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LA archdiocese healing gardens continue bearing fruit for victims of abuse
When St. Bernadette Church in Baldwin Hills was deciding where its healing garden would be located at the parish, D... READ MORE »
Final healing garden in LA archdiocese offers hope to abuse survivors
Hope. That’s the word that was on everyone’s lips — from the bishop’s homily to speeches outside the church... READ MORE »
LA sex abuse victims see a changed Church amid settlement news
All it took was one day, one act of abuse by a priest to send Deborah McAlpine’s life spiraling. She was in high ... READ MORE »
LA Archdiocese to settle more than 1,300 historic abuse claims in new agreement
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached an agreement in principle worth $880 million to compensate more than a t... READ MORE »
New report shows fewer abuse claims brought against U.S. Catholic clerics
A new report from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) shows that across the country from mid... READ MORE »
Significant step to support victim-survivors of sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES — April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is commemorating and ... READ MORE »
For 20 years, LA archdiocese has changed its approach to abuse prevention
Addressing students during the school’s morning Mass on April 12, Father Michael Wakefield, pastor at St. Francis... READ MORE »
Experts look back on 20 years of keeping kids safe
There are few jobs, Susie Lopez will tell you, more rewarding than teaching kids how to stand up to potential preda... READ MORE »
Gardens of Healing help reconnect with the Church
The Archdiocese of LA last month dedicated a new “Garden of Healing” at LA’s St. Bernadette Catholic Church. - READ MORE »
Former Abuse Survivor Motivates Archdiocesan “Garden of Healing”
About five years ago, Joe Montañez sat in the parking lot of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Simi Valley, feel... READ MORE »
‘Garden of Healing’ in Ventura offers silent space
The first thing you hear is the sound of water. Water symbolizing purification. Prayer. Peace. That’s what visito... READ MORE »
‘Just find the truth’
For 25 years, Marty Gallagher tracked down kidnappers, investigated government fraud and foreign counterintelligenc... READ MORE »
Survivor helps inaugurate LA’s ‘Garden of Healing’
Joe Montanez walked up to the first designated “Garden of Healing” in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, just outs... READ MORE »
Big tech must do more
A leading expert in child protection has said that as the world goes increasingly digital, major tech companies are... READ MORE »
LA Catholics ‘shine a light’ on child protection
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Safeguard the Children Office is spearheading a monthlong initiative to raise awa... READ MORE »
Spike in child abuse
Catholic women are calling for increased prevention efforts after pandemic lockdowns led to an increase in child ab... READ MORE »
Clericalist culture tainted
In the wake of the Vatican’s explosive report on Theodore McCarrick, the ex-cardinal and ex-priest brought down t... READ MORE »
Apology to clergy abuse victims
Calling a Vatican report on its investigation into its knowledge of sexual improprieties of Theodore McCarrick whil... READ MORE »
Fighting abuse
In more than seven years as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has issued numerous new laws and guidelines... READ MORE »
Annual audit shows clergy abuse
More than 4,400 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy were reported during the year ending June ... READ MORE »
Silent pandemics
The quarantine drags on. Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced governments worldwide to enforce strict s... READ MORE »
LA archdiocese to lead novena
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles will lead nine days of prayer and reflection for healing from sexual abuse, from Apr... READ MORE »
LA’s abuse oversight board
For almost the last 20 years, a handful of men and women — among them attorneys, mental health professionals, a c... READ MORE »
New Head of National Review Board
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced the new chair of the National Review Board, a lay advisory bo... READ MORE »
Initial success
With a Jan. 31 deadline fast approaching, leaders of California’s independent compensation program for victim-sur... READ MORE »