Child died after violent beating at orphanage, says abuse victim

A former resident of a notorious orphanage has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry that a child died after a teacher beat him with a belt. “Scotty” told the inquiry that other boys pleaded with the teacher to stop during the incident within the grounds of Quarrier’s Village in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The boy “died at home” of a heart condition following the assault, the inquiry heard. No further details were given on when the incident happened or how much time passed between the beating and the boy’s death.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/child-died-after-violent-beating-at-orphanage-says-abuse-victim-1-4819588 

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry: I was raped and beaten - then forced to apologise to abuser

A man has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry how he was made to apologise to his attacker after being raped and beaten as an eight-year-old. “Troy” broke down as he told the inquiry he was raped four times by his house father at the “cottage” he shared with other boys at Quarrier’s Village, Renfrewshire, in the late 1950s. Now aged 67, he said: “I lost everything that night – my childhood, my faith, my dignity and my pride.”

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-child-abuse-inquiry-i-was-raped-and-beaten-then-forced-to-apologise-to-abuser-1-4820102?fbclid=IwAR3JkRNqhwp8VgnNwVSXg15fJZHN0cJwBf1yAd3R-SzpRAl4otjiKIREUTU 

Unspeakable evil in the name of God

There are important hearings taking place at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. This week the inquiry has focused, as a case study, on the Archdiocese of Birmingham in the Roman Catholic Church. Although I have been unable to follow it as closely as I would like, the transcripts made grim reading. The transcript from the first day is here and the second day is here.

https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/unspeakable-evil-in-the-name-of-god/ 

Will Britain’s beaten, betrayed migrant children find justice at last?

Thousands forcibly sent to the Commonwealth from 1945-70 still await compensation – and for many time is running out. They were sent abroad, often without their parents’ consent. Large numbers were sexually and physically abused, while hunger and neglect were familiar enemies. Their education tended to be poor and they were often forced to perform exhausting manual work.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/25/britains-forced-child-migrants-last-chance-for-justice-australia-canada?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0jcktRCOtpT2KE0PmwiaEv6KVimmOC5jZIVdSSE3n30GFK3rjAa4K8VCQ 

Read personal experiences from mothers, fathers, adopted people, family members and workers.

The concept of forced adoption is not acceptable today. However, when it occurred back in the early '60's, it was acceptable as a satisfactory solution to an occurrence that happened with considerable frequency. I was involved in such an occurrence. After what was regarded as "spontaneous lovemaking" during a "sporting Easter", my "casual partner" came to me - months later - with the news that she was pregnant. Having been raised by a discerning mother, I offered two options - 1. Get married at once or 2. Pay for an abortion. Neither was acceptable and my 'friend' disappeared. I was unable to make contact, but I learned that she had moved interstate.

http://forcedadoptions.naa.gov.au/experiences?sort=alphabetical&containing_img=0&f%5B0%5D=field_experience%3A7&fbclid=IwAR3Q60rkwZVymdeZCMzfnOkP1hPWimXR7G_U7oE31TDn5a1KeKvZeWGyl2E 

Memory of childhood rape by priest motivates Warwick man to fight for other victims

David Silipigni says his life was ruined by what happened to him as a child at the St. Aloysius Home, an orphanage run by the Diocese of Providence. Now he’s fighing to give other victims the legal remedy that he’ll never have. WARWICK — For nearly his entire life, David S. Silipigni has lived in a jail cell or a room the size of one. He paces a room the way memories pace his mind, turning to what he says happened nearly 50 years ago, when he was a little boy in the care of a Catholic orphanage in Smithfield.

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20181123/memory-of-childhood-rape-by-priest-motivates-warwick-man-to-fight-for-other-victims 

'I don't do public displays of grief' - romance writer Lesley Pearse's life has been as strange as any of her novels

Lesley Pearse is celebrating 25 years as a bestselling author. In her case, that means 26 novels, and more than 10m books sold. She is 73 - her first novel was published when she was 48 - and looks great, not just for her age but for any age: strong, vibrant, glamorous. "My editor says I've got a portrait up in the attic," she says with a laugh over tea in the Clarence Hotel, then adds "I'm very happy now."

