio Colagrande Vatican News

• Sex Abuse Survivors to Meet With Vatican Summit Organizers by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/U.S.News & World Report

• Sex abuse survivors say Vatican summit must deliver action by Frances D'Emilio and Trisha Thomas Mas Associated Press/Daily Herald

• Abuse victim advocates call Catholic Church defrocking of McCarrick ‘damage control’ by Lisa Kashinsky Boston Herald

• Priests, church leaders could face criminal charges by Ken Kolke WoodTV8

• In the U.S., a sobering mood after news of McCarrick's laicization by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service/The Pilot

• California's Franciscan Order to Release Names of Priests Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Minors by Polly Stryker KQED Radio

• Questions remain about McCarrick, even as new scandals emerge by Christopher R. Altieri The Catholic World Report

• Despite defrocking, the fat lady hasn’t yet sung on the McCarrick saga by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• The Catholic church is still making excuses for paedophilia by Peter Stanford The Guardian

• Will a new book hijack coverage of the sexual abuse summit? by Colleen Dulle America

• More Names Hidden in Chicago, SNAP Responds by SNAP

• New Jersey Catholic Bishops List Names of Nearly 200 Priests by The New York Times

• List Of Maryland Priests Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse by Deb Belt Patch

• New Lawsuit Claims Archdiocese Of New York Schemed To Trick Sex Abuse Victims Out Of Suing Church by CBSNewYork

• Virginia's two dioceses release lists of clergy credibly accused of abuse by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• New lawsuit seeks court order forcing Catholic Church to disclose 'secret' lists of pedophile priests and brothers in New York by Molly Crane-Newman and Nancy Dillon New York Daily News

• How long, O Lord, must we wait to reform the clerical system? by Christine Schenk  National Catholic Reporter

• More Names Hidden in Chicago, SNAP Responds by SNAP

• New Jersey Catholic Bishops List Names of Nearly 200 Priests by The New York Times

• List Of Maryland Priests Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse by Deb Belt Patch

• New Lawsuit Claims Archdiocese Of New York Schemed To Trick Sex Abuse Victims Out Of Suing Church by CBSNewYork

• Virginia's two dioceses release lists of clergy credibly accused of abuse by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• New lawsuit seeks court order forcing Catholic Church to disclose 'secret' lists of pedophile priests and brothers in New York by Molly Crane-Newman and Nancy Dillon New York Daily News

• How long, O Lord, must we wait to reform the clerical system? by Christine Schenk  National Catholic Reporter

• Richmond Diocese adds another priest to list of members accused of sexual assault by News Channel 6

• Essential lessons for conducting grand jury investigations of clergy sexual abuse by Hank Shea and Thomas Wheeler The National Catholic Reporter

• Essential lessons for conducting grand jury investigations of clergy sexual abuse by Hank Shea and Thomas Wheeler The National Catholic Reporter

• Massachusetts Church Officials Announce 15 New Cases by SNAP

• Bishop Sullivan’s statement on releasing the names of credibly accused clerics by Catholic Star Herald

• Independent investigator issues report on abuse in Louisville Archdiocese by Marnie McAllister Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Swan Lake twisted into a gripping tale of clerical sex abuse and suppression by Brigid Delaney The Guardian

• ‘It Will Cause a Scandal.’ The Pope and a Trusted U.S. Cardinal Clash Over Sex-Abuse Crisis by Francis X. Rocca The Wall Street Journal

• The Deliver Us podcast asks: How Can I Remain Catholic? by Deliver Us   America

• “The Sound of Silence,” a look at allegations of abuse within the Peoria Diocese by Channel 25 News

• The Catholic Church’s US seminaries need reform by Thomas Reese Religion News Service

• The Pope’s Top Reformer on Sexual Abuse Can’t Fix the Catholic Church by Emma Green The Atlantic

• Grewal on the List of Accused Catholic Priest: ‘Our Investigation Remains Ongoing’ by Insider NJ

• New Jersey dioceses publish list of priests 'credibly accused' of abuse by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• African Church leaders express concern about clerical abuse by Irish Catholic

• Two Catholic priests suspended after publishing a book on celibacy by The Slovak Spectator

• 5 reasons the pope’s clergy sex abuse meeting in Rome will fail by Thomas Reece SJ CathNews New Zealand

• Virginia dioceses list 58 clergy with sex abuse allegations by Denise Lavoie The Associated Press

• The Deliver Us podcast asks: How Can I Remain Catholic? by Deliver Us   America

• “The Sound of Silence,” a look at allegations of abuse within the Peoria Diocese by Channel 25 News

