Catholic Church reports number of sex-abuse allegations has doubled
During the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, 1,385 adults came forward with 1,455 allegations of abuse.
In new church law Pope orders clergy to report abuse — but not necessarily to police
Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable for…
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In our news wrap Thursday, a powerful spring blizzard hammered the central U.S., bringing heavy snow and gusty winds. The bomb cyclone has knocked out power to nearly 56,000 customers across Minnesota and Iowa. Meanwhile, a Southern California federal grand…
Pope declined French cardinal’s resignation after sex abuse cover-up conviction
The decision greatly disappointed abuse survivors, given that French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin had traveled to the Vatican on Monday to present his resignation following the March 7 verdict and six-month suspended sentence he received.
The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass, dealing a new blow to the Catholic hierarchy's credibility after a year of global revelations of abuse and…
No sweeping new law was announced to punish bishops who cover up abuse. No files were released or global reporting requirement endorsed requiring priestly rapists to be reported to police. But some concrete steps were announced at the summit's end.
Pope Francis has defrocked ex-Cardinal and Archbishop Theodore McCarrick after officials at the Vatican found him guilty of sexually abusing both minors and adults.The announcement made Saturday comes less than a week before international church leaders meet to address the…
James Grein, who testified Thursday in New York, says ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused him for years starting when he was 11.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's findings come amid a renewed national outcry over allegations of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.
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