Chicago cardinal defends compensation plan, urges info on abusers after Illinois abuse report

Rome, Italy AP The Archbishop of Chicago urged the Attorney General of the US state of Illinois on Thursday to provide information about newly uncovered cases of clergy sexual abuse that were included in a statewide investigative report, saying he would gladly add the names on his list of credibly accused priests if the claims were […]
Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, US state finds

Chicago, Illinois, US AP More than 450 Catholic clergy in the US state of Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s Attorney General found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found […]