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N.J. priest at Vatican, removed in 2018, was accused of abuse in 2003

July 29, 2019January 21, 2026

By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY – U.S. Msgr. Joseph R. Punderson, a senior official of the Vatican's highest court, was instructed by his bishop to resign his Vatican post late in 2018 and then was removed from ministry 15 years after he was found to be credibly accused of the sexual abuse…...