Jun 11 Pope Francis begins purge at Chilean church over sex abuse scandal By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the bishop at the center of Chile's clerical sex abuse scandal and two others, launching a purge of a Catholic Church that has lost its credibility under an avalanche of accusations of abuse and… Continue reading
Feb 17 Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal and his support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their… Continue reading
Jun 04 Bishops who mishandle sex abuse cases can be removed, Pope says By Corinne Segal A papal decree issued on Saturday says bishops who are negligent in sexual abuse cases may be removed from their office. Continue reading
Nov 18 Opaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases By Richard Lardner, Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Child sex offenders make up the largest category of inmates in U.S. military prisons, yet a full accounting of their crimes and how much time they're actually locked up is shielded by an opaque system of justice, an Associated Press… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Wednesday, February 5, 2014 By PBS News Hour On the PBS NewsHour tonight, we examine repercussions of drug store chain CVS ending tobacco sales. Also, a U.N. panel critiques the Vatican’s priest sex abuse response, Rep. George Miller on raising the minimum wage, California struggles to enroll Latinos… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Report Finds Penn State Shares Responsibility in Sandusky Abuse Case Report Finds Penn State Shares Responsibility in Sandusky Abuse Case… Continue watching
May 11 Watch Catholic Ireland