Apr 04 Pope names moderate Wilton Gregory archbishop of Washington D.C. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Gregory, replaces Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who resigned last year after being implicated in covering up sex abuse within the church. Continue reading
Mar 29 Pope Francis requires sex abuse allegations be reported to Vatican By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The mandatory reporting provision marks the first time the Vatican has put into law requirements for Catholic officials to report allegations of sex crimes. Continue reading
Mar 13 Australian cardinal Pell sentenced to six years for child sex abuse By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral. Continue reading
Mar 07 French court convicts cardinal of not reporting child abuse By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin said Thursday he will offer his resignation to Pope Francis, after a court found him guilty of failing to report allegations of sexual abuse of minors by a priest. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Theresa May opens door for delaying Brexit In our news wrap Tuesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May asked Parliament to vote for her Brexit deal or vote to leave with no deal. Failing both options, she proposed delaying the UK's EU departure until June. Also, an Australian… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 4:48 Nigerian nun rebukes Catholic Church during Vatican sex abuse summit By PBS NewsHour Strong criticism and admissions of cover-ups marked the third day of the Vatican summit on sexual abuse. Prominent Nigerian nun Veronica Openibo said the Catholic Church has reached a “disgraceful and scandalous place” and a German Cardinal admitted some files… Continue watching
Feb 22 Vatican sex abuse summit seeks new culture of accountability By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis summoned 190 religious leaders for a four-day tutorial on preventing abuse after the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal erupted again last year. Continue reading
Feb 21 At Vatican summit, Pope demands bishops act now on abuse By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis opened a landmark sex abuse prevention summit Thursday by warning senior Catholic figures that the faithful are demanding concrete action against predator priests and not just words of condemnation. Victims then told the bishops of the searing emotional… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 7:36 As historic summit on church sex abuse begins, critics say pope’s credibility is at risk On Thursday, Pope Francis opens a historic four-day summit on clerical sex abuse in the Catholic Church, following a year of explosive allegations from Catholic dioceses around the world. Although the pope has vowed not to tolerate misconduct or its… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 6:00 Why McCarrick’s defrocking represents an ‘extraordinary signal’ for the Catholic Church The Catholic Church has taken the most severe measure yet to respond to sexual abuse, and its concealment. Pope Francis defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who becomes the first cardinal thrown out of the church for sexual abuse. William Brangham… Continue watching