Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

A group is demanding Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey begin investigating facilities accused of abuse, like Agape School in Stockton, Circle of Hope Ranch in Humansville and Kanakuk Kamps in Branson. The group is also advocating to extend the statute of limitations.

The Belleville News-Democrat published its first story on the issue in February 1993. By 2002, the diocese, which covers 28 counties in southern Illinois, had removed 15 priests and one deacon from ministry.

Catholic church leaders in the Belleville Diocese promoted a priest they knew as a danger to children until he was in charge of their largest parish and…

The word “outrage” doesn’t quite capture how Catholics in St. Louis have been reacting to a recent report revealing that nearly 1,000 young people were…

Updated at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday with comments from the Archdiocese of St. LouisSt. Louis prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a priest in the…

St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson announced Tuesday the suspension of retired priest John J. Ghio because of a recently reported allegation of abuse…

Updated with comments from the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, additional information about pending civil cases.The Archdiocese of St. Louis…

The St. Louis Archdiocese is blasting the notion that Archbishop Robert Carlson did not know child sexual abuse was a crime during his 24 years of service…

Updated Jan. 13, 2014:The legal back-and-forth over the release of the names to the plaintiff continues. The state Supreme Court today blocked the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 20, 2010 - Catholics in Springfield, Ill., have a new bishop -- Chicago native Thomas J.…