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Georgetown Revokes Honorary Degree From Former Provost Amid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Georgetown Revokes Honorary Degree From Former Provost Amid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

By Katie Hawkinson June 16, 2021

CW: This article discusses sexual misconduct on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University rescinded all honorifics from former Provost J....

CCC Cabin Name Removed Due to Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Namesake

CCC Cabin Name Removed Due to Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Namesake

By Giulia Testa March 8, 2020

Georgetown University Campus Ministry removed the name of the former Jean Vanier Cabin at the Calcagnini Contemplative Center because of an independent inquiry released Feb. 22 that confirmed multiple...

INITIATIVE ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT AND PUBLIC LIFE AT GEORGETOWN/FACEBOOK | In a panel event hosted by the Office of Mission and Ministry and Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life titled “The Francis Factor Today,” Archbishop Wilton Gregory discussed the impacts of Pope Franciss tenure and challenges to his agenda.

Opposition to Pope Undermines Church Authority, Archbishop Says

By Sophie Haber November 22, 2019

Catholic opposition to Pope Francis is scandalous and unprecedented, Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory said at a Nov. 21 panel. The panel focused on the impact Francis has had during his six...

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA | Lawyers and survivor advocates say the Jesuit order does not fully reveal the extent of its knowledge regarding cases of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

As Jesuits Report Abusers, Experts Doubt Completeness

By Harrison Hurt March 15, 2019

In the midst of an abuse crisis within the Catholic Church, the five Jesuit provinces in the United States released lists in December and January of priests accused of child sexual abuse. Yet the incomplete...

Once Considered for GU Presidency, Knoth Left Jesuits Following Allegations

Once Considered for GU Presidency, Knoth Left Jesuits Following Allegations

By Catriona Kendall March 15, 2019

Former Jesuit priest Bernard Knoth was a fondly remembered high school principal in Indianapolis, a beloved chaplain-in-residence and administrator at Georgetown University, and an esteemed university...

McGinley Taught Child Psychology at GU, Abused Children for 30 Years

By Cady Stanton March 15, 2019

Anthony McGinley, a Catholic priest from Pennsylvania, sexually abused young boys for 30 years, according to a 2018 report on clerical abuse published by a Pennsylvania grand jury. For five of those years,...

‘A Lion in the Zoo’: Former GU Grad Student Ferretti Abused Dozens Over Decades

By Mason Mandell March 15, 2019

Fr. Augustine J. Ferretti, S.J., began his career as a Jesuit priest at Georgetown University, enrolling in a graduate program during World War II. Though accusations of abuse would not emerge until six...

Former GU Undergraduate Carr Abused Children as Jesuit Educator

By Sana Rahman March 15, 2019

Before embarking on his path toward ordination as a Jesuit priest, Fr. Neil Carr, S.J., began his Jesuit education with a year at Georgetown University. Carr enrolled at Georgetown in 1937 and left...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | The honorary degree held by former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was revoked by Georgetown on Tuesday after Pope Francis removed McCarrick from the priesthood for sexual abuse Saturday. Georgetown has never previously rescinded an honorary degree, according to University President John J. DeGioia.

GU Rescinds Honorary Degree Held by Former Cardinal McCarrick

By Mason Mandell February 20, 2019

Georgetown University stripped former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of his honorary degree Feb. 19 after the Vatican expelled him from the priesthood for sexual abuse Feb....

@CATHOLICDIOCESEOFONDO/FACEBOOK | Pope Francis removed former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the priesthood Feb. 16 after an investigation of allegations of sexual abuse. A university working group formed in November is continuing to evaluate the honorary degree McCarrick received from Georgetown in 2004.

McCarrick Removed From Priesthood; GU Continues Review of Honorary Degree

By Mason Mandell February 19, 2019

While Georgetown continues to consider revoking the honorary degree awarded to former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Pope Francis expelled McCarrick from the priesthood Feb. 16. The expulsion follows...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., says Cardinal Donald Wuerl was aware of allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

Wuerl Previously Informed of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Predecessor

By Meredith Miller January 18, 2019

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, former archbishop of Washington, D.C., was aware of an allegation of sexual assault against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, his predecessor, as early as 2004, according to his...

SUBUL MALIK/THE HOYA Credible allegations of sexual abuse toward minors were filed against six Jesuit priests formerly associated with Georgetown, according to reports released by the Maryland, Midwest and West Provinces of the Society of Jesus.

6 Jesuits Formerly Associated With GU Accused of Sexual Abuse, Reports Say

By Mason Mandell December 29, 2018

Six Jesuit priests who were at one point associated with Georgetown University have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors, as determined by the Maryland, Midwest and West provinces of the Society...

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