2 priests accused of sexually abusing minors at Chicago parishes

Archdiocese of Chicago removes 2 priests from ministry

Holy Name Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Chicago. / Credit: Edlane De Mattos/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 20, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago has removed two priests from active ministry as it investigates sex abuse allegations leveled against both of them.The archdiocese announced the development on Saturday, writing to 14 different parishes at which the two priests, Father Matthew Foley and Father Henry Kricek, served over a …

2 priests accused of sexually abusing minors at Chicago parishes

CHICAGO - Two priests who served at multiple churches throughout Chicagoland have been accused of sexually abusing a minor. The Archdiocese of Chicago said Fr. Matthew Foley has been accused of sexually abusing a minor while he was assigned to St. Agatha Parish in Lawndale nearly 30 years ago. Meanwhile, Fr. Henry Kricek has been accused of sexually abusing a minor while he was assigned to St. John Bosco Parish in Belmont Cragin about 40 years a…

Two Chicago priests under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of minors: archdiocese

Two Chicago priests are under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of minors, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday.

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2 Chicago priests under investigation for allegations of sexual abuse of a child

Two Catholic priests who have served at multiple churches in the Chicago area are stepping away from the ministry, amid separate allegations of sexual abuse of a child decades ago, the Chicago Archdiocese announced Saturday. Fr. Matthew Foley has been accused of sexually abusing a minor approximately 30 years ago while assigned to St. Agatha Parish in the North Lawndale neighborhood, while Fr. Henry Kricek has been accused of sexual abuse of a m…

Two priests accused of child sexual abuse

Two Chicago Archdiocesan priests have each been accused of sexually abusing a child more than 30 years ago. Rev. Henry Kricek, a retired priest who has been living and serving at St. John of the Cross Parish in Western Springs, and Rev. Matthew Foley, pastor of St. Gall Parish in Chicago, have both been accused... The post Two priests accused of child sexual abuse appeared first on Chronicle Media.