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Report reveals over 600 abuse cases in Baltimore Catholic church

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April 5, 2023

Report reveals over 600 abuse cases in Baltimore Catholic church

Officers say abuse within the Baltimore archdiocese — stretching again to Forties — was ‘pervasive, pernicious and chronic’.

Officers in america have launched a report detailing a long time of sexual abuse by folks related to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland.

The workplace of Maryland Legal professional Normal Anthony Brown launched its 450-page report on Wednesday, figuring out 158 clergymen accused of abusing greater than 600 victims for the reason that Forties.

The discharge of the redacted report caps a four-year saga that started when an investigation was launched in 2019 by former Maryland Legal professional Normal Brian Frosh. The probe was accomplished in November, after investigators reviewed greater than 100,000 pages of paperwork, some almost 80 years outdated.

Chatting with reporters on Wednesday, Brown condemned the actions of the native Catholic archdiocese.

“The incontrovertible historical past uncovered by this investigation is one among pervasive, pernicious and chronic abuse by clergymen and different archdiocese personnel,” he stated. The report, he defined, described a cycle of “repeated dismissal or cover-up of that abuse by the Catholic Church hierarchy”.

Following the probe’s completion final yr, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore apologised “to the victim-survivors who have been harmed by a minister of the Church and who have been harmed by those that failed to guard them”.

Lori expressed “renewed disgrace, deep regret and heartfelt sympathy” on behalf of the archdiocese.

Earlier this yr, a choose ordered a redacted model of the report be made public.

The report painted a chilling image of the Baltimore Archdiocese, the oldest Roman Catholic diocese within the nation. It oversaw parishes, faculties and congregations in a lot of the state.

In some situations, some church establishments housed multiple abuser on the similar time.

Eleven abusers lived and labored on the St Mark Parish locally of Catonsville, as an example, between 1964 and 2004.

“The staggering pervasiveness of the abuse itself underscores the culpability of the Church hierarchy,” the report stated.

“The sheer variety of abusers and victims, the depravity of the abusers’ conduct, and the frequency with which identified abusers got the chance to proceed preying upon youngsters are astonishing.”

The report provides to a rising listing of sexual abuse allegations in opposition to the Roman Catholic church within the US and throughout the globe.

Revelations of widespread abuse — and systemic cover-ups — started with a 2002 report by the Boston Globe newspaper, which discovered its native archdiocese had tried to hide sexual misconduct for many years.

In recent times, the US Catholic Church has paid an estimated $3.2bn to settle clergy abuse circumstances, based on BishopAccountability.org, which tracks the difficulty.

Wednesday’s report does observe that new nationwide insurance policies, following the Boston Globe’s exposé, have considerably improved the church’s inside dealing with of sexual abuse stories. Nevertheless it nonetheless discovered quite a few gaps in how the Baltimore Archdiocese combats abuse.

The report stated that the archdiocese issued a public listing of abusers that didn’t embody all of the circumstances it knew about. Some alleged abusers have been additionally allowed to retire with monetary help, relatively than be eliminated, based on the report.

The investigation additionally revealed that the archdiocese didn’t report many allegations of sexual abuse to authorities, conduct enough investigations, take away abusers from the ministry or prohibit their entry to youngsters.

In some circumstances, victims ended up reporting sexual violence to clergymen who have been abusive themselves, prosecutors wrote.

The report’s launch on Wednesday comes throughout Holy Week, thought of one of the vital sacred instances of yr in Christianity, because it comes forward of Easter Sunday.

It indicated the variety of victims is probably going a lot larger. The report largely focuses on the years earlier than 2002.

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Italian state railways plans 1.3 bln euro investment in solar plant

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December 22, 2024

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Italian state railways plans 1.3 bln euro investment in solar plant

Italian state railways Ferrovie dello Stato plans to invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.36 billion) in a photovoltaic plant with an initial 1 gigawatt (GW) capacity that would cover 19% of its energy needs by 2029, the CEO said in a newspaper interview.

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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more

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December 22, 2024

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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more

Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.

The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.

On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way through mid-January.

The Christmas season in Puerto Rico typically lasts around 45 days. (iStock)

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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is full of rich traditions beloved by families.

One tradition those who visit Puerto Rico will immediately notice during the holiday season is decorations.

In Puerto Rico, decorations are typically put up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season concludes in mid-January, with opportune picture moments at every corner.

Parrandas, Christmas caroling, is a holiday staple.

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Carolers choose houses of family and friends to visit, typically starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), with not only their voices, but often with instruments as well, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

The group you begin caroling with is likely not the same group you end with.

In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they’ll often stop inside for conversation, food and drink before moving to the next residence.

Coquito is a popular beverage enjoyed during the holiday season in Puerto Rico. Coconut, vanilla and rum are among the ingredients. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Usually, the residences of the house visited will join the group for the next house, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

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A night of serenading loved ones can last quite a while, often stretching into the early morning hours of the following day, according to the source.

The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico actually isn’t Christmas, but instead, the night before.

In Puerto Rico, Dec. 24 is Nochebuena. On that day, loved ones gather for the exchange of gifts, caroling and a large feast.

Many families will also attend a midnight Mass on the day, known as Misa de Gallo.

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After Christmas passes, the festivities go on in Puerto Rico.

Another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on Jan. 6, a holiday that “commemorates the visit that the Three Wise Men paid to Jesus after his birth,” according to Discover Puerto Rico.

On the eve of the day, children fill up a shoebox with grass to be left for camels to munch on while the Three Kings leave behind gifts for them, according to PuertoRico.com.

For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual festival and parade in honor of Three Kings Day that brings together over 25,000 people every year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

Gifts are primarily exchanged between loved ones on Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico. (iStock)

Then, eight days later is Octavitas, a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate one last time for the season.

The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastián Street Festival.

This festival, spanning over multiple days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping and parades.

Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

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December 22, 2024

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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.

A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said.

The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday.

Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed along with nine members of his family.

Leite said that 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom were still receiving treatment in hospital.

Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the crash.

“Luiz Galeazzi will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family and for his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.

“In this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the region.”

Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.

The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the southeastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board.