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Madison Priest Removed From Clerical State After Child Sex Charges

The Vatican granted Andrew Showers a dispensation on June 24, 2026 signaling he can no longer act as a priest while criminal cases proceed.

Former Priest Anthony Odiong Convicted by Waco Jury

Pope Leo XIV Calls Church to Confront Youth 'Spiritual Poverty'

April 21 Feast Day Honors St. Anselm of Canterbury

Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Steps Aside From Peru Bishops’ Post After Abuse Claim

Munich Court Sentences Freiburg Priest to Three Years and Three Months for 2005 Oktoberfest Abuse

Leaked Audio of Late Tenerife Bishop Prompts Vatican Review of Abuse Handling

Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart Suspends Priest Over Misconduct, Harassment Allegations

Paderborn Archbishop Apologizes as Independent Study Finds 210 Accused Clergy and 489 Victims

German Catholic Church Abuse Panel Approves €93.2 Million as New Claims Hit Record Low

Court Orders Excommunicated Nuns to Vacate Belorado Convent by Thursday

Würzburg’s Emeritus Bishop Returns Honorary Cathedral Title After Abuse-Case Failures

Vatican Confirms Nordelta Priest’s Abuse Conviction, Imposes Lifetime Church Bans

San Diego Fraud Unit Probes Chaldean Bishop Over Alleged Misuse of Church Funds

Vatican Bank Teams With Morningstar to Launch Catholic‑Principles Stock Indexes

Germany’s Synodal Way Concludes With Plan for Permanent Bishops–Laity Conference

German Church’s Synodal Path Ends in Stuttgart With 15 Reforms and a New Synodal Conference Plan

Trial Opens in Privas for FMND Leader on 'Abuse of Weakness' Charges

Diocese to Tighten Rules After ARD Christmas Mass Nativity Triggers 1,400 Complaints

Belorado Breakaway Nuns Face New Legal Blows as Member Takes Leave