Illinois investigation finds 500 more Catholic clergy abuse cases
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's findings come amid a renewed national outcry over allegations of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.
Church credibility at risk over sex abuse, Vatican committee says
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…
Catholic bishops will delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse crisis
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…
Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of sex abuse scandal
The Vatican said Francis was doing so for "the good of the church."…
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.
Thirty years ago, American church officials were warned of the coming consequences of the sexual molestation of children by priests and clerics. Over the decades, revelations of abuse and subsequent cover-ups have erupted across the country. As Pope Francis arrives…