• The Catholic Church’s US seminaries need reform by Thomas Reese Religion News Service

• The Pope’s Top Reformer on Sexual Abuse Can’t Fix the Catholic Church by Emma Green The Atlantic

• Grewal on the List of Accused Catholic Priest: ‘Our Investigation Remains Ongoing’ by Insider NJ

• New Jersey dioceses publish list of priests 'credibly accused' of abuse by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• African Church leaders express concern about clerical abuse by Irish Catholic

• Two Catholic priests suspended after publishing a book on celibacy by The Slovak Spectator

• 5 reasons the pope’s clergy sex abuse meeting in Rome will fail by Thomas Reece SJ CathNews New Zealand

• Virginia dioceses list 58 clergy with sex abuse allegations by Denise Lavoie The Associated Press

• Las Cruces Diocese releases files, identifies 13 more accused priests by Las Cruces Sun-News

• Catholic Diocese of Trenton church names abusive priests with Shore ties by Alex N. Gecan and Andrew Goudsward Asbury Park Press

• Richmond Diocese names 42 priests accused of child sex abuse by Scott Wise and Web Staff CBS 6 Staff

• New Jersey dioceses name almost 200 clergy accused of sexual abuse by David Madden KWY1060

• In countdown to summit, abuse scandals rock pope’s native Argentina by Inés San Martín Crux

• Why a close look at the Pennsylvania grand jury report shows harder truths about clergy sex abuse by Dr. John P. Nelson Angelus

• The Truth About the Priest Abuse Data by Father Paul Sullins, PhD Patrick Coffin Media.

• Catholicism. Power. And the way abuse echoed for generations in my family. by Leslie Contreras Schwartz Houston Chronicle

• 152 priests in Mexico removed for abuse in last 9 years by Catholic News Agency/ Crux

• French bishops questioned at Senate about sexual abuse by Thomas Adamson Associated Press/Crux

• Portuguese Catholic Church Finds Few Sexual Abuse Cases by USNews

• In video, Bridgeport bishop calls sex abuse by clerics crime and sin by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service

• Arkansas diocese updates clergy abuse report after independent review by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Las Cruces Diocese releases accused priests’ personnel files by Susab Montoya Bryan Associated Press

• Norwich diocese posts list of priests accused of sexually assaulting children by Joe Wojtas The Day

• UN committee blasts Italy for complicity in Church’s abuse scandals by Claire Giangravè  Crux

• In run-up to abuse summit, voices emphasize global dimension of crisis by Inés San Martín Crux

• Mother tells how daughter became victim of sex trafficking, lost her life By Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan Crux

• Child sex abuse called 'a serious and pervasive' issue in US society by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• More Names Of Clergy Accused Of Sex Abuse In CT Released: Diocese By Brian McCready Patch

• Priest Insists Fighting Child Abuse Goes Well Beyond The Church by Elise Harris  The Tablet

• Child sex abuse called ‘a serious and pervasive’ issue in U.S. society  by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/CatholicPhily

• Priest Insists Fighting Child Abuse Goes Well Beyond The Church by Eliseadd to Harris  The Tablet

• Lessons on the sexual abuse crisis from marriage and the cross by CNA Daily News/ The Catholic World Report

• Africa is also grappling with clerical abuse, say Catholic leaders by Fredrick Nzwili Catholic News Service/Catholic Philly

• Summit, lawyers discuss what's needed to solve church's abuse by Kurt Jensen The Pilot

• Trail of reports prompt question: Did church enable more priest by Travis Hairgrove Herald Banner

• Cardinal DiNardo speaks on ‘healing breach of trust’ caused by sex abuse crisis by Christopher White Crux

• Vatican Sexual Abuse Meeting Is Destined to Fail—To Stop the Problem or the Decline by Mary Hunt   Rewire News

• Hundreds of clergy, pastoral leaders learn about childhood trauma by WBAYAction2News

• How to tell it’s Annual Catholic Appeal Time by Patheos blog

• German Catholic Church 'needs urgent reform' by Deutsche Welle

• Can Baltimore's archbishop bring accountability to West Virginia's Catholic Church? by Vincent DeGeorge Baltimore Sun

• Vatican summit on clerical sexual abuse too late for Wasco brothers by Jose Gaspar Bakersfield Californian

• Priests urge Catholics to stay in church after Texas dioceses reveal by Sarah Smith Houston Chronicle

• Why "credibly accused" clergy haven't been prosecuted by Peter Albrecht  WKRG TV

