A one-year window that allows adults in New York state who were sexually abused as children to file lawsuits against... Read more
The Archdiocese of Agaña is facing dozens of lawsuits related to clerical sexual abuse, and is encouraging any other alleged... Read more
The trial has begun for two Catholic priests and a former employee allegedly involved in sexual abuse of 10 students... Read more
In the wake of recent sexual abuse scandals throughout the U.S., the Diocese of Richmond has announced that it will... Read more
The spokesman for the Spanish bishops' conference has expressed the desire of the Church in Spain to collaborate with the... Read more
As the Catholic Church in Poland continues to respond to sex abuse by clergy, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a leading Vatican... Read more
The passage of several worthy policy documents to one side, there is much work left for the bishops to do... Read more
The bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of three measures aimed at building processes to address episcopal misconduct or neglect, and... Read more
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring General Assembly kicked off in Baltimore Tuesday with a brief address... Read more
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta has been criminally charged with sexually assaulting two seminarians before a court in Argentina. Read more
A bill in Costa Rica would require Catholic priests to violate the seal of confession to report cases of suspected... Read more
The man suspected in the March shooting death of a former priest who was credibly accused of sexual abuse of... Read more
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Wednesday that the Vatican is still investigating the documentation concerning Theodore McCarrick and will issue a... Read more
Pope Francis has said a preliminary investigation against Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta has concluded and will now proceed to trial. Read more
The bishops of Poland are speaking out against sexual abuse, pledging to continue to “eliminate factors conducive to crime” as... Read more
State senators in California have voted to approve a law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession.... Read more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law this week a bill relaxing the state’s statute of limitations for child... Read more
At a hearing in Lincoln on Thursday, the Archdiocese of Omaha and the Diocese of Lincoln explained that they have... Read more
The Chilean bishops' conference signed a collaboration agreement with public prosecutors Tuesday to streamline the investigation of clerical sexual abuse. Read more
Countering critics of Benedict XVI's recent essay on the scandal of sex abuse in the Church, Cardinal Gerhard Müller on... Read more