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Vatican ambassador under investigation for sexual assault
Bishop Luigi Ventura, apostolic nuncio to France since 2009 and a long-time Vatican diplomat, is under investigation for alleged sexual... Read more
Audio recording suggests Cardinal Alencherry knew of nun's rape allegation
An audio recording broadcast last week by an Indian television station appears to indicate that Cardinal George Alencherry may have... Read more
In India, nun accuses bishop of rape
Authorities are investigating Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar after a Kerala nun accused him of raping her in 2014 and... Read more
As alumni claim sexual assault is mishandled, Christendom College vows to improve
Following allegations that Christendom College mishandled student sexual assault reports, the college’s administration has said it is committed to doing... Read more
How the Church can help victims of sexual assault
It’s been a month since the New York Times first published an investigative report on Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood film... Read more
After week of silence, German bishops respond to Cologne attacks
A week after hundreds were attacked in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising... Read more
UN deplores gruesome rape, murder of teenage girls in India
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has decried the rape and murder of two Indian teens, stating that the crime is... Read more
Rape victim consoled, encouraged by call from Pope Francis
A 44-year-old woman from Argentina said that after writing a letter to Pope Francis telling him that she had been... Read more
Archbishop denounces sexual violence in war
The Holy See’s apostolic nuncio to the United Nations has called for more action to prevent “heinous acts” of sexual... Read more
