Bishop Daniele Libanari made the comments in a letter he wrote to Italian priests obtained by the Associated Press. Read more
The survivors are attempting to make public a recently sealed attorney general’s report that claims to chronicle hundreds of instances... Read more
Catholic bishops in Italy released a national report on Thursday evaluating the recent implementation of diocesan services to aid victims... Read more
The archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg said he deeply regretted making “inappropriate gestures toward a young woman of legal age” in... Read more
Father Patrick Wattigny, 55, was originally arrested in October 2020 and entered a plea of not guilty to molestation of... Read more
Pope Francis received French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican on Monday. Read more
The Diocese of Arlington, Virgina’s former director for the Office of Child Protection, Father Terry Specht, was found not guilty... Read more
A circuit judge ruled Aug. 25 that Father Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang had met the legal burden to have his... Read more
The now-deceased prelate allegedly used money from the German Bishops' Conference to financially support other alleged perpetrators. Read more
The nearly two-year-old lawsuit, one of several against McCarrick, has received significant media coverage due to the graphic nature of... Read more
The Church must do more for anyone affected by sexual abuse, “even when the Church can appear tarnished because of... Read more
In a meeting with three male religious congregations on Thursday, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of taking a “zero tolerance”... Read more
Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church will continue implementing measures against clerical sexual abuse, even if there may be... Read more
McElroy has led the San Diego diocese since 2015. Read more
California Catholic bishops are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a case challenging the state for permitting victims of... Read more
Addressing the 506 cases of clerical abuse that the Spanish Bishop’s Conference has on record, conference spokesman Bishop Luis Argüello,... Read more
Robert McWilliams, 41, was about three months into a life sentence for sex trafficking of youths under 18, child pornography,... Read more
Phil Saviano, a survivor of clerical sexual abuse whose story was featured in the 2015 film “Spotlight” died on Sunday,... Read more
On Tuesday, Father Robert McWilliams was sentenced to life in prison on convictions of sex trafficking of youths under 18,... Read more
The Vatican has imposed penalties on another Catholic bishop in Poland for mishandling abuse cases. Read more