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Ex-cardinal pleads not guilty to abuse charges

Former Catholic cardinal Theodore McCarrick has pleaded not guilty in the United States to charges he abused a 16-year-old boy in 1974.
US • 03 Sep 21

Ex-US cardinal charged with sexual assault of teenager

Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy, court documents show.
US • 29 Jul 21

Vatican report highlights Theodore McCarrick failings

A Vatican report into disgraced former US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick points to failings by popes, Vatican officials and senior US clerics who let him rise through the Catholic ranks despite repeated allegations of sexual misconduct.
World • 10 Nov 20

Atlanta's Wilton Gregory named as Washington archbishop

Pope Francis has named Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the new head of the Catholic Church in Washington DC, the Vatican said.
US • 04 Apr 19

Silence on Catholic Church abuse scandal 'no-go' option

An organiser of this week's summit of Catholic Church leaders on clerical child sexual abuse has warned that silence about the scandal is a "no-go" option.
World • 18 Feb 19

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal over abuse scandal

Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal in a first for the Catholic Church, over accusations American Theodore McCarrick sexually abused a teenager 50 years ago, the Vatican has said.
World • 16 Feb 19

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