#Religious Scandal

Articles (4)

• 🇺🇸 Should Churches Remove Art by a Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse? — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  The Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik has installed mosaics across the Roman Catholic world, including at the Vatican. After nuns accused him of abuse, some want his work removed.

  Related: #Art & Morality, #Institutional Response
• 🇺🇸 Tribunal Calls for Retrial of the Vatican’s ‘Trial of the Century’ — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Three years ago, the Vatican’s criminal court convicted a cardinal for the first time in history. Now, an appeals court has ruled there were irregularities in his prosecution.

  Related: #Vatican Justice, #Legal Proceedings
• 🇬🇧 Catholic priest in Louisiana charged with child sexual abuse — 13/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Korey LaVergne, 37, of Lafayette diocese, charged with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a juvenile</p><p>A Roman Catholic <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/arres...

  Related: #Child Abuse
• 🇬🇧 California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish — 10/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Emanuel Shaleta, bishop of a Chaldean Catholic parish in the San Diego area, pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges</p><p>The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area ha...

  Related: #Financial Crime