A leader of the Catholic Church in Rotorua is set to mark 70 years as a Christian Brother. Brother Vincent Jury will celebrate the milestone in Murupara this Sunday where he has served for 25 years. Continue reading
Posts Tagged ‘Christian Brothers’
Ballarat diocese’s catastrophic failure of leadership
Thursday, December 7th, 2017
There was a catastrophic failure of leadership in the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat’s handling of clergy child sex abuse, says Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. The Commission’s report says a culture of secrecy and failures in the church’s structure led to children being abused across the diocese over a number of decades. Read more
Seattle archdiocese agrees to pay $12 million to abuse victims
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014Seattle Archdiocese has agreed to pay $US12.1 million to settle 30 sex abuse claims from former students of schools that were run by the Christian Brothers. One school is still operated by the archdiocese with involvement by the brothers; the other closed in the late 1960s. The most recent cases are nearly 30 years old Read more
Christian Brothers pay out $20 million to Aussie abuse victims
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
The Christian Brothers have paid more than A$20 million to victims of sexual and physical abuse in Australia. The figure was revealed at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse at hearings in Perth on May 6. The payments by the order and Catholic Church insurance were made to 531 people, usually Read more
Music rising from the ashes of abuse
Friday, October 26th, 2012
During the time of big Irish families in the pre-pill era, boys might be under less parental control than ought to be possible today when the Irish birth rate, although the highest in Europe, is a modest 2.1. So, it was not unusual for boys to get into trouble and be deemed dangers to society Read more
North American Christian Brothers file for bankruptcy
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
The Christian Brothers in North America have filed for bankruptcy amid mounting claims of sexual abuse against its US and Canadian members. The bulk of the claims comes from the Seattle area, said Michael Petterson, a lawyer for the Catholic Archdiocese in Seattle. “It’s a sad day. We’re very disappointed that it reached this level,” Read more