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/i-dont-do-public-displays-of-grief-romance-writer-lesley-pearses-life-has-been-as-strange-as-any-of-her-novels-37559876.html 

World AIDS Day – an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in fight against HIV

Kolkata, Nov 26 (TGS) World AIDS Day is observed every year on December One, and it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), show their support for people living with HIV and remember those who have died. Started in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and Government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.

http://thegoaspotlight.com/world-aids-day-an-opportunity-for-people-worldwide-to-unite-in-fight-against-hiv/ 

Ex-Priest Who Admitted Raping An Altar Boy Starts Trial For Alleged Sexual Assault Against Two Others

Trial began Monday for a 71-year-old former priest, who previously pleaded guilty to raping an altar boy, on charges of sexually assaulting two other boys. Ronald Paquin faces 31 charges related to the his alleged sexual assaults against two boys between 1985 and 1988 when they were 14 and younger in Kennebunkport, Maine. Paquin was defrocked in 2004 after pleading guilty in 2002 to repeatedly raping an altar boy in between 1989 and 1992 and was imprisoned until 2015. (RELATED: Worldwide Catholic Nuns Denounce Church’s ‘Culture Of Silence,’ Urge Abused Sisters To Report To Police)

https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/27/ex-priest-sexual-assault-trial/ 

Thriving vineyard: Diocese celebrates 175 years. Money is their god...

Irish roots were firmly planted in Arkansas when the Diocese of Little Rock was established in 1843. The first bishop, Sisters of Mercy and hundreds of parishioners hailed from Ireland and established many of the first parishes, schools and hospitals in the state. A region initially described as a “suburb of hell” was slowly transformed into a missionary field that now has more than 156,000 lay Catholics, 134 priests, 102 permanent deacons and 170 religious serving 128 parishes.

https://www.arkansas-catholic.org/news/article/5854/Thriving-vineyard-Diocese-celebrates-175-years 

Catholic religious sisters express 'deep sorrow' over abuse

The nuns still act like I saw years ago in the two orphanages... all over the priest and bishops with their happy faces... but behind closed doors they acted like demons and witches... as though they were   process with evil within... Ann

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UISG will help anyone who wishes to move forward on a complaint to take it to the appropriate organisations. The organisation that represents religious sisters around the world has expressed "deep sorrow and indignation" over abuse perpetrated against men and women. In a statement that coincided with the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the organisation representing more than 500,000 religious sisters condemned "the pattern of abuse that is prevalent within the church and society today".

https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/11061/nuns-draft

International group of women's superiors urge sisters to report abuse

 And the nuns are still in-denial about the rape and abused... of children Boys and girls in their co call care... Ann

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The International Union of Superiors General has called on women religious who have suffered abuse to come forward and report it to their congregations and church and state authorities. "If the UISG receives a report of abuse, we will be a listening presence and help the person to have the courage to bring the complaint to the appropriate organizations," it added in a statement published on its website Nov. 23.

http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2018/international-group-of-women-s-superiors-urge-sisters-to-report-abuse.cfm 

Report names clergy accused of abusing orphans, troubled children

The grand Spanish Colonial Revival buildings of Madonna Manor and Hope Haven that stand on opposite sides of Barataria Boulevard in Marrero are largely vacant now, empty but still-imposing monuments of Catholicism in the New Orleans area. For decades, they housed orphans and children from troubled families, all placed into the care of the church. But their ornate facades concealed a grotesque pattern of physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by priests, brothers and nuns.

https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20181103/report-names-clergy-accused-of-abusing-orphans-troubled-children 

'Sinister forces at work': 8 Salesians accused of abuse at Hope Haven and Madonna Manor campus

The grand Spanish Colonial Revival buildings of Madonna Manor and Hope Haven that stand on opposite sides of Barataria Boulevard in Marrero are largely vacant now, empty but still-imposing monuments of Catholicism in the New Orleans area. For decades, they housed orphans and children from troubled families, all placed into the care of the church. But their ornate facades concealed a grotesque pattern of physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by priests, brothers and nuns.