• Pastor backs off questioning criminal nature of priests’ conduct by Kaitlin Bain  Beaumont Enterprise

• Catholic abuse scandal galvanizes Mount Angel seminarians' resolve by Dan Morris-Young  National Catholic Reporter\

• Seeing light through the priest sex abuse storm by Marian Hetherl WBFO Radio

• Bishops must realize seriousness of abuse crisis, pope says by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

• Catholic Curch ‘wounded by own sin by Reuters/Independent OnLine

• Young woman raises issue of clergy abuse at lunch with Francis by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter

• The Gay Church Thousands of priests are closeted, and the Vatican’s failure to reckon with their sexuality has created a crisis for Catholicism by Andrew Sullivan Intelligencer

• Child sex abuse is ‘a human problem,’ Pope Francis says by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• It’s Not Just the Priests—Nuns Also Accused of Sexual Abuse by Eric T. Chaffin Legal Examiner

• On (un)dead abusers by Eric Krebs Yale News

• Apparently, it’s not me, it’s you! by Giselle Scicluna Malta Winds

• 133 Victims: What does Fairfield Owe? by Alicia Phaneuf and Sabina Dirienzo Fairfield Mirror

• How Fort Worth dealt with priest abuse accusations by Jody Barr KXAN TV

• Why, despite 100s of letters, Texas AG can't investigate priest abuse by Erin Cargile, Phil Prazan andJody Barr KXAN TV

• Letter to the Catholic Bishops by David Russell Mosley  Patheos

• Pope says Vatican abuse summit will not end crisis by Philip Pullella Reuters

• Clergy sex abuse lawsuits will ‘bankrupt the diocese' by Syracuse.com

• Latest Pittsburgh lawsuit against Catholic church alleges molestation on trip to Super Bowl by Nicholas Malfitano PennRecord

• A bill in the Utah legislature would let churches apologize for abuse without admitting guilt by Ben Winslow Fox 13 News

• Vatican summit to help nations lagging on abuse policies, Jesuit says by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/Crux

• Steinfels: Grand jury report needed thorough review, which no one had done by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/ Crux

• Catholic abuse scandal galvanizes Mount Angel seminarians' resolve by Dan Morris-Young  National Catholic Reporter\

• Seeing light through the priest sex abuse storm by Marian Hetherl WBFO Radio

• Bishops must realize seriousness of abuse crisis, pope says by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

• Catholic Church ‘wounded by own sin by Reuters/Independent OnLine

• Seeing light through the priest sex abuse storm by Marian Hetherly  WBFO Radio

• Bishops must realise seriousness of abuse crisis, pope says by Catholic News Service/The Tablet

• Not the mafia by Cathleen Kaveny Commonweal

• Hiding problem priests shows church’s failure by Press Herald

• Sex abuse victims deemed 'ineligible' for settlements upset with Buffalo Diocese by Jay Tokasz Buffalo News

• Hiding problem priests shows church’s failure by Press Herald

• Lawsuit alleges Dallas Catholic Diocese mishandled report of priest's sexual abuse by David Tarrantt  Dallas News

• When it comes to sex abuse, punishment for priests is a form of mercy by Fr. Gerald E. Murray Life Site

• Pope to California pilgrim: clerical sex abuse is a ‘horrible crime’ By Christopher White Crux

• Boys Will Be Boys, Girls Will Be Shamed by Mary Pezzulo  Patheos

• Pope Francis says Church hasn’t known ‘how to listen’ by Agence France-

• Cdl. Müller: Church leaders are exploiting abuse crisis to undermine celibacy by Diane Montagna Life Site

• Lawsuit alleges Dallas Catholic Diocese mishandled report of priest's sexual abuse by David Tarrant  Dallas News

• The Catholic church faces its past by The Guardian

• Sex with minors sting a ‘wake-up call’: anti-trafficking group by Agnieszka Ruck B.C.Catholic

• Church historian says sex abuse poses biggest threat to church in 500 years by Robert McCabe The National Reporter

• Your thoughts on bad priests, an NCR columnist, clericalism and more by NCR Staff

• Clergy sexual abuse: Justice before forgiveness by Patrick Navin OakPark.com

• Priest Addresses Diocese Bankruptcy by Isabella Basco KIMT 3 TV

• Cardinal Müller: Clergy Sex Abuse Involves Sexual Misconduct, Not Merely Clericalism by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register

• Sexual Abuse and the End of Papal Deference by Father Raymond J. de Souza  National Catholic Register

• Laity must defend the faith not wait for bishops to 'get their act together', says Dreher by Sarah MacDonald The Tablet

