Please click here to read: "Philadelphia Child Sex Abuse Nonprofit Invites Pope Francis to Visit," by Vince Lattanzio, NBC10.com. Excerpt: "We really thought that knowing what we know about him, knowing about his interesting commitment to the welfare of children that it would be great to showcase our work to Pope Francis,” Chris Kirchner, PCA’s … Continue reading Will Pope Francis Accept This Invite?

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Click here to read: "Phila. priest dies while appealing sex-abuse conviction," by Joe Dolinsky, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 18, 2014 Excerpt: A former Catholic priest convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy at a Northeast Philadelphia parish in 1998 and 1999 died Sunday, just weeks after an appeal of his conviction was heard before the … Continue reading Father Charles Engelhardt Dies While Appealing Sex-Abuse Conviction

On Nov. 14th, The Legal Intelligencer reported that a plaintiff in a priest sex-abuse case asked the court to compel the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to hand over its "secret archive files" and personnel records. Click here for the link. If it doesn't take you to the full article, just put "secret archives of Philadelphia Archdiocese" … Continue reading Clergy Abuse Plaintiff Requests Secret Archive File

Click here to read: "O'Malley: Pope Recognizes Need to Address Bishop Finn Situation," by Joshua J. McElwee, Nov. 14, 2014 Excerpt: Speaking in a forthcoming interview with the U.S. television program 60 Minutes, O'Malley says the situation surrounding Finn is "a question that the Holy See needs to address urgently." "There's a recognition of that -- … Continue reading Cardinal O’Malley Says Pope Will Address Bishop Finn’s Coverup

Click here to read: "Chicago Archdiocese releases files on 36 abusive priests," by Mary Wisniewski, Reuters, YahooNews.com, Nov. 6, 2014 Excerpt: The files, which were released online, and other documents released in January show how the archdiocese dealt with abuse allegations during the past six decades, including the practice of moving priests accused of abuse … Continue reading Chicago Archdiocese Releases Files On 36 Priests Who Sexually Abused Kids

Click here to read: "New trial sought in parish sex-abuse case," by Maria Panaritis, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29, 2014 Excerpt: Citing newly discovered evidence and errors made at trial, lawyers for a Catholic priest and a former parochial-school teacher jailed for sexually abusing a 10-year-old altar boy made their case to an appellate panel … Continue reading Lawyers Seek New Trial for Engelhardt and Shero

I recently founded a political action committee (PAC) called Protect PA Kids. Kathy and other dedicated professionals joined the board and generously donate their time to working for candidates who work hard to keep our commonwealth's children safe. Why a PAC? Lobbyists for financially-driven issues drown out the voices of grandparents, parents, law enforcement officials … Continue reading New PAC Exposes Legislators Who Are Blocking PA SOL Reform

Here is the information you need to calculate if you can currently proceed with either a civil or criminal child sex abuse case in PA. It's completely confusing, but the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape does a great job of explaining the law. Civil SOL Criminal SOL