Dec 18 Church credibility at risk over sex abuse, Vatican committee says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican on Tuesday released the first details of Pope Francis' upcoming high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit, making clear that bishops attending the gathering must reach out to victims before they get to Rome and that accountability is very much… Continue reading
Dec 07 Vatican investigating reports of Chilean priests abusing nuns By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The scandal at the Institute of the Good Samaritan was revealed publicly in an investigative report by Chilean national television earlier this year at the height of outrage over how Chilean Catholic hierarchy covered up decades of sexual abuse of… Continue reading
Nov 13 'Our people are crying out': Bishops weigh anti-abuse action despite Vatican delay By David McFadden, David Crary, Associated Press Several Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday urged colleagues at their national meeting to take some sort of action on the clergy sex abuse crisis despite a Vatican order to delay voting on key proposals. Continue reading
Nov 12 Catholic bishops will delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse crisis By David McFadden, David Crary, Associated Press In an abrupt change of plans, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened a national meeting Monday by announcing it will delay for at least several months any votes on proposed new steps to address the clergy… Continue reading
Oct 23 Washington, D.C.'s attorney general launches investigation into sex abuse by Catholic clergy By Associated Press Attorney General Karl Racine announced the move Tuesday during a regular breakfast meeting among Washington officials. Continue reading
Oct 19 How a Catholic sex abuse report in Pennsylvania echoed around the U.S. By Dan Cooney, Courtney Norris The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into child sex abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic churches, the latest fallout of widespread allegations made public by a grand jury probe this summer. Here’s a timeline of events since the… Continue reading
Oct 18 Justice Department investigating clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania By Associated Press People familiar with the probe say federal prosecutors have served subpoenas on dioceses across the state. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:16 Church abuse survivor on friend Wuerl's resignation: 'sad' but 'necessary' Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation with a controversial letter defending him. Wuerl was under pressure to step down after a Pennsylvania grand jury report implicated him in covering up sexual abuse. John Yang speaks to John Carr of… Continue watching
Oct 12 Read Pope Francis' letter defending Cardinal Wuerl's 'mistakes' in sex abuse scandal By Joshua Barajas Pope Francis sent embattled Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl a letter Friday that accepted his resignation while also defending him, saying there was a difference between a cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church and the official's "mistakes."… Continue reading
Oct 12 Pope accepts Cardinal Donald Wuerl's resignation amid sex abuse scandal By David Crary, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis appeared to accept Wuerl's resignation reluctantly and asked him to stay on in a temporary capacity until a new archbishop is found. Continue reading