A blistering report issued last week accuses the University of Notre Dame of failing to take action against a former priest despite years of alleged sexual misconduct against students while he was a dorm rector and while he worked at…[Continue Reading...]
ACatholic priest from Nigeria has been found guilty by a Texas court of sexually abusing several women under his spiritual care, a felony crime in that state. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a priest of the Diocese of Uyo, Nigeria, had been…[Continue Reading...]
LONDON — An Orthodox organization has retracted its expulsion of a synagogue led by a rabbi accused of sexual misconduct after less than a day. Monday morning, the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, an umbrella group for Haredi institutions in…[Continue Reading...]
Michael Delar Morris, 76, led a young men’s group at the Livermore church and also served as a Boy Scout leader. Prosecutors say the allegations involve multiple victims and date back to the 1990s and early 2000s. Charges span a…[Continue Reading...]
A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile case involving a local religious leader. Authorities took 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana into custody on Saturday from a private hospital in…[Continue Reading...]
A jury in Oakland has awarded $16 million to a survivor in a civil lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, a verdict that could have broad implications for hundreds of similar clergy abuse cases. The case was one…[Continue Reading...]
In the aftermath of three sexual abuse convictions, an MLive investigation examined the history of Living Word Church in Midland County and its founder, televangelist Mark T. Barclay. Reporting explored how the initially small church over nearly five decades grew…[Continue Reading...]
Midland-area pastor and televangelist Dr. Mark T. “Preacher of Righteousness” Barclay blasts the Holy Spirit into her forehead with his fingertips. The woman, eyes closed, falls into ushers’ arms. He moves on, occasionally speaking in tongues. “We’re in a Holy…[Continue Reading...]
The Albany Diocese and survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy have reached a settlement in the diocese's bankruptcy case. The settlement totals $148 million, with the diocese saying in a statement that it "is an important first step in…[Continue Reading...]
Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades and were protected by bishops more concerned with the church’s reputation than the victims, according to a new report on clergy sexual abuse that echoes findings elsewhere. The…[Continue Reading...]
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