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October 19, 2022

Georgetown University's med school promotes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones for minors: report

A lecture for first-year medical students at Georgetown University presented puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and irreversible surgery as treatments for gender dysphoria.

October 16, 2022

Notre Dame professor denies offering abortion help to students following student paper report

Professor Tamara Kay from Notre Dame University is denying a story from a student newspaper that she offered students her help obtaining abortions and contraceptives.

October 16, 2022

Controversial Chicago priest and activist Father Michael Pfleger facing new sexual abuse allegation

A well-known priest in Chicago, Illinois is under investigation for a new sexual abuse of a minor claim. A past allegation against Father Michael Pfleger surfaced in January 2021.

October 14, 2022

Michigan priest convicted of sexually assaulting 7-year-old boy in Detroit-area church in 2004

A Michigan priest has been convicted of raping a child at a Detroit-area church. The assault happened in 2004, but the priest wasn't charged until 2019.

October 11, 2022

Historic child sex abuse at Portuguese Catholic Church was 'truly endemic'

A committee dedicated to researching historic child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church has found that the problem reached “truly endemic” levels at times.

October 7, 2022

Virginia jury acquits retired Catholic priest who was accused of sexually assaulting a child

A Virginia jury acquitted a priest who was accused of sexually assaulting a child in 2000. The Catholic priest has been on medical retirement since 2012.

October 7, 2022

Man in Tulsa, Oklahoma arrested after attack on cathedral attendant with sword, attempt to set church on fire

A suspect is in custody after allegedly attacking workers at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a sword and attempting to light the building on fire.

October 6, 2022

Pope Francis to visit Bahrain in effort to promote interfaith peace

Pope Francis is set to visit Bahrain next month as part of his mission to foster dialog and relations between the Catholic Church and the Muslim world.

September 30, 2022

Advocates for victims of sexual abuse list over 300 priests as abusers

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests is taking an aim at Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for not publicly naming abusive clerics.

September 30, 2022

France's Catholic Church has begun paying compensation to child sex abuse victims

France's Catholic Church has decided that it will begin paying compensation to individuals who were victims of child sexual abuse. Twenty-three people have already been paid.