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_edbd21d4-def4-11e8-b905-33ae5f48cef8.html 

National Inuit org commits itself to child sexual abuse prevention

Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, vowed yesterday that Canada’s national Inuit organization will dedicate itself to the prevention of child sexual abuse in Inuit Nunangat. “I pledge as ITK president to ensure that ITK does the absolute most that it can to respond to the truth that we know, and to build our society to what we know it can be,” Obed said at a forum on Tuesday, Nov. 21.

http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674national_inuit_org_commits_itself_to_child_sexual_abuse_prevention/ 

Northern Ireland victims recall the impact of child abuse

Margaret McGuckin has been the public face of the campaign for victims of historical institutional child sex abuse. But, privately there is a reason for her involvement - her brother Kevin. The 62-year-old still lives in care. He has a learning difficulty, which Ms McGuckin believes is directly related to what he suffered as a child. Their mother left home when they were children, leaving their father to look after them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-38682537 

HIA report set to bring painful chapter in NI's history to a close

The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry exposed deep wounds in the hearts and lives of hundreds of people who went through the childcare system in Northern Ireland in the last century. Its investigations focused on residential homes and institutions operated by the state, churches, and the charity Barnardo's. There were many reasons why children of that era found themselves in residential care in Northern Ireland.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-38679562 

Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: 'Widespread abuse' in children's homes

Children's homes run by some churches, charities and state institutions in Northern Ireland were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of young residents, a report has found. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) studied allegations of abuse in 22 homes and other residential institutions between 1922 to 1995. These were facilities run by the state, local authorities, the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland and the children's charity Barnardo's.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-38685157 

Nazareth House: Forgotten orphan girl in an unmarked grave

There are few people who remember the death of a six-year-old girl from an orphanage in Belfast in 1963. Susan McCann was a resident in Nazareth House and had been allowed out to spend time with a family in west Belfast. Many of the secrets of what happened inside Nazareth House have emerged in the past 20 years. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) severely criticised the Sisters of Nazareth for cruel and degrading treatment of children.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46266590 

Deceased priests, including Midlander, accused of abuse of minors

The names of deceased priests accused of sexual abuse of a minor, including one who served a Midland parish, were announced late Wednesday morning on the Diocese of Saginaw website. The list was made public by the Most Rev. Walter A. Hurley, apostolic administrator for the diocese. The Rev. Thomas William Ryan, pastor of St. Brigid in Midland from May 1958 to October 1970, is on the list of deceased clergy of the Saginaw diocese against whom a credible allegation of child sexual abuse was presented. Ryan, who died Jan. 25, 1975, also was assistant priest of Holy Family Parish, Saginaw, from April 1936 to July 1942.

https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Diocese-Deceased-priests-including-Midlander-13411768.php 

Robin Hood

Someone behind "Robin Hood" (Summit) -- presumably one or both of the screenwriters, Ben Chandler and David James Kelly -- has mommy issues with Holy Mother Church. As a result, vicious anti-Catholicism permeates this otherwise merely dopey take on the classic legend. We know we're not in for an especially sophisticated retelling when, early on, Taron Egerton as the titular outlaw is drafted into the Third Crusade. Apparently, the pope of the time hasn't been picking birthdays out of a fishbowl while blindfolded. Rather, Robin's conscription is the work of his perennial nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham (Ben Mendelsohn, much given to howling).

http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2018/robin-hood.cfm 

Catholic Diocese of Saginaw names all priests credibly accused of sex abuse

The Catholic Diocese of Saginaw has released a list of all deceased priests accused of sexually abusing minors dating back to the late 1800s. The allegations against each of the priests were deemed credible by a diocesan review board, which is comprised of experts in the field of child welfare who are not employed by the Catholic church. Most of the clergy included on the list never had their cases definitive proven in a court of law and the diocese is not 100 percent certain the allegations against them are true -- only that the claims are serious and haven't been discredited.

https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Catholic-Diocese-of-Saginaw-names-all-priests-credibly-accused-of-sex-abuse-501015031.html 

Children were abused for decades in Catholic homes, Scottish inquiry finds since 1864

A public inquiry has found that nuns, priests and staff at two Scottish children’s homes subjected children to regimes of fear, physical and sexual abuse for many decades.
In its first interim report, published on Thursday, the Scottish child abuse inquiry (SCAI) found that boys and girls housed in two Catholic residential homes in Lanarkshire were systematically starved of love, dignity and compassion.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/11/children-were-abused-for-decades-in-catholic-homes-scottish-inquiry-finds 

