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by bcadmin | Sep 9, 2022 | Church in the US, clergy sex abuse, Clericalism, criminal justice, lead, News, Theodore McCarrick | 0 |
Just more than a year after ex-cardinal and ex-priest Theodore McCarrick was arraigned in a Massachusetts criminal court on assault and battery charges, proceedings continue on without an imminent conclusion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 26, 2022 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Church in the US, criminal justice, Death penalty, lead, News, Sister Helen Prejean, Texas, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops | 0 |
Soon after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay on the execution of Melissa Lucio on April 25 the bishops of Texas both commended her religious conversion, and lamented a flawed justice system that resulted in a “dubious” conviction.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 10, 2022 | $7.7 billion surplus, Budget surplus, Commentary, criminal justice, Economic justice, Family Formation, Legalizing sports betting, Minnesota Capitol, Minnesota Child Tax Credit, News, Sports betting | 0 |
The big news at the Minnesota Capitol is that our state government has a budget surplus for the ninth consecutive year. What was expected to be a $7.7 billion surplus is now up to a record $9.25 billion in excess revenue collection. As can be expected, the debate about what to do with the money has fallen into the usual zero-sum game of income tax cuts versus new spending.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the US, clergy sex abuse, criminal justice, News, Rhode Island, trial | 0 |
A former Roman Catholic priest who served in several Rhode Island parishes has dementia and is incompetent to stand trial on sexual assault charges, a magistrate ruled Friday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 22, 2021 | Archdiocese of Boston, Church in the US, clearical sexual abuse, Clericalism, criminal justice, lead, News, Theodore McCarrick | 0 |
A motion for transcript, audio and video recordings of depositions related to the criminal charges against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was an important step for the prosecution, according to one of his alleged victims present in the courtroom.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 28, 2021 | Church in the US, clerical seuxal abuse, criminal justice, lead, News, Theodore McCarrick | 0 |
The first pretrial hearing in the criminal sex abuse case against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick came and went in a matter of minutes. The case was continued until December 21, for a second pretrial hearing.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 9, 2021 | Alabama, Books, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, criminal justice, Death penalty, News, Prisons | 0 |
The case may be old, but the issues are still relevant, which is why Donald Cameron Clark Jr. wrote “Summary Judgment,” a book detailing how he got an Alabama man’s death sentence overturned.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 30, 2021 | Church in the US, clergy sex abuse, criminal justice, lead, Massachusetts, News, Theodore McCarrick | 0 |
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was criminally charged in Massachusetts on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in 1974.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2021 | Americas, criminal justice, George Floyd, News, police reform, Racism, United States | 0 |
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jury deliberated about 10 hours before coming back with their unanimous findings. The National Fraternal Order of Police says the justice system worked as it should, that the trial was fair and the process was served.
The post George Floyd Verdict: Prayers for Change appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 18, 2021 | Angelo Caloia, criminal justice, Giuseppe Profiti, lead, Monsignor Carlo Alberto Capella, News, News Analysis, Vatican trial, Vatican tribunals, Vatileaks 2.0 | 0 |
On Tuesday, Pope Francis moved to address the perception that the system is rigged against defendants with a series of reforms, such as modifying the requirements for “in absentia” trials as well introducing the possibility of reduced sentences for good behavior and rehabilitation programs.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 12, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, criminal justice, News, Pope Francis, Vatican, Vatican City State, Vatican criminal court, Vatican criminal justice, Vatican Gendarmes | 0 |
A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state’s judicial system and a lack of some basic protections for those accused — highlighting the incompatibility of the Holy See’s procedures with European norms.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 24, 2020 | capital punishment, Conversation, criminal justice, Death penalty, Faith, News, prolife | 0 |
by Daniel P. Smith Sr. Helen Prejean’s words come fast, carrying the sharp Louisiana twang engrained in her DNA and fueled by a purpose that rumbles in her soul. A complex and often controversial figure as one of the nation’s foremost critics of the de…
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