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Father Martin Marren reinstated to ministry

On Nov. 16, Cardinal Cupich sent the following letter to Our Lady at St. Germaine, St. Gerald, St. Cajetan, St. John Fisher, St. John Neumann, St. Gianna and St. Barnabas Parishes informing them of the reinstatement of Father Martin Marren:

Papal vicar names safeguarding point person for Vatican City, Roman Curia

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the papal vicar for Vatican City State, has appointed Scalabrinian Father Luigi Sabbarese, a 60-year-old canon lawyer, to coordinate and verify the city state’s safeguarding efforts.

Zollner: Retired Pope Benedict should make personal statement on abuse report

Retired Pope Benedict XVI corrects statement for Munich abuse report

Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual abuse in his former Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct.

Archdiocese reinstates Father David Ryan

On Nov. 20, Cardinal Cupich sent a letter to parishioners of St. Francis de Sales in Lake Zurich announcing the reinstatement of their pastor, Father David Ryan.

Abuse survivor who became outspoken advocate for other survivors dies at 69

Phil Saviano, who was abused by a Catholic parish priest when he was a child in the 1970s and who as an adult in 2002 helped shed light on clergy sex abuse of minors in the Archdiocese of Boston, died Nov. 28. He was 69.

Vatican releases guide on how leaders must handle abuse allegations

The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics against minors.

Father Graf reinstated as pastor of San José Luis Sánchez del Río

Two days after being reinstated as pastor of San José Luis Sánchez del Río Parish, Father Gary Graf stood outside the doors of Maternity BVM School to greet families and staff.

USCCB president: Church must address leaders' 'moral failures of judgment'

Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick "will rightly face" a Vatican canonical process regarding sexual abuse allegations against him, but the U.S. Catholic Church must take steps to respond to church leaders' "moral failures of judgment," said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Pope accepts Cardinal McCarrick's resignation from College of Cardinals

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the College of Cardinals of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, and has ordered him to maintain "a life of prayer and penance" until a canonical trial examines accusations that he sexually abused minors.
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