Kids sexually abused, assaulted and beaten with crucifixes in Catholic orphanage and care home

The first interim report by the probe concluded that Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark and Bellevue House in Rutherglen were places of fear and emotional, physical and sexual abuse for many children. A PROBE has found that kids DID suffer sickening sexual, physical and emotional abuse at two homes run by a Catholic religious order. The first interim report by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has found that Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark and Bellevue House in Rutherglen were houses of horror for many children.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3333684/scottish-child-abuse-inquiry-kids-abused-lady-smith-catholic/ 

California Attorney General looking into priest sexual abuse

The ABC7 News I-Team has learned the California Attorney General's Office is looking into the issue of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Since Pennsylvania announced the results of its massive grand jury investigation in August, the question's been -- when will California take action? We contacted the AG's Office back in August, to find out if they are investigating clergy sexual abuse. Their answer? "We can't comment on, even to confirm or deny, a potential or ongoing investigation." But now, we have details on some steps they're taking to tackle the issue.

https://abc7news.com/i-team-exclusive-california-attorney-general-looking-into-priest-sexual-abuse/4533091/ 

Child sex abuse apology: The hardest word heals but action matters most

Words can hurt and words can heal. Chrissie Foster knows that better than most. When she and her late husband Anthony first sought justice for their daughter Emma, who was abused as a child by Father Kevin O’Donnell and killed herself after years of mental anguish, they were airily dismissed by then Sydney bishop — now Archbishop — Anthony Fisher of “dwelling crankily … on old wounds”. When Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart was questioned at the Victorian inquiry into clerical sex abuse about the two-decade delay in dealing with notorious paedophile Father Des Gannon — the priest had been convicted of sex attacks in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 — Melbourne’s most senior priest smirked: “Well, better late than never.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/child-sex-abuse-apology-the-hardest-word-heals-but-action-matters-most/news-story/701565b75c82923350bd1d6ce8d3d3db 

Why some sexual abuse survivors shunned Australia's apology

Australia has just delivered a national apology to tens of thousands of victims of child sexual abuse. Hundreds of survivors gathered in Canberra on Monday to hear Prime Minister Scott Morrison deliver the apology in parliament. It follows a harrowing five-year inquiry which found children had been abused in schools, churches, orphanages and other institutions over decades.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45819080 

Australian Prime Minister Apologizes To Victims Of Institutional Child Sex Abuse

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology Monday on behalf of the government to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse — the first such official statement since a major report last year showed the problem was rampant in Australia. "Today, as a nation, we confront our failure to listen, to believe, and to provide justice," he said to an audience of hundreds of survivors in Canberra. "We say sorry. To the children we failed, sorry. To the parents whose trust was betrayed and who have struggled to pick up the pieces, sorry."

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/22/659400452/australian-prime-minister-apologizes-to-victims-of-institutional-child-sex-abuse 

Diocese outlines latest policy reactions to sexual abuse allegations

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of the Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City addresses members of the media, chancery staff and area priests Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, to make a statement regarding clergy sexual abuse and his plans to bring transparency to the Catholic Church. The Diocese of Jefferson City is demanding increased transparency from the religious communities operating within it, and would like increased accountability over clergy in its care who have been removed from ministry over credible allegations of sexual abuse or concern for children's safety.

http://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2018/nov/11/diocese-outlines-latest-policy-reactions-to-sexual-abuse-allegations/751991/ 

Sex abuse crisis tops agenda as US Catholic bishops convene

As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for their national assembly next week, the clergy sex abuse crisis dominates their agenda amid calls from critics that church leaders finally bring about meaningful reforms to root out misbehaving priests. The three-day assembly that starts Monday in Baltimore comes after a series of abuse scandals this year that have been stunning in their magnitude and number.

https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/sex-abuse-crisis-tops-agenda-as-us-catholic-bishops-convene/ 

New Zealand child abuse inquiry widened to include religious institutions

A royal commission into abuse in state care in New Zealand has been expanded to include those abused by faith-based institutions such as churches and religious schools, after campaigning by survivors. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there had been overwhelming appeals from those abused by religious institutions since the initial inquiry – the largest in New Zealand’s history – was announced in February.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/12/new-zealand-child-abuse-inquiry-widened-to-include-religious-institutions 

