Aug 26 Pope denounces Irish forced adoptions after victims’ appeal By Nicole Winfield, Helena Alves, Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday denounced how Irish children were "robbed of their innocence and taken from their mothers" by Catholic-run institutions that put them up for adoption to erase the shame of having been born to unwed mothers. Continue reading
Aug 21 Pope Francis expected to meet with abuse victims in Ireland, Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican said Tuesday that Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of sexual abuse during his weekend visit to Ireland and speak out about the problem. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 8:54 Many Catholics call for dramatic change after latest sex abuse revelations Pope Francis condemned the Catholic Church's role in covering up child sex abuse by priests in his first personal response to a scathing report on misconduct and assault in parishes across Pennsylvania. What would change and accountability look like? John… Continue watching
Aug 20 Pope on sex abuse: ‘We showed no care for the little ones’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world, condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-up and demanding accountability, seeking to respond to new revelations in the U.S. of decades of misconduct by the Catholic Church. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: Omarosa airs secret tape of Trump campaign job offer In our news wrap Thursday, the president’s former adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is out with another secretly made recording, and says it proves he tried to buy her silence. Also, the Vatican says it feels shame and sorrow over the… Continue watching
Aug 15 Pennsylvania church helped former priest accused of sexual abuse get job at Disney World By Marc Levy, Associated Press A sweeping grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney World, even though they'd fielded at least one allegation about him… Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Grand jury report says more than 1,000 children were abused by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania By Mark Scolforo, Marc Levy, Associated Press The report said more than 300 clergy committed the abuse over a period decades, beginning in the mid-1950s. Continue reading
Jul 30 Australian archbishop convicted of covering up sexual abuse resigns By Nicole Winfield, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted in criminal court of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest, taking action after coming under mounting pressure from ordinary Catholics, priests and even the… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:10 U.S. Catholic Church’s former public face on sex abuse crisis faces decades of misconduct allegations One of the most recognized faces of the American Catholic Church was removed from the public ministry last month, making Cardinal Theodore McCarrick the highest ranking Catholic official in the nation to be removed for sexual abuse of a minor. Continue watching
Jun 20 Retired archbishop removed from public ministry after abuse allegation By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The retired Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been removed from public ministry and faces further punishment over a "credible" allegation that he sexually abused a teenager while a priest in New York more than 40 years ago. Continue reading