John Nienstedt

Victims of clergy abuse to sue Vatican, seek abusers’ names

By AMY FORLITI and MICHAEL REZENDESMay 13, 2019 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five men who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests when they were minors are planning to sue the Vatican and are demanding the names of thousands of predator priests they claim have been kept secret by the Holy See...

Vatican urged to reveal status of ousted US archbishop

By NICOLE WINFIELD and AMY FORLITIDecember 17, 2018 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A prominent U.S. archbishop is asking the Vatican for answers about the status of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by his predecessor, who was forced to resign in 2015...

Archdiocese: Nienstedt will have no further ministry in Minnesota

By Karen ZamoraDecember 15, 2018 GMT

In a lengthy letter posted Friday evening on the website of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda sought to clarify to the faithful that former Archbishop John Nienstedt will not be free to exercise ministry in Minnesota until allegations against him are resolved.