Clerical sex abuse
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Safeguarding commission member: bishops' role in crisis must be acknowledged
A member of Pope Francis’ commission for the protection of minors said Tuesday that the role bishops and superiors have... Read more
Pope calls entire Church to pray and fast after clerical sex abuse revelations
Pope Francis called Monday for every member of the Catholic Church to pray and fast in penance for the evil... Read more
Cardinal Wuerl named in Pennsylvania grand jury report, responds to criticism
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and the former Bishop of Pittsburgh, has been named more than 200 times... Read more
Pittsburgh bishop says not all grand jury accusations are 'substantiated'
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh has confirmed that some of the priests named in the Pennsylvania grand jury report into... Read more
Chile's military diocese raided in abuse investigation
Police seized documents and equipment from the office of the bishop of Chile's military diocese Thursday as part of an... Read more
Chilean bishops' efforts to prevent sex abuse affirmed by Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Friday wrote to the Chilean bishops' conference to express his approval of their newly-adopted plan to prevent... Read more
Chilean bishops express concern over number of sex abuse victims
After the Chilean prosecutor's office announced that it has compiled a list of 266 victims of sexual abuse by Church... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley calls for 'clearer procedures' in bishop abuse cases
After numerous accusations of sexual abuse of minors and adults have arisen against a former Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Sean... Read more
Augustinians reach $1m settlement with sex abuse victims
The Order of Saint Augustine has reached a $1 million settlement with eight people who were sexually abused by two... Read more
Ex-chancellor of Chilean archdiocese arrested for child sex abuse
A priest who served in the chancery of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile for 15 years was arrested by... Read more
Australia's national compensation plan for child sex abuse victims begins
On Sunday Australia launched a program to compensate the victims of institutional child sex abuse. Read more
Clerical abuse arose from misuse of authority, Chilean priest says
One of the Chilean priests affected by the abuses of Fr. Fernando Karadima who will meet with Pope Francis in... Read more
Court to consider request for media gag order in Cardinal Pell trial
An Australian court will determine Wednesday whether to accept a request by prosecutors for a “super injunction” against all media... Read more
Abuse survivor: Forgiveness, positive outlook key to healing
At the age of 16, Deborah Kloos was a distraught young woman who turned to the Church in hopes of... Read more
Full text of Pope Francis' letter to Chilean bishops
In a letter addressed to Chile's bishops, Pope Francis admitted to making “serious mistakes” in handling the nation's massive sex... Read more
Australian court hears further testimony in Cardinal Pell abuse hearing
New accusations were brought forward and others were dropped this week, during a pre-trial hearing in an Australian court regarding... Read more
Why priests can’t break the seal of confession, despite UK lawyers’ recommendation
Lawyers in the United Kingdom have recommended that mandatory reporting laws apply to priests in the confessional, in order to... Read more
Australian bishops meet in Rome as Church reels from recent crisis
Last week, Church leaders from Australia traveled to Rome to meet with Vatican authorities to discuss the various crises Catholics... Read more
In abuse cases there should be no recourse to appeals, Pope Francis says
There should be no opportunity for appealing canonical cases of sexual abuse against minors when allegations have been proven by... Read more
In fight against sex abuse, Australian archbishop sees progress, challenges
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding clerical sex abuse in Australia, one of the country's archbishops believes the local Churches are making... Read more