• Cardinal Oswald Gracias, voice of the South. The Indian archbishop of Bombay was one of the first Asian bishops to raise the alarm among his colleagues of the problem of sexual abuse by Nicolas Senèze La Croix International

• German Church official calls out bishops who covered up sex abuse Deploring and condemning abuse must be followed by actions, says secretary-general of the episcopal conference by Christa Pongratz-Lippit La Croix International

• Remaining silent to protect the Catholic Church is a theological error by Céline Hoyeau  La Croix International

• Pope Francis' critics at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit are vocal online by Peter Feuerherd National Catholic Reporter

• Hartford Archdiocese has paid $50 million to sex abuse victims, will identify dozens of ‘credibly’ accused priests Tuesday by Dave Altimari Hartford Courant

• Dangerous times at Cheverus High by Bill Nemitz Press Herald

• Ex-deputy to Argentine bishop says Vatican knew of misdeeds by Almudena Calatrava, Natacha Pisarenko, and Nicole Winfield Associated Press/ABC News

• The Catholic record on abuse seems hopeless by Bill Wineke  Channel3000

• Diarmuid Martin accused of 'abdicating his responsibility' as a moral leader by Patsy McGarry and Conor Pope The Irish Times

• Open letter to the US Catholic bishops: It's over by NCR Editoriaddtoal Staff

• Vatican knew of Argentine bishop misconduct - by Almudena Calatrava, Natacha Pisarenko and Nicole Winfield   The Associated Press

• Letter #1, 2019: Vigano and McCarrick by Dr. Robert Moynihan Inside the Vatican

• Reality check was missing at US bishops' retreat by NCR Editorial Staff

• Bishops’ pro-life leader says abuse of minors ‘upends’ witness by Christopher White Crux/Angelus

• Bishops' meeting should yield immediately implementable steps by La Croix International staff (with Catholic News Service)

• Reality check was missing at US bishops' retreat by  NCR Editorial Staff

• Leading jurist in India says Vatican abuse summit must address ‘moral perspective’ by Nirmala Carvalho  Crux

• Cdl. Wuerl now claims he ‘forgot’ about knowing about McCarrick sex abuse by Lisa Bourne Life Site

• Italian bishops refine anti-abuse guidelines without victim input by Claire Giangravè Crux

• Victim support group urges Evansville Catholic Diocese to release names by Noah Stubbs Evansville Courier & Press

• Survivor network criticizes Evansville Bishop by Kate O'Rourke  and Jill Lyman WFIE

• What Peter Steinfels got wrong about the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report by Christopher R. Altieri The Catholic World Report

• Bishop hopes list's release will help survivors know 'they've been heard' by  Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• French cardinal to be acquitted of covering sex abuses in Lyon by Elisabeth Auvillain  National Catholic Reporter

• Vatican lowers expectations ahead of February’s sex abuse summit by Gerard O’Connell America

• Four nuns who protested against rape-accused bishop transferred by church by Kerala Express Web Desk

• Wuerl Denies His Prior Denials Denied Knowing McCarrick Seminarian Abuse by J.D. Flynn National Catholic Register

• Cardinal Wuerl acknowledges he knew of one accusation against predecessor By Rhina Guido Catholic News Service

• Catholics are losing faith in their church. D.C.’s Cardinal Wuerl isn’t helping by CNN News/KBZK

• Preventing sex abuse a 'global issue' for the church by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service/UCANews.com

• The Church United at FOCUS’ SEEK by Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Curb the crisis: 10 essential lessons for investigating church leaders by Hank Shea National Catholic Reporter

• Case of Opus Dei priest raises fresh questions about clerical abuse crisis by Christopher White Crux

• Vatican editor says Pope must face questions on women, sex abuse by Inés San Martín  Crux

• Catholic Church settles for $400K in five sex abuse lawsuits against N.J. priest, attorney says by  Kelly Heyboer  NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

• The lesson of Opus Dei Fr. McCloskey's downfall by NCR Editorial Staff

• Guam Catholic Church enters bankruptcy amid sex abuse claims by  Grace Graces Bordallo ABC News

• Catholic apologist expresses bewilderment over Church silencing a faithful priest but not dissenters by Lisa Bourne Life Site

• What next on the Catholic sexual abuse crisis? by Jane the Actuary Patheos

• A mother’s mission to fight the Catholic Church and find justice for her son by Jeremy Rogalski and Tina Macias KHOU 11

• Vatican named as defendant in sex abuse case against Apuron by Haidee V Eugenio, Pacific Daily News