Government expands abuse inquiry to churches and 'faith-based institutions'

Tears of joy are streaming down my face... Thank you all for your voice... Now I can fight for our family home to be given back to us... oh my god this is the best news... I can not stop crying... I might yet be able to call our family home... my safe HOME... once again... Our fight has just past the first leg of it's joinery... we must all stand as one now... this is just the beginning... now let our voices be heard for all... We Stand As ONE NATION and ONE PEOPLE... we are all KIWIs so hear us ROAR... Ann

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the historical inquiry will include churches and faith-based organisations. The Government has bowed to public pressure and announced it will include churches in its historical abuse inquiry. It comes after months of resistance to investigate any faith-based organisations.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/108539993/government-expands-abuse-inquiry-to-churches-and-faithbased-insitutions?fbclid=IwAR39NQlD5GG3BJInfENi4n9GKMHJXB-a-zbjagsV_nYKyXsoMK09xvuYmpw 

Contemplating my faith; being Catholic after the church abuse scandal Crucifix. Rosary. Prayer. Tradition.

I was raised Catholic and attended a strict parochial school, St. Peter’s, in Sacramento with nuns as teachers where we wore knee-length uniforms, prayed every morning before class started, before lunch and even before heading home. We had to wear our hair in a “proper manner”—we had to put our curly hair up in a ponytail—and went to mass every Friday. I disliked the rigorous schedule, but I knew deep inside that it was the right thing to do for God.

http://saccityexpress.com/opinion_catholic-church/

Over 360 people 'physically and sexually abused at orphanages' since 1930s

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry findings revealed the extent of the incidents at children's homes dating back over 80 years. More than 360 people have complained of physical and sexual abuse against people at orphanages run by three voluntary organisations in Scotland, police have said. The announcement was made during the opening statements in phase three of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) in Edinburgh yesterday. It is now looking into care given to those living in non-religious and voluntary institutions run by Quarriers, Barnardo’s and Aberlour.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/over-360-people-physically-sexually-13469031 

Pat Flanagan column: Irish State has blood of 798 dead babies from Tuam Mother and Baby Home in Galway on its hands

While the Government might like to portray the country as an outward-looking secular egalitarian society, this week the world got a glimpse of real Ireland. The news that the death pit where 798 children’s bodies were dumped is to be dug up is seen as a sign this country is at last dealing with its dark and sinister past. But the disclosure the new National Maternity Hospital could be overseen by a religious order of nuns which has abused children takes us right back there.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/news-opinion/pat-flanagan-column-irish-state-13483169 

Woman shares stories of horrific abuse at Vermont orphanage

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) WCAX News has an exclusive interview with an elderly woman 70 years after she left St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington, where she claims nuns physically and mentally abused her and other children. Burlington's Roman Catholic Diocese is waiving all nondisclosure agreements signed with the church, opening the door for victims to come forward with their stories. Bishop Christopher Coyne says the decision comes as authorities investigate allegations of abuse-- and even murder-- at the now-shuttered orphanage

https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Woman-shares-stories-of-horrific-abuse-at-Vermont-orphanage-498584101.html 

Scottish inquiry: Children endured abuse at sister-run orphanages

As scandals over sexual abuse and bullying in the Catholic Church spread globally in recent years, women religious orders seemed to have been spared the worst accusations. Yet the tidy image was jolted this October, when a congregation of nuns in Scotland faced charges in an official report of showing "no love, no compassion, no dignity and no comfort" to children in its care.

https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/trends/scottish-inquiry-children-endured-abuse-sister-run-orphanages-55557

Vermont Catholic Church probe moves quietly while feds make noise

As the U.S. Department of Justice contacts dioceses nationwide about clergy misconduct records, Vermont authorities aren’t saying much about their own investigation into allegations of past child abuse by Catholic Church personnel. A local and state task force of police and prosecutors announced its probe last month in response to a recent BuzzFeed News story recounting “unrelenting physical and psychological abuse of captive children” at Burlington’s St. Joseph’s Orphanage, which operated from 1854 to 1974.

