Catholic News

• Pope to visit Thailand, Japan in November (Vatican Press Office)
  Pope Francis will visit Thailand from November 20-23 and Japan from November 23-26, the Vatican press office announced on September 13. In Japan, he will visit Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.
• Priests in Tasmania to face up to 21 years in jail if they fail to report abuse revealed in Confession (The Australian)
  “People in religious ministry (will now be) mandatory reporters of child sexual abuse, even when they have obtained that knowledge in the confessional,” said Elise Archer, attorney general of the Australian island state (map).
• Wyoming diocese says it's substantiated 3 more allegations against former bishop (Casper Star-Tribune)
  The Diocese of Cheyenne announced in 2018 that Bishop Joseph Hart was guilty of the sexual abuse of minors. Bishop Hart, now 87, was a priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph (1956-1976), auxiliary bishop of Cheyenne (1976-78), and bishop of Cheyenne (1978-2001). He resigned five years before the typical retirement age of 75 […]
• Diocese of Rochester files for bankruptcy (Democrat & Chronicle)
  “I begin by renewing my sincere apology to all those who have suffered sexual abuse by those clerics or Church personnel who violated their position of trust,” Bishop Salvatore Matano said. “We believe this is the only way we can provide just compensation for all who suffered the egregious sin of sexual abuse, while ensuring […]