French cardinal to stand trial in child rape cover-up case.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican French cardinal to stand trial in child rape cover-up case. A French court has set a date in early 2019 for the criminal trial of a French cardinal and a high-ranking Vatican prelate suspected of covering up a child sex abuse scandal in the eastern diocese of Lyon. Victims of a priest […]

Two men claim cardinal George Pell sexually abused them as children.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Two men claim cardinal George Pell sexually abused them as children. Two men have alleged Cardinal George Pell sexually offended against them while playing games with them as children at a swimming pool in Ballarat, Melbourne magistrates court has heard. One of the men also alleged he was sexually offended against in the pool […]

19 New York priests publicly linked to child rape allegations.

Join: fb.com/occupythevatican 19 New York priests publicly linked to child rape allegations. The Rev. Norbert F. Orsolits isn’t the only priest in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo who’s been publicly accused of inappropriate sexual conduct. At least 19 priests who worked in the Buffalo area have been publicly accused in recent decades, according to a search […]

Amnesty International calls for public inquiry into Catholic sex abuse in Ireland.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Amnesty International calls for public inquiry into Catholic sex abuse in Ireland. Amnesty International has called for a public inquiry into clerical sex abuse in Northern Ireland. It follows revelations of abuse by Fr Malachy Finnegan, former president of St Colman’s College in Newry. Fr Finnegan, who died in 2002, was accused […]

1,200 pages of activities from 40 actively gay priests sent to the Vatican.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican 1,200 pages of activities from 40 actively gay priests sent to the Vatican. The archdiocese of Naples says it has sent the Vatican a 1,200-page dossier compiled by a male escort identifying 40 actively gay priests and seminarians in Italy. In a statement on the diocesan website, Cardinal Cresenzio Sepe said none […]

Vatican judge possessing child pornography accepts plea deal.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Vatican judge possessing child pornography accepts plea deal. A judge on a top Vatican tribunal was given a 14-month suspended sentence by an Italian court for possessing child pornography and sexual molestation. He then resigned his position on the Roman Rota, the tribunal. According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, Mgr Pietro […]

Catholic school principal accused of child rape in Ireland sent by church to Malawi.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Catholic school principal accused of child rape in Ireland sent by church to Malawi. The investigation also suggests that amid mounting allegations in Ireland, the order covered up Brother Aidan Clohessy’s continued involvement with children in Malawi, where he worked between 1993 and 2012. The first serious allegation of child abuse was […]