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William Finnegan (59) is on trial at Bradford Crown Court, in Britain

Catholic priest admits to being married for 14 years - found guilty of sexual assault of teen

A Roman Catholic priest found guilty of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl has confessed that he was in a secret 14-year marriage with a former parishioner, despite his vow of celibacy. ...

March 16, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 1

The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio have been named as Pope Francis, the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Sex abuse survivors in Ireland issue cautious welcome to new Pope - express hope for 'more openness'

The founder of One in Four, an organization that supports victims of sexual abuse in Ireland, said the appointment of Pope Francis evoked “a spark of hope” in him. ...

March 15, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Louise O’Keeffe, 47, sex abuse case opens in European Court of Human Rights

Cork woman's sex abuse case opens in European Court of Human Rights

The case of a Cork woman who was abused at the Dunderrow National School in 1973 has been opened at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. ...

March 07, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 3

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley says new Pope must deal with bishops who protected abusive priests

Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley has said the next pope must deal with Bishops who allowed abusive priests to remain in ministry. ...

March 06, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 24

Cardinal Keith O'Brien has apologized for his sexual misconduct having been excluded from the Vatican conclave

Cardinal Keith O’Brien apologizes for sexual conduct, asks for forgiveness

Cardinal Keith O’Brien said in a statement on Saturday that he apologizes for any offenses and has asked for forgiveness after three priests and one former priest accused him of inappropriate behavior last week. ...

March 04, 2013 by KERRY O'SHEA 26

Cardinal Keith O'Brien alongside the late BBC celebrity Jimmy Savile

Axed Cardinal O’Brien was close friends with child sex monster Jimmy Savile

The British church leader sacked by the Pope openly boasted of his friendship with notorious pedophile and TV personality Jimmy Savile. ...

February 26, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 50

Irish swim coach and suspected pedophile flees Florida home

Alleged pedophile swimming coach George Gibney has fled his Florida home after a campaign by a local child protection agency. ...

February 25, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 0

Irish Cardinal latest to be asked to skip conclave over sex abuse scandal

Ireland’s Cardinal Sean Brady is the latest to come under pressure to quit the upcoming papal conclave because of the alleged cover up of pedophile priest activities. ...

February 22, 2013 by JAMES O'SHEA 40

Cardinal Roger Mahony has been retired from public life following sexual abuse cover up

Disgraced LA Cardinal Mahony off to Rome to vote in Pope Benedict replacement

Cardinal Roger Mahony will still help to elect a new pope, although he was barred from performing any public duties in his Los Angeles archdiocese by the current archbishop because of his handling of multiple sex abuse cases invol ...

February 13, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 57

Cardinal Roger Mahony removed from public life by LA Archbishop Gomez

A Catholic Archbishop has described the efforts of the American church to thwart police investigations into clerical sex abuse as ‘terribly sad and evil’ – after he banned Cardinal Roger M. Mahony from public life. ...

February 01, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 152

Newly ordained Bishop of Cloyne promises reconciliation in diocese badly affected by clerical abuse

The new Bishop of Cloyne has vowed to bring about reconciliation in one of the dioceses worst hit by clerical sex abuse scandals. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 2

Fiona Doyle speaking to the media outside the Central Criminal Court in Dublin after her father convicted child rapist Patrick O'Brien has been sent to jail after his bail was revoked. PRESS ASSOCIATI

Bail revoked for Irish father who raped daughter for ten years as judge apologizes- VIDEO

An Irish judge has revoked bail in the case of a serial rapist who abused his daughter for a decade. ...

January 25, 2013 by 6

Priest under Vatican ban has shocking position on child abuse -- Father Flannery no liberal when it comes to sex abuse issue

Father Tony Flannery (Photo: Limerick Leader)Father Tony Flannery of the Redemptorist Order in Ireland has earned a deserved reputation as a liberal maverick on issues such as female ordination and a role for gays in the church.Th ...

by Patrick Roberts 0

Monsignor Eamon Martin, the administrator of the Diocese of Derry, is about to become the next leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

New archbishop Eamon Martin to replace Sean Brady as the head of Ireland’s Catholic Church

Monsignor Eamon Martin, 51, the administrator of the Diocese of Derry, is about to become the next leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland. He will be the youngest bishop or archbishop in Ireland when he is inaugurated in a few m ...

January 19, 2013 by ANTOINETTE KELLY 28

America's most wanted pedophile Shawn Sullivan

‘America’s most wanted pedophile’ free after British judge questions U.S. justice

An Irish American sex offender has been spared extradition to the United States by a British judge who has no faith in the US judicial system. ...

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