Tag: Abuse and neglect of children
COVID-19 takes toll on Catholic clergy in hard-hit countries
The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll among Roman Catholic priests and nuns around the world, killing hundreds of them in a handful of...
COVID-19 takes toll on Catholic clergy in hard-hit countries
The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll among Roman Catholic priests and nuns around the world, killing hundreds of them in a handful of...
Iowa amusement park became a political force before accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa amusement park where a ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in...
Boy Scouts of America reaches pivotal agreement with victims
DOVER, Del. — The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what...
After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes
NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...
Boys Scout bankruptcy plans angers some, welcomed by others.
NEW YORK — An $850 million agreement by the Boy Scouts of America to compensate sex-abuse victims prompted outrage Friday from some survivors and...
Polish church reports recent clergy abuse of 368 children
WARSAW, Poland — In its latest report on the sexual abuse of minors, Poland’s Catholic Church says 292 clergymen allegedly abused 368 boys and...
Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000
CHICAGO — Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys...
Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000
CHICAGO — Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys...
Lawsuit alleges vision specialist sexually abused 2 students
The parents of two legally blind girls have filed a federal lawsuit against two suburban Detroit school districts and a vision specialist whom they...
