The work of protecting minors and other vulnerable people in the Catholic Church involves holding those in positions of power accountable for the abuse they commit, Pope Francis said.
The church's safeguarding efforts "must undoubtedly aim at eradicating situations that protect those who
Catholic bishops in Slovakia have apologized to victims after publishing their first report on sexual abuse, while cautioning that much more must be done to tackle the problem in the local church. "We are aware the number of victims is certainly much
The church has opened an inquiry into a "distressing" allegation of an historical offense against New Zealand's Cardinal John Dew, retired archbishop of Wellington, after a police investigation closed without any charges filed.
Cardinal Dew, 75, has strenuously denied the allegation and will
The Catholic Church should not be discouraged by the challenge of confronting sex abuse, Pope Francis said, rather it must take concrete steps in developing policies to preserve the dignity of its members.
"In confronting the scandal of abuse and the suffering of
Prominent Hungarian Catholics have defended their church's record on tackling sexual crimes by clergy after a top-level government abuse scandal led to the appointment of a new national president of the country.
"This sin exists here, as everywhere in the world -- we
The announcement that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dziega of Szczecin-Kamien with no explanation in a Feb. 24 statement from the apostolic nunciature caused a bittersweet reaction in Poland, once viewed as the testing ground for the 2019
A new report has revealed what it describes as conflicts of interest in the handling of allegations of sexual abuse in Britain's established state church, the Church of England.
The report, released Feb. 21, found that despite numerous reviews, the church cannot be
The Australian bishops' conference president, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, has said the investigation into allegations against retired Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome is "right and proper, and indeed necessary" after he was arrested by Western Australian police on nearly 20 charges
Five years after Pope Francis' summit on fighting clerical sexual abuse, a Rome lawyer had advice for religious women sexually abused by priests: Go to the police.
Laura Sgrò, a civil and canon lawyer known for arguing high-profile cases at the Vatican, made
The Nashville Diocese announced Feb. 9 that Father Juan Carlos Garcia, a former associate pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin, who was ordained to the priesthood less than four years ago, has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple