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Chicago Archdiocese Investigates New Abuse Claim Against Father Michael Pfleger

Cardinal Blase Cupich has asked Pfleger to live away from St. Sabina as the archdiocese’s child‑protection office conducts a formal review.

Judge Sets Feb. 14, 2028 Trial Date in Michael Jackson Civil Lawsuits

Former Centennial Student Files $20 Million Claim Against Peoria Unified

Video Shows Processed Businessman at Basílica de Luján Without Visible Court-Ordered Anklet

Daniel Savala Sentenced to 30 Years After Guilty Plea in Texas Child Sex-Trafficking Case

Proposed $30 Million Settlement Reached in B.C. Class Action Over Abuse at Two Catholic Schools

Baton Rouge School Counselor Found Dead After Warrant on 4 Juvenile Indecency Counts

French Olympian Yannick Agnel Ordered to Stand Trial in Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old

Michigan AG Releases Grand Rapids Diocese Abuse Report Naming 51 Priests

Feds Charge Dublin, Ohio, Man With Child Exploitation After Utah Arrest

Pope Accepts Cádiz Bishop Zornoza’s Resignation, Appoints Interim Administrator

Vatican Opens Canonical Investigation Into Cádiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza Over 1990s Abuse Claim

SOS-Kinderdorf International Suspends Austrian Branch After Credible Abuse Claims Against Founder

Chicago Archdiocese Reports Abuse Allegation Against Visiting Mexican Priest

NYT Details Decades of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Errol Musk

Archdiocese of Chicago Suspends Father Lambert Over 40-Year-Old Abuse Allegation

Illinois Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Student

Former Megachurch Pastor Robert Morris Surrenders on Child Sexual Abuse Charges

Mariano Rivera and Wife Deny Lawsuit Alleging Child Sex Abuse Cover-Up at Church Events