IRE Radio Podcast | Silenced by the Church

For decades, children passed through the doors of Catholic orphanages. Some never walked out. On this week’s episode, Christine Kenneally takes us behind her work investigating hidden abuses in orphanages around the world. Her BuzzFeed News investigation uncovered that dozens of children had died violently, their deaths covered up and lost to time.

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RESOURCES

Looking for links to the stories and resources we discussed on this week's podcast? We've collected them for you.

• Read the BuzzFeed News investigation: "We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage"
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “PIECES OF THE PAST: Building your stories from archives and historical documents” by James Neff
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “Finding Treasures in Archives: Tips and Resources” by James Neff
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “Investigating the past with results in the present” by Jerry Mitchell

MUSIC

Tessalit  (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Uncertain Ground (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Mercurial Vision (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Sensitive (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0

Time Waste (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0

Darklit Carpet (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Blue (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0

Airliner (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0

Simple Melody (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

CREDITS

Kelly Kenoyer reported this episode. Abby Ivory-Ganja is our host. IRE Editorial Director Sarah Hutchins edits the podcast. We are recorded in the studios of KBIA at the University of Missouri.