https://vtdigger.org/2018/10/30/vermont-catholic-church-probe-moves-quietly-feds-make-noise/ 

Report names clergy accused of abusing orphans, troubled children

The grand Spanish Colonial Revival buildings of Madonna Manor and Hope Haven that stand on opposite sides of Barataria Boulevard in Marrero are largely vacant now, empty but still-imposing monuments of Catholicism in the New Orleans area. For decades, they housed orphans and children from troubled families, all placed into the care of the church. But their ornate facades concealed a grotesque pattern of physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by priests, brothers and nuns.

http://www.dailycomet.com/news/20181103/report-names-clergy-accused-of-abusing-orphans-troubled-children 

In tough-on-crime Bennington, a bitter race for state’s attorney

BENNINGTON — For almost a decade Christine Rainville was Erica Marthage’s deputy at the state’s attorney’s office here. Now the two are locked in a fierce contest to be county’s top prosecutor. Both were part of a criminal justice system in Bennington that is responsible for the highest incarceration rate in the state — about 1 percent of the county population is in prison — and reputation for being too tough on crime.

https://vtdigger.org/2018/11/05/tough-crime-bennington-bitter-race-states-attorney/ 

Dan Fagan: Why each of us should demand the church expose and remove sexual predators

My paternal grandmother was born in 1903 in Swinford, Ireland, into a family of 11. At 16, her parents, because of poverty, put her on a ship to America to live with her older sister, knowing they'd probably never see her again. My grandmother's impoverished beginnings and living through the Great Depression caused her to be singularly frugal. I'm convinced she had the same ketchup bottle for years. Each time she'd add just a little more water to it. While frugal with material things, she was richly generous with her love.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_77c3bc4e-e1e3-11e8-b49a-8fe11f96e02e.html 

Buffalo Diocese sex abuse scandal spreads to non-clergy

News 4 obtains internal list of more priests, employees accused of abuse. An agenda from the Diocese of Buffalo Review Board shows that the sex abuse scandal transcends priests and nuns. News 4 Investigates obtained the agenda of the September meeting of the Review Board, which includes unreported names of priests and former employees with sexual abuse allegations made against them. The Review Board is a panel that consults Bishop Richard Malone on sex abuse cases.

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo-diocese-sex-abuse-scandal-spreads-to-non-clergy/1574907748 

Tackling child sexual abuse in the Five Towns

Young Israel of Woodmere hosts the launching of the Safeguarding Children campaign. Sacred Spaces founder and CEO Shira Berkovits discussed child abuse to help kick off Aleinu: A Safeguarding Children Campaign at Young Israel of Woodmere on Oct. 30. A resident of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were killed and six others injured at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue on Oct. 27, came to the Five Towns last week to speak on another painful topic

http://liherald.com/fivetowns/stories/tackling-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-five-towns,108981 

Vatican reorganization would be 'decisive shift,' says Cardinal Gracias

New document outlining Vatican bureaucracy said to call for service to local churches. Pope Francis' advisory Council of Cardinals has suggested that the pontiff reorganize the Vatican to make a "decisive shift" toward putting the city-state at the service of local Catholic dioceses around the world, said one of the council's nine members. Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias said "the thrust" of a new document outlining the shape of the Vatican bureaucracy, which the council is finishing after five years of work, will be a "service to the local churches."

https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-reorganization-would-be-decisive-shift-says-cardinal-gracias 

Gran breaks 65 year silence on horrifying abuse by nuns in Rutherglen kids' home

A grandmother has spoken out for the first time about the shocking child abuse she suffered at a Rutherglen orphanage 65 years ago. Theresa Ralston says the physical and emotional abuse she endured at Bellevue House in the early 1950s devastated her life. Recalling her loss of innocence, the 69-year-old told the Reformer:“Those nuns were ruthless. “One in particular terrorised me and I was so scared that I continued wetting the bed for many years after I left Bellevue.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/gran-breaks-65-year-silence-13510529

See names, more about 57 New Orleans-area clergy members on archdiocese's official sex abuse list

Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Friday released the names of 30 diocesan priests, 25 religious order priests and two deacons who, in the last century, were removed from ministry after accusations that they sexually abused minors were deemed credible. This is the first time in the history of the Archdiocese of New Orleans that a Catholic archbishop has attempted to provide an accounting of the identities of the alleged abusers in church ranks.

