For the rector of the world's second largest church after St. Peter's Basilica, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil, May 11 will be a day of celebrating the inauguration of the southern facade's mosaics, all created by Father Marko
A New York state appeals court has found that an insurer for the Archdiocese of New York is not required to cover costs for settling hundreds of sex abuse claims -- a ruling the archdiocese has called "extremely disappointing" and "wrongly decided."
On
Louisiana State Police executed a search warrant on the Archdiocese of New Orleans April 25 for documents related to a widening investigation into how the archdiocese has handled allegations of clerical sex abuse.
Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu, public information officer, told
The Spanish government April 23 approved an economic compensation plan for victims of sexual abuse committed by priests and other people linked to the Catholic Church.
Félix Bolaños, who is minister of the presidency and justice, said the plan followed recommendations made in
A Knights of Columbus council reportedly has called for the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik at a national shrine, following the disgraced priest's decades-long legacy of sexual and spiritual abuse claims by multiple victims.
The Knights' Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Council 11302,
ROME (OSV News) -- A judge in Argentina ruled that two bishops and two priests were liable for gender-based discrimination and violence toward a group of Discalced Carmelite nuns. Argentine Judge Carolina Cáceres Moreno issued an 87-page ruling April 4 that said
Six victim-survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Baltimore gave statements in court April 8 about the long-term impact of the abuse on their lives as part of the federal bankruptcy reorganization.
The testimonies were off the record and not
A Vatican investigation of the Peruvian Catholic organization Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, launched in 2023 after more than two decades of spiritual and sexual abuse allegations, has resulted in the resignation of one of its most important members, Archbishop José Antonio Eguren of
The Diocese of Sacramento announced it has filed for bankruptcy, citing the costs of settling more than 250 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy and staff.
"There are many victim-survivors who have long suffered from the reprehensible sins committed against them," Bishop Jaime
The Catholic Church needs to form priests who are empathetic and are "ready to face" the issue of abuse, said Archbishop Wojciech Polak of Gniezno, the current primate of Poland.
It concerns the whole church and "without a doubt" every diocese in Poland,