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Poland’s Roman Catholic Church faces first abuse lawsuit
May 20, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A Polish man who was abused as a child by a priest is suing the country’s Roman Catholic Church – the first such civil case in the country. The man – who is only identified as 25-year-old Marcin K – is demanding 47,500 euros ($64,500; £39,550) in damages. The priest has been convicted and is […]
Read More...‘Tell No One’: Poland Is Pushed to Confront Abuse of Children by Priests
May 20, 2019 · By Marc Santora and Joanna Berendt for www.nytimes.com
WARSAW — Anna Misiewicz was just 7 years old when she was invited into the private chambers of her parish priest, in the small village of Topola in southwest Poland. She thought he wanted her to count church donations. Instead, she found herself alone with a predator, identified only as Father Jan A. He touched […]
Read More...Lessons from WhatsApp hack: we are all victims of global spyware industry
May 17, 2019 · By Karlin Lillington for www.irishtimes.com
Users of Facebook’s communications app WhatsApp were advised this week to update their software, following the discovery that a previously unknown weakness could allow their devices to be hacked. Because of its use of encryption for calls and messaging, WhatsApp is widely promoted as a secure and privacy-protecting method of communication. It is also one […]
Read More...Irish priest hailed as peacebroker by Philippine government
May 17, 2019 · By Ronan McGreevy for www.irishtimes.com
The Philippine government has paid tribute to a former missionary priest who was killed in a hit-and-run incident last weekend. Fr Michael Guckian (81) died when he was struck by a car while walking in Keadue, Co Roscommon, on Saturday night. The driver later presented himself to Carrick-on-Shannon Garda station. Fr Guckian’s funeral takes place on Thursday morning in Drumboylan, Co […]
Read More...Child abuse accuser Carl Beech a paedophile, court told
May 16, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A man who accused multiple public figures of child sexual abuse is a “committed and manipulative paedophile”, a court has heard. Carl Beech has convictions for voyeurism and making and possessing indecent images of children. Police discovered the offences after seizing devices from his home while investigating him for alleging abuse by public figures, jurors […]
Read More...First payments to be made to child abuse survivors in Scotland
May 15, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Five people who were the victims of abuse while living in care as children will each receive £10,000. The Advance Payment Scheme was set up by the Scottish government to compensate survivors with a terminal illness or are aged 70 or over. It comes ahead of a wider payment scheme that is due to open […]
Read More...Taoiseach admits scheme for child abuse victims not working
May 15, 2019 · By Marie O'Halloran for www.irishtimes.com
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has admitted that the ex-gratia scheme established for victims of child sexual abuse while they were pupils in State schools is not working. He told the Dáil “a scheme in which all applicants are rejected is one which is not working”. It was established in 2015 when shortly after a 15-year legal campaign, Louise […]
Read More...Pope asks youth to create the economy of tomorrow
May 15, 2019 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope Francis has invited young economists and entrepreneurs around the world to help create a “new and courageous culture” that finds new ways to do business, promote human dignity and protect the environment. “We need to correct models of growth incapable of guaranteeing respect for the environment, openness to life, concern for the family, social […]
Read More...Pope Francis makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse
May 14, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which is set to become Church law, he makes clear that any sexual advance involving the use of power will now be considered abusive. The clarification is being seen […]
Read More...Pope Francis issues groundbreaking law requiring priests, nuns to report sex abuse, cover-up
May 10, 2019 · By Associated Press for www.nbcnews.com
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities, in an important new effort to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks. The new church law provides whistle-blower […]
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