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Secret files detail clergy abuse at Santa Barbara boarding school
Robert Van Handel remembered the boy as about 9 years old, tan, effeminate.
"Now that I think back on it, he was probably the most beautiful child that I molested," Van Handel wrote to a therapist.
Van Handel, a priest who ran a boys choir in Santa...Tags: Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Trials, Lawyers
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Sisters of mercy, devotion — and dismay
In Philadelphia last week, a child sexual abuse trial involving Catholic clergy led to a bombshell — a bishop from West Virginia was accused of abuse. In Kansas City, a Catholic bishop goes on trial in September, accused of failing to report...
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Vatican issues report on Irish church child abuse investigation
World NowVatican acknowledges shame over abuse of young people in Ireland and sets guidelines.... -
Mexico abuse victims denounce Vatican as Pope Benedict XVI visits
World NowSexual abuse victims angrily accused the Vatican on Saturday of protecting a notorious Mexican priest for decades, and said they were dismayed that Pope Benedict XVI will not meet with them on his visit to the country.... -
Monster Mash: National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum; Banksy artwork
Culture MonsterThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is said to be close to suing the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum foundation over hundreds of millions of dollars in disputed costs. Banksy, the anonymous street artist, is causing a stir with a sculpture... -
L.A. Fire Department settles firefighter's harassment case
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Fire Department must pay almost $500,000 to settle a case filed on behalf of a male firefighter who was harassed by coworkers over a sexual abuse suit linked to the Catholic Church.... -
Book review: 'Absolute Monarchs'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAbsolute Monarchs A History of the Papacy John Julius Norwich Random House: 513 pp., $30 When preeminent British historian John Julius Norwich tells us in the introduction to his sweeping history of the Catholic papacy that his job is to give us "a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Roman Catholicism, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Television
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Archbishop Pietro Sambi dies at 73; Vatican's ambassador to the U.S.
As papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi had the formidable job of representing the Vatican at a time of challenge and scandal in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as escorting Pope Benedict XVI on his 2008 American visit. By...Tags: Italy, Roger Mahony, Gomez (music group), Johns Hopkins University, Politics
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Hurt Locker' on Showtime
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 26 – Oct. 2nd in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here SHORT FUSE: Jeremy Renner plays a bomb-disposal expert in the...... -
Records of sexual abuse by San Diego priests to be released Sunday
L.A. NOWAfter a wait of three years, documents detailing the sexual abuse by San Diego Catholic priests that led to a $198.1-million settlement with victims are set to be released Sunday afternoon. A San Diego County Superior Court judge late Friday...... -
Catholic priest, former Crespi High employee, arrested on sex abuse allegations in Florida
L.A. NOWA Roman Catholic priest who formerly worked at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino has been arrested in Florida on 11 counts of sexual abuse involving a 14-year-old boy. Father William Wert had previously been arrested on sex-related charges in...... -
The devil's in the details of Discovery's 'The Exorcism Files'
Show TrackerAs if there aren't enough reality shows on TV capable of scaring the bejeezus out of people, there's another one coming that's intended to do just that. Discovery Channel, through a rare pact with the Vatican, plans to air a......
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