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The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry
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Investigative journalist Suzie Smith’s new book The Altar Boys is a searing read that raises new questions about the suicides of three former...
Denied full participation, Catholic women mobilise for change
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Women still make up the majority of the Catholic workforce and Catholic congregations, but their participation in church life is in decline.
Indeed, each generation of Catholic...
#MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil’s John of God
Hundreds of women have accused John of God of
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We’ve seen countless spiritual leaders and religious institutions embroiled in...