{"id":102699,"date":"2026-08-26T06:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102699"},"modified":"2026-08-26T06:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:23:34","slug":"chicago-priest-reinstated-after-being-cleared-in-sex-abuse-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/chicago-priest-reinstated-after-being-cleared-in-sex-abuse-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Padre de Chicago reintegrado ap\u00f3s ser ilibado em investiga\u00e7\u00e3o de abuso sexual"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Father Michael Pfleger, a priest known for his activism in Chicago, has been cleared by the archdiocese of an accusation of sex abuse.In July, the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew Pfleger \u2014 longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church \u2014 from ministry to review an allegation of sexual abuse. A woman claimed that Pfleger abused her when she was a child more than 30 years ago. This is the fifth of several accusations of sexual abuse against Pfleger, all of which the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father Michael Pfleger, a priest known for his activism in Chicago, has been cleared by the archdiocese of an accusation of sex abuse.In July, the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew Pfleger \u2014 longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church \u2014 from ministry to review an allegation of sexual abuse. A woman claimed that Pfleger abused her when she was a child more than 30 years ago. This is the fifth of several accusations of sexual abuse against Pfleger, all of which the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70345,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/archdiocese-of-chicago-kept-known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":102699,"position":0},"title":"Archdiocese of Chicago kept \u2018known serial predators\u2019 in ministry for years, lawsuits say","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezembro 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Maddy Johnson\/Church Properties Initiative CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2025 \/ 16:31 pm (CNA). Multiple lawsuits allege that the Archdiocese of Chicago kept two priests in active ministry in spite of years of \u201cmounting complaints\u201d of child sexual abuse leveled against them.The suits, filed by the Chicago-based law firm Gould, Grieco, &amp; Hensley, allege that archdiocesan officials allowed Father Daniel Holihan and Father John Curran to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Archdiocese of Chicago kept \u2018known serial predators\u2019 in ministry for years, lawsuits say","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28145,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/chicago-priest-removed-from-ministry-after-allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse\/","url_meta":{"origin":102699,"position":1},"title":"Chicago priest removed from ministry after allegations of child sexual abuse","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Fevereiro 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] null \/ Credit: Manikhan143|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 18, 2025 \/ 15:15 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago has removed a priest from ministry following allegations that he sexually abused a minor several decades ago.&nbsp;In two letters \u2014 one to parishioners of Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish in Wilmette, Illinois, and one to those at St. Francis Borgia in Chicago \u2014 archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich said the archdiocese had received allegations of sex abuse against Monsignor Daniel Mayall.&nbsp;The priest\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1739912897_shutterstock-2511568723.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1739912897_shutterstock-2511568723.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1739912897_shutterstock-2511568723.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1739912897_shutterstock-2511568723.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1739912897_shutterstock-2511568723.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38616,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/archdiocese-of-new-orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims\/","url_meta":{"origin":102699,"position":2},"title":"Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. \/ Credit: travelview\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 11:52 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an end to years of bankruptcy proceedings in federal court and pointing to what Archbishop Gregory Aymond called \u201ca path to healing for survivors and for our local Church.\u201d The law firm Pachulski Stang Ziehl &amp; Jones LLP, which represented abuse\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77675,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/archbishop-checchio-takes-helm-in-new-orleans-as-pope-accepts-archbishop-aymonds-resignation\/","url_meta":{"origin":102699,"position":3},"title":"Archbishop Checchio takes helm in New Orleans as pope accepts Archbishop Aymond\u2019s resignation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Abril 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Wednesday, paving the way for coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio to assume the leadership of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.Leo appointed Checchio, 59, coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed Aymond upon his retirement. After Checchio arrived in mid-November 2025, he has assisted Aymond at the archdiocese of over half a million Catholics in southeastern Louisiana for three months.Checchio previously served, since 2016, as bishop of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51985,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/california-catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s\/","url_meta":{"origin":102699,"position":4},"title":"California Catholic priest arrested on charges of child sex abuse dating to 1990s","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Junho 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Theodore Gabrielli, SJ. \/ Credit: San Luis Obispo County Sheriff\u2019s Office CNA Staff, Jun 18, 2025 \/ 12:27 pm (CNA). A priest in California has been arrested and charged with acts of child sex abuse that reportedly occurred through the 1990s.&nbsp; Police arrested Father Theodore Gabrielli last week on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a minor, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a post on X on Tuesday.&nbsp; Authorities identified three alleged male victims of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"California Catholic priest arrested on charges of child sex abuse dating to 1990s","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37465,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-augustinians-over-disagreement-with-superior\/","url_meta":{"origin":102699,"position":5},"title":"Priest accused of sex abuse dismissed from Augustinians over \u2018disagreement\u2019 with superior","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The classic coat of arms of the Order of St. Augustine. \/ Credit: NicolasGrisales, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 \/ 16:11 pm (CNA). A priest who was accused multiple times of sex abuse, including possession of child pornography, has been dismissed from the Order of St. Augustine reportedly after a lengthy \u201cdisagreement\u201d with the order.Father Richard McGrath was allegedly barred from the order \u201cfollowing a prolonged period of disagreement with his direct superior,\u201d according\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Priest accused of sex abuse dismissed from Augustinians over \u2018disagreement\u2019 with superior","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102699\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102699"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=102699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}