Lack of faith: Women raped by Colorado priest call for accountability from Archdiocese of Denver

Three sisters of the Catholic Church are breaking their silence, accusing a Colorado priest of violating their childhood, in the hope their confession will inspire others to come forward. Their message doesn’t stop there. A significant part of their motivation is holding the Archdiocese of Denver accountable for what they say was an overt cover-up that last more than five decades.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/investigations/lack-of-faith-women-raped-by-colorado-priest-call-for-accountability-from-archdiocese-of-denver 

HIA redress: ‘Long overdue... now it’s time to move on’, says victim

The passing of new legislation, ensuring that compensation will be paid to the survivors of institutional abuse, has been hailed as “long overdue” by a Derry man who suffered terrible abuse at a boys’ home in the city. The new Bill supports victims who suffered historical physical, sexual and emotional abuse in state and church-run homes in Northern Ireland.

https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/hia-redress-long-overdue-now-it-s-time-to-move-on-says-victim-1-9134679 

Abuse survivor raped at foster homes, sexually abused by nun

Annasophia Calman told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into state and faith-based care that because of the abuse she doesn't know who she really is. Mrs Calman shared with the Commission the harrowing details of her violent family home publicly for the first time. "Nothing in our cupboards, beaten by our father while he was drunk and we had to be eating out of rubbish bins to survive." She told the inquiry it wasn't just physical violence she had to endure.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/402840/abuse-survivor-raped-at-foster-homes-sexually-abused-by-nun 

Defence of bishop too controversial

A popular children's author has been asked not to speak at a retreat for Catholic school principals in Central Otago, after defending a disgraced bishop's sexual relationship with a young woman. Joy Cowley hit the headlines last week, after writing a column in defence of former Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, who resigned earlier this month after admitting a sexual relationship with a young woman.

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/defence-bishop-too-controversial 

Support for victims less than hoped

A ribbon-tying initiative in the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin has been launched to support victims of historic sexual abuse, but not everybody is happy. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Michael Dooley, wrote to all parishes last month, asking them to support the ''Loud Fences'' movement by tying ribbons in a designated area of the church on October 6.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/support-victims-less-hoped 

Claims disgraced bishop failed to safeguard people in diocese

This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. Claims of a sex abuse cover-up and a failure to adequately protect women from sexual predation by a bipolar monk have surfaced in the diocese of disgraced bishop Charles Drennan.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116760655/claims-disgraced-bishop-failed-to-safeguard-people-in-diocese 

Catholic Church mum on abuse investigation

The cone of silence has descended again on the Catholic Church's investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations by a former Dunedin bishop. It was confirmed last week New Zealand's top Catholic, Cardinal John Dew, the Archbishop of Wellington, had referred an investigation into former Dunedin Bishop John Kavanagh's actions to the Vatican.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/insight/catholic-church-mum-abuse-investigation 

Commemorative ribbons removed from outside Auckland church - again

The top Catholic in the Wellington area has written to church members imploring them not to remove commemorative ribbons tied to church railings. But a victim's advocate has said the 'Loud Fences' ribbons are still being removed from outside an Auckland Catholic church.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116107967/commemorative-ribbons-removed-from-outside-auckland-church--again 

Savio Rodrigues and Joseph Kennedy petition PM Modi to take action

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Goa Chronicles, Savio Rodrigues, and Director of Bluebugs Communications Pvt. Ltd R. Joseph Kennedy, have petitioned PM Narendra Modi to take urgent action against the rampant paedophilia in the Church. They are both the founders of Team Hail Mary, a team that seeks to highlight the crimes of the clergy

https://www.opindia.com/2019/09/sexual-abuse-by-clergy-savio-rodrigues-and-joseph-kennedy-petition-pm-modi-to-take-action-against-sexual-crimes-in-catholic-church/ 

Australian court to say if will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal

CANBERRA, Australia — The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children will learn this week whether Australia’s highest court will hear his appeal against convictions for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral two decades ago.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/australian-court-to-say-if-will-hear-cardinal-pells-appeal/2019/11/10/10fd3cec-043d-11ea-9118-25d6bd37dfb1_story.html