A lawsuit has been filed against Fr Virgilio Elizondo, a theology professor at Notre Dame, as well as against a former priest and San Antonio archdiocese.

The lawsuit alleges a boy was abused again after he reported previous abuse to Fr Elizondo.

Unspecified damages are sought in the lawsuit.

A Notre Dame spokesman said the university was "reserving comment until further inquiries are completed".

Fr Elizondo is currently a professor of pastoral and Hispanic theology at Notre Dame.

He has pursued scholarly work in theology, evangelisation, faith and spirituality, culture and public ritual.

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Fr William Carmona, 51, from Columbia, was ordained by Bishop David Choby of Nashville at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Northwest in San Antonio, Texas, on September 8.

Fr Carmona, who died on September 10, was a fourth year seminarian studying at San Antonio's Assumption Seminary.

Planning to ultimately serve as a priest in the Diocese of Nashville, he was preparing to be ordained as a transitional deacon.

Plans changed, however, due to his battle with colon cancer.

Fr Carmona lay in his hospital bed during the ordination, surrounded by priests, fellow seminarians, and many friends, the San Antonio archdiocese said.

The bishop laid hands on him, he was given a stole, and his hands were anointed with sacred oils.

His sister, Miriam Carmona, said the family is experiencing both grief and hope.

She recalled seeing her brother last December when he came to visit.

"He was thin, eating very, very little, but never complained," she said.

"He was always abandoned to God's will."

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