Clerical sex abuse
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Cardinal Marx faces accusations over handling of alleged abuse case
Accusations have been raised in a number of German media that Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising failed to... Read more
Let's not rush to judge Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis says
In response to news that Australian authorities are investigating multiple allegations of child abuse leveled against Cardinal George Pell, Pope... Read more
Minn. archdiocese apologizes for failures, as prosecutors drop abuse charges
Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as its present and past archbishops apologized... Read more
Salvatorians apologize for failing to protect Irish children from abusive priest
The Salvatorians have offered their “deepest apology” for failing to stop a priest who sexually abused children in Ireland until... Read more
Bishop Mulkearns, accused of sex abuse cover-up in Australia, dies
Bishop Ronald Mulkearns, who led the Diocese of Ballarat in Australia's Victoria state from 1971 to 1997, died Monday at... Read more
Vatican: the Church has been anything but indifferent to clerical abuse
Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi cautioned Friday that the recent Oscar-win for “Spotlight” and the lengthy deposition of a top... Read more
What the Church has done about sex abuse
The movie Spotlight’s Best Picture win at the Academy Awards has brought renewed attention to the Catholic sex abuse scandals... Read more
Cardinal Pell shares emotional meeting with abuse survivors
Cardinal George Pell and a dozen survivors of clerical sex abuse met in Rome on Thursday, where they shared an... Read more
As abuse hearing ends, Cardinal Pell says he 'should have done more'
Speaking to an Australian committee investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell has expressed his regret... Read more
Cardinal Pell: I was not a part of Church's 'indefensible' cover up
On the first day of his video testimony to Australia's Royal Commission investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases,... Read more
Vatican aims for child protection norms to be custom-fitted per culture
When it comes to protection against abuse, guidelines need to be implemented according to the customs of each country if... Read more
US bishops echo Pope's words on sex abuse, accountability
Two committee heads of the U.S. bishops’ conference voiced support for Pope Francis’ statement rejecting the sexual abuse of minors... Read more
I can forgive an abuser, but understand those who can't, Pope says
In his wide-ranging press briefing en route from the United States to Rome, Pope Francis spoke on the difficult subject... Read more
Help youth be brave in opting for marriage and family, Pope tells bishops
Pope Francis told bishops Sunday that a widespread consumerism and desire to follow new fads has rendered youth fearful of... Read more
'God cries' for victims of abuse, Pope says after meeting survivors
Pope Francis this morning met with 5 survivors of sexual abuse during his visit to Philadelphia, telling bishops afterward that... Read more
Former nuncio awaiting Vatican trial died of natural causes, autopsy says
Initial autopsy findings indicate that disgraced former apostolic nuncio Jozef Wesolowski died of natural causes from a “cardiac event,” the... Read more
Former nuncio Wesolowski, facing sex abuse trial, dies
Jozef Wesolowski, the laicized, former apostolic nuncio to the Dominican Republic who faced criminal charges in Vatican City of possession... Read more
Vatican postpones criminal trial of ex-nuncio on pedophilia charges
The criminal court of Vatican City State held on Saturday the first hearing in the trial of Jozef Wesolowski, the... Read more
Pope Francis approves greater bishop accountability in abuse cases
Bishop accountability in the mishandling of abuse cases and abuse allegations were key themes in the Vatican’s latest round of... Read more
Australian bishops stress Cardinal Pell’s determination to fight sex abuse
A group of Australian bishops have emphasized Cardinal George Pell’s record of leadership against clergy sex abuse following critical news... Read more
