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“Ray Mouton was the voice in the wilderness trying to raise the consciousness of these bishops at a time when most of them were in abject denial.” ~@JasonBerryNews nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/…

Canadian Catholic priest gets 5 years for repeated sexual assaults on boy, 12 cbc.ca/news/canada/pr…

RHODE ISLAND HOUSE PASSES SEX ABUSE LEGISLATUON rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/04/07/hou…

After years of mediation in the Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese bankruptcy case stemming from the abuse of children over nearly a century, the church’s largest insurer offered $100 million in settlement funds. wypr.org/wypr-news/2026…

Inside Decades of Abuse Allegations Against the Catholic Church w/ @migarabedian youtube.com/watch?v=xFmSLw…

Local SNAP leaders resign, start own group to help sex abuse survivors ncronline.org/node/327651 via @NCRonline

INFIGHTING AMONG SNAP MEMBERS LEADS TO SPINOFF ORGANIZATION: “The sexual abuse crisis and the clergy sexual abuse has reached such a magnitude that one support group cannot do it all.” ~ @migarabedian wgbh.org/news/local/202…

Abuse cases committed by Catalan Jesuits in Bolivia will be investigated by the Catalan ombudsman – an office appointed by the regional parliament – following a request from the South American country’s Survivors’ Community. cruxnow.com/church-in-the-…

Spain's Catholic bishops and the Spanish government took another step Monday toward compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes are too old to be prosecuted. wral.com/news/ap/ab8a8-…

At @BrandeisU, Marty Baron said Jeff Bezos’ perspective changed dramatically after Trump was re-elected in 2024. “What he did [this time] is the same as what law firms have done, universities have done… In authoritarian regimes this is how it begins.” brandeis.edu/stories/2026/m…

Portugal's Catholic Church said it would pay a combined ​1.6 million euros ($1.85 million) in compensation ‌to 57 victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. reuters.com/world/portugal…

Sinead O’Connor Was Right: It’s Time to Revisit Some of Pop Culture’s Most Maligned Women msmagazine.com/2026/03/24/sin…

Isaac Melendrez Jr. battled depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide throughout his life. Now, he's angry because the El Paso diocese is seeking bankruptcy protection in the wake of lawsuits filed by him and 17 others who were abused by priests. elpasomatters.org/2026/03/22/el-…

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Wings of Faith Academy was the site of physical and psychological abuse. It operated alongside Agape Ranch, whose treatment of students drew statewide scrutiny. “The troubled teen industry is a hotbed of abuse,” Ryan Fraizer, a Kansas City attorney. missouriindependent.com/2026/03/19/eps…

Joseph Duggar, wife facing charges in Arkansas nwahomepage.com/northwest-arka…

Deceased Catholic priest, Father Eugene Verhulst, is accused of repeated sexual abuse of a boy in a rural Manitoba community in a lawsuit filed in the Court of King's Bench in Winnipeg. @CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

It may have been bulldozed but #Kincora hasn’t gone away. Time for transparency & truth on the role paedophiles played in Northern Ireland’s intelligence operations during the ‘troubles’ in return for free access to children. And it wasn’t only Kincora. @st_colmans #NCND #Finegan

Another Catholic priest unmasked for Baltimore abuse. Thanks to the Maryland AG investigation, the truth is coming out. There is a lawsuit blocking release of more abuse info, filed by the church on appeal to MD Supreme Court. If AG right to publish is upheld, we will know more.

CONNECTICUT | A Catholic pastor in Willimantic has been put on leave amid accusations of child sex abuse. nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/wil…

In faith communities where harm has occurred, it can be tempting to focus on creating a redemptive story, but we must remember that redemption isn’t possible or beautiful if it’s built on the backs of the ones who are harmed.