Catholic Church in Canada
10 reports indexed, newest first.
July 2024
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$104 million awarded to Mount Cashel survivors and victims of N.L. priests
About $104 million from the Archdiocese of St. John's insolvency process was allocated to people abused at Mount Cashel and by Newfoundland priests.
November 2023
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Former Mount Cashel Christian Brother Edward English arrested in Vancouver
Vancouver police arrested Edward English, previously convicted over Mount Cashel abuse, on new allegations stemming from his time at a Vancouver school.
March 2023
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B.C. judge certifies class action over Christian Brothers abuse at Vancouver schools
A Vancouver judge allowed a class action to proceed against two Catholic schools over alleged abuse by Christian Brothers, including men previously linked to Mount Cashel.
July 2021
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Catholic Church sells assets to pay Mount Cashel survivors
The Archdiocese of St. John's began selling churches and property to compensate Mount Cashel survivors, though their lawyer warned proceeds would fall short.
January 2021
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Supreme Court of Canada declines archdiocese's Mount Cashel appeal
The Supreme Court refused to hear the archdiocese's appeal, leaving it liable for abuse at Mount Cashel and ending a two-decade legal fight.
July 2020
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N.L. Court of Appeal rules Archdiocese of St. John's liable for Mount Cashel abuse
The province's appeal court unanimously reversed a 2018 ruling and found the Roman Catholic archdiocese vicariously liable for abuse of boys at Mount Cashel in the 1950s and 1960s.
August 2012
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422 sex abuse claims filed against the Christian Brothers
Hundreds of abuse claims, many tied to Mount Cashel and other Christian Brothers institutions, were lodged in the order's insolvency proceedings.
September 2009
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Nova Scotia bishop Raymond Lahey wanted on child pornography charges
Police issued a warrant for Bishop Raymond Lahey of Antigonish on charges of possessing and importing child sexual abuse images, days after he resigned.
December 1989
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Mount Cashel revelations bring charges of a police and justice cover-up
Testimony and reporting on abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage raised claims that police and justice officials shelved a 1970s investigation, prompting the Hughes royal commission.
March 1989
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Clergy sex abuse scandal shakes Newfoundland
Reports of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Newfoundland set off a provincial scandal that soon widened to the Christian Brothers' Mount Cashel orphanage.