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Child protection

Local News

Clergy sex abuse victim finds healing in Christ

Growing up in the small southwestern North Dakota town of Elgin in the 1960s, Fred Schilling understood that adults expected children to be quiet, and that priests were often placed in an exalted position.
Local News

New director to bring street smarts to archdiocese’s child protection efforts

Tim O’Malley calls himself a man with “street smarts.” And now, he’s going to put decades of professional experience in the criminal justice system to work for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as the new director of the Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment. O’Malley will report directly to Archbishop John Nienstedt beginning Sept. 15.
Local News

Archdiocese seeks leader for advocacy, child protection

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is seeking a director to lead its enhanced victim advocacy and child protection in the new Office of Safe Environment and Ministerial Standards.
Local News

Listening to abuse survivors, building trust important for healing, vicar general says

Father Charles Lachowitzer, vicar general of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, attended the gathering that parishioners hosted at the church in early May. It included prayer, song and members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests sharing their stories.
Only Jesus

May cross of past year bring us humility, holiness

A good deal of media attention was given last week to the deposition I made on April 2 and which was publicly released on Tuesday, April 22. For four hours, seven minutes and 15 seconds, I was questioned on a whole host of matters relating to clerical misbehavior from 1970 to the present.
Local News

Archbishop Nienstedt returns to public ministry

Ramsey County Attorney’s Office says charges will not be filed
Local News

Archdiocese files motion with state Court of Appeals

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has appealed a Ramsey County District Court judge’s rulings made earlier this month in a case involving the alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
Local News

Lawsuits, extensive media coverage of clergy cases follow change in law

This is the first time Minnesota has enacted a three-year window. The state twice previously eliminated the civil statute of limitations for cases of past child sexual abuse for one-year windows — in 1989 and 1991.
Local News

Archdiocese followed mandated reporting requirements

The archdiocese’s compliance with reporting laws was acknowledged at a St. Paul press conference June 29 attended by Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith.
Local News

Archdiocese to host sexual abuse education sessions for lay staff, clergy

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is hosting two education days on the topic of sexual abuse.
Announcements

Statement Regarding Ramsey County and Saint Paul Police Department Announcements Today

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is grateful to the Saint Paul Police Department and the Ramsey and Washington County Attorneys’ offices for their thorough investigation and clearing of the archdiocese in cases involving Curtis Wehmeyer and Fr. Jonathan Shelley.
Local News

Youth protection office continues commitment to safety efforts

VIRTUS program helps adults to prevent, respond to sexual abuse of minors
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