Pope Francis requires sex abuse allegations be reported to Vatican
The mandatory reporting provision marks the first time the Vatican has put into law requirements for Catholic officials to report allegations of sex crimes.
Australian cardinal Pell sentenced to six years for child sex abuse
The most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral.
Pope publicly acknowledges problem of sexual abuse of nuns by priests, bishops: ‘We’re working on it’
In the past year, The Associated Press and other media have reported on cases of abused nuns in India, Africa, Europe and South America — evidence that the problem is by no means limited to a certain geographic area.
Vatican investigating reports of Chilean priests abusing nuns
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…
In our news wrap Tuesday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals are driving people away from the church and that the church needs to address those concerns honestly. Also, Iran has issued a new threat to…
The meeting, which will gather the presidents of the more than 100 bishops conferences in February, is believed to be the first of its kind.
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