Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
A unanimous jury in December found Pope Francis' former finance minister guilty of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in Melbourne's St. Patrick's Cathedral more than two decades ago.
Australian Cardinal Pell appeals child sex convictions
Pell's lawyer argued for more than five hours that the five verdicts against Pell were "unsafe and unsatisfactory" and should be overturned.
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.
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.
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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