• Chile bishops visit Rome in bid to rebuild ties with Pope Francis by Inés San Martín Crux Now/Angelus

• 'Having hope is hard": Honest homily on sex abuse entered into Congressional Record by Heidi Schlumpf National Catholic Reporter

• Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins wants Vatican summit to increase accountability by Michael Kelly  Catholic News Service/America

• Only a third of US Catholics think priests are honest or ethical by Harriet Sherwood  The Guardian

• Electing bishops will not solve the church’s problems. by Massimo Faggioli America

• Father Hans Zollner: A global response to abuse is already underway by Carol Glatz  Catholic News Service/America

• The PA Grand-Jury Report: Not What It Seems. .It’s Inaccurate, Unfair & Misleading by Peter Steinfels Commonweal

• Abuse by Priests, Homosexuality, Humanae vitae, and a Crisis of Masculinity in the Church by Dr. Gerard J.M. van den Aardweg, Ph.D The Linacre Quarterly

• Superior orders outspoken priest on sex-abuse scandal to ‘cease and desist’ by Lisa Bourne Life Site

• 'Time Of Light?' Or 'Darkness?': Boston-Area Catholics Struggle With Resurgence Of Sex Abuse Crisis by Lisa Mullins and Lynn Jolicoeur WBUR

• Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Clergy by Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. and Dale O'Leary  The Linacre Quarterly

• Head of Bishop Accountability site sends 'to do' list in letter to Cupich by Terence McKiernan National Catholic Reporter

• Pope vows justice for child victims of sex abuse in annual address by Agence France-Presse The Telegraph

• Analysis: Their retreat accomplished, the U.S. bishops remain under siege by J D Flynn  CNA/Catholic Herald

• German Cardinal Under Fire For Saying Gay Priests Created Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal by Paul Bois Daily Wire

• The Sex Abuse Crisis and Church Teaching by Michael Paraluk Echoes

• What do U.S. Catholics think about Pope Francis and the sexual abuse crisis? by Thomas P. Sweetser  America

• French cardinal faces court accused of covering up sex abuse by Béatrice Bouniol La Croic International

• Details Published on Vatican Delaying USCCB Vote on Abuse Provisions by Cindy Wooden  Catholic News Service/The Tablet

• For the US church, 2018 was a story of both shame and sparkle by Christopher White Crux/Angelus

• The limits of a criminological approach to the Church’s abuse crisis by Massimo Faggioli La Croix International/Amgeus

• Trust in Clergy Members Has Dropped Dramatically According to a Survey on Honesty and Ethics by Kelly Frazier World Religion News

• Towards credibility and a clean conclave by Gail Grossman Freyne La Croix International

• For The Pope, 2018 Was A Difficult Year To Come To Terms With Abuse Crisis by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/America

• Pope Francis’ early blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy by Nicole Winfield Associated Press

• Softening the pontifical secret. The cover up of child sexual abuse was in accordance with 'Secreta Continere' and with a particular interpretation of the Church's supreme law by Kieran Tapsell La Croix International

• Church credibility at risk over sex abuse, Vatican committee says by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/America

• Two decades into crisis, no consensus on what ‘credibly accused’ means by Christopher White Crux

• How the Vatican is preparing for its February abuse summit by Andrea Gagliarducci The Catholic World Report

• Remaining silent to protect the Catholic Church is a theological error by Céline Hoyeau La Croix International

• English cardinal shocked to learn vicar sent two pedophiles to U.S. by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service/ National Catholic Reporter

• 2 lawsuits filed against Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh as survivors fund announced by News Wpxa,com

• Tacoma’s Bellarmine Prep right to shed light on secret sin by The News Tribune Editorial Board

• Catholic Church set to unveil compensation fund for sex abuse survivors by Deena Yellin North Jersey Record

• Church gives scandal-hit Indonesian bishop second chance by Ryan Dagur  UCANews.com

• Altoona-Johnstown fund for clergy abuse survivors running dry after paying out $21.5 million by Deb Erdley Trib Live

• Understanding Sex Abuse: An Interview with Cyndie Randall, MA, LLPC by Kristy Burmeister Patheos

• From a Moral-Historical Perspective, This Crisis is Worse Than You Realize by the Editors amin Wiker National Catholic Reporter

• Church sex abuse crisis: What you need to know by America Staff

• A crisis that is far from over: how the church can respond to sexual abuse by the Editors America

• On Cardinal Sodano and the meaning of ‘accountability’ by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• An open letter to my Roman Catholic friends by Jeffrey Salkin Religion News Service

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