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/collection_0474a82a-dde7-11e8-93f0-ff504d7ae832.html 

8 Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing children worked at Marrero orphanage

Eight Roman Catholic priests whom the Archdiocese of New Orleans identified Friday (Nov. 2) as being credibly accused of sexually abusing children decades ago had been assigned to Hope Haven, a church-run All eight were members of the Salesians of Don Bosco order, said the archdiocese, which released a list of 57 accused priests and deacons who had served in its jurisdiction. The archdiocese said it learned of allegations against the eight between 2006 and 2011, and identified them as Paul Avallone, Stanislaus Ceglar, Paul Csik -- who was in charge of Hope Haven for six years -- Anthony Esposito, Ernest Fagione, August Kita, Joseph Pankowski and Alfred Sokol.orphanage in Marrero. Six of the accused are now dead.

https://www.nola.com/news/2018/11/eight-catholic-priests-accused-of-sexually-abusing-children-worked-at-marrero-orphanage.html 

Reveal of 57 New Orleans clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse a major step for Catholic officials

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Friday released the names of 57 former clergy members credibly accused of sexually abusing minors — the first such disclosure in the history of the Catholic Church in Louisiana. The list, released amid pressure from local Catholics and widespread demands for church transparency across the U.S., includes 34 clergy whose alleged abuses do not appear to have been previously exposed. According to Aymond, all 57 clergy were either removed from ministry as a result of the allegations or were already dead when the allegations arose.

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_6be2a18a-de21-11e8-ac53-a73c7242cd5d.html 

Priests linked to Hope Haven orphanage, Shaw, Jesuit, Loyola on list of credibly accused

Priests from the Salesian and Jesuit orders make up more than half of the Catholic order clergy that the Archdiocese of New Orleans believes sexually abused minors within the last 50 years, according to information released by the church Friday. Twenty-five clergy belonging to religious orders were on the 57-name list released by Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_10a7b104-debf-11e8-9eb1-131198cb4849.html 

The Deeper Dig: Under new scrutiny, the church pledges change

The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger newsroom. Listen below, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. When a Pennsylvania grand jury report this August detailed startling patterns of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, dioceses around the country found themselves under new scrutiny. In Vermont, the effect was compounded by a major Buzzfeed News investigation into child abuse at the long-shuttered St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Burlington.

https://vtdigger.org/2018/11/02/deeper-dig-new-scrutiny-church-pledges-change/ 

Former leaders at Jesuit, Shaw and Loyola University among shockers on archbishop's list of alleged sex abusers

As the bombshell list of suspected clergy sex abusers in the New Orleans archdiocese began circulating on Friday, thousands of Catholics were shocked to learn that priests who led some of the city's most well-known Catholic schools were among those accused. Names that went public for the first time include former Jesuit High School president Donald Pearce, who led the all-boys school in Mid-City in the 1960s, and Paul Avallone, who was tapped to serve as principal of Archbishop Shaw High School when it opened its doors in Marrero in 1962.

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_46b49b04-def1-11e8-93fa-4f75673be178.html 

'They killed my children and raped me': sexual violence remains rife in Congo

Continuing violence in southern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to thousands of violent sexual assaults, accompanied by widespread killing and torture, aid agencies have said. International attention has focused on the east of the sprawling central African country in recent months, where there is an ongoing insurgency and a lethal outbreak of Ebola.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/02/they-killed-my-children-and-raped-me-horrific-violence-remains-rife-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo 

'Sinister forces at work': 8 Salesians accused of abuse at Hope Haven and Madonna Manor campus

The grand Spanish Colonial Revival buildings of Madonna Manor and Hope Haven that stand on opposite sides of Barataria Boulevard in Marrero are largely vacant now, empty but still-imposing monuments of Catholicism in the New Orleans area. For decades, they housed orphans and children from troubled families, all placed into the care of the church. But their ornate facades concealed a grotesque pattern of physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by priests, brothers and nuns.

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_edbd21d4-def4-11e8-b905-33ae5f48cef8.html