NEWS
The STV Parish Community striving for integrity and accountability in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Church. As relevant news and background items come to light, we will highlight them here for your reading and thought.

SEPTEMBER  18th
Zero Tolerance for Priests Guilty of Abuse, Pope Says
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/zero-tolerance-priests-guilty-abuse-pope-says-interview

The Synodal Process-It's Time to Make a Stand
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/the-synodal-process-its-time-to-make-a-stand/16550

SEPTEMBER  4th
How Pope Francis is Redefining the Role of the Roman Curia
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/how-pope-francis-is-redefining-the-role-of-the-roman-curia/15828

Roman Curia Reformed Pope Francis' Revolution
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/roman-curia-reformed-pope-francis-revolution/15822

Catholic Clergy's Unquestioned and Uneducated Power Spurs Abuse
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/report-catholic-clergys-unquestioned-and-uneducated-power-spurs-abuse

AUGUST 28th
Parish Synod Reports US Catholics Call Women's Leadership, LGBTQ  Welcoming 
https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/synod-reports-us-catholics-call-womens-leadership-lgbtq-welcoming
 
Synod Report Details US Bishops Avoidance of Church Teaching on Creation Care 
https://www.ncronline.org/news/earthbeat/synod-report-details-us-bishops-avoidance-church-teaching-creation-care

AUGUST 21st
Bishop McElroy: Pope Francis and Vatican II give us a road map for Synodal process 
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/05/31/mcelroy-synodality-francis-continuity-243077 

​AUGUST 7th
German Synodal Path Must Not Create New Structures and Doctrines, Vatican Says
https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/german-synodal-path-must-not-create-new-structures-doctrines-vatican-says
 
Pope Francis Tells Indigenous People He is Deeply Sorry for Abusive Schools
https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/canada-pope-francis-tells-indigenous-people-he-deeply-sorry-abusive-schools

JULY 24th
Vatican Urges to Actively Canvas Youth for Synod
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/vatican-urges-priests-to-actively-canvas-youth-for-synod/16394
 
US Bishops Report 2930 Abuse Victims Came Forward in 2020-2021
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/us-bishops-2930-abuse-victims-came-forward-2020-2021
 
JULY 17th
Making Change From the Ground Up
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/making-change-from-the-ground-up/16349
 
Online Course Shows Synodality About Church Breaking Old Bad Habits
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/online-course-shows-synodality-about-church-breaking-old-bad-habits
 
Pope Promises That Women Will Soon Help Select Bishops
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/pope-promises-that-women-will-soon-help-select-bishops/16355
 
JULY 10th
Synodality and Election the Bishop of Rome
https://international.la-croix.com/news/letter-from-rome/synodality-and-electing-the-bishop-of-rome/16265
 
Vatican Publishes slightly Updated Guidelines for Handling Abuse Cases
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/vatican-publishes-slightly-updated-guidelines-handling-abuse-cases
 
Abuse Survivors Praise Supreme Court For Declining Review of California's Child Victims Act
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/abuse-survivors-praise-supreme-court-declining-review-californias-child-victims
 
JULY 3rd
Cardinal Kasper Alarmed by the German Synodal Process
international.la-croix.com/news/religion/cardinal-kasper-alarmed-by-the-german-synodal-process/16292
 
Survivors Praise Supreme Court Declining Review of California's Child Victims
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/abuse-survivors-praise-supreme-court-declining-review-californias-child-victims
 
JUNE 26th
Synodality Could Be Key Reaching Young Catholics
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/pope-francis-synodality-could-be-key-reaching-young-catholics
Place of Women-France Drafts Its Synod Report
international.la-croix.com/news/religion/governance-place-of-women-France-drafts-its-synod-report/16246
 
JUNE 19th
Closeness and the Common Journey-Role of Synodality in a Responsive Church
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/closeness-and-the-common-journey/16185
The Place of Women in the Liturgy and Church Governance (French Report)
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/synod-the-place-of-women-the-liturgy-and-church-governance/16217
Spanish Catholics Want Greater Role for Laity, Less Clericalism
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/synod-spanish-catholics-want-greater-role-for-laity-less-clericalism/16228

JUNE 12th
$78 Million Paid Sex Abuse victims in Philadelphia Archdiocese
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/report-78-million-paid-sex-abuse-victims-philadelphia-archdiocese
Synod Update
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/synod-update-in-yvetot-a-coherent-synthesis/16174
 
JUNE 5th
Pope Francis Asks Church to Produce Annual Audit on Sexual Abuse /www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/04/29/pope-francis-sexual-abuse-report-242909
​Catholic Bishop Gives a Woman a Key Role in Running His Diocese https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/catholic-bishop-gives-woman-a-key-role-in-running-his-diocese/16146
​With a New Leader Will Italy's bishops Finally Investigate Abuse https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/with-a-new-leader-will-italys-bishops-finally-investigate-abuse/16126

MAY 29th
Fordham Conference on Abuse Highlights Ways the Church Can Foster Healthier Culture
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/fordham-conference-abuse-highlights-ways-church-can-foster-healthier-cultureFordham
The Anti-Clericalist Pope Leans on Tradition
https://international.la-croix.com/news/letter-from-rome/the-anti-clericalist-pope-leans-on-tradition/16117
Cardinals, theologians Discuss Decision Making role of Laity in the Church
https://www.ncronline.org/news/theology/cardinals-theologians-discuss-decision-making-role-laity-church

MAY 22nd
Ukraine's Impact on the Synodal Process
https://international.la-croix.com/news/signs-of-the-times/the-war-in-ukraines-impact-on-the-synodal-process/15937
 
Every Diocese Must Have an Abuse Reporting Office
international.la-croix.com/news/religion/scicluna-every-diocese-must-have-an-abuse-reporting-office/16054
 
Mixed Results in the Global Fight Against Pedocriminality in the Church
international.la-croix.com/news/religion/mixed-results-in-the-global-fight-against-pedocriminality-in-the-church/16055
 

MAY 15th
 
Pope Warns Trust Loss Without More Abuse Accountability
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/pope-warns-trust-loss-without-more-abuse-accountability
 
Sexual Abuse Breaking the Culture of Silence
https://international.la-croix.com/news/editorials/sexual-abuse-breaking-the-culture-of-silence/16012
 

MAY 8th
When Abortion Isn't Abortion
https://international.la-croix.com/news/ethics/when-abortion-isnt-abortion/15835
Theologians Begin In-Depth Treatment of Sexual Abuse
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/theologians-begin-in-depth-treatment-of-sexual-abuse/15839
Conference Highlights Links Among Climate Change, Health and Racial Justice
https://www.ncronline.org/news/earthbeat/conference-highlights-links-among-climate-change-health-racial-justice
An Enhanced Doctrinal Role for Episcopal Conferences
https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/an-enhanced-doctrinal-role-for-episcopal-conferences/15840