The Rev. Gerald Dvorak, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Richfield, Minn., has taken a leave of absence following an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the 1970s.
The lawsuit filed in St. Louis County accuses the Duluth diocese of creating a public nuisance by not warning the public about the late Rev. Charles Gormly and other priests.
Americans who are under 30 are not showing up at church in nearly the numbers that their parents did at that age. This is not to say they're not interested in spirituality.
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Judge Robert Kressel was not happy that the archdiocese has relied on legal notices to inform abuse victims that they have until Aug. 3 to file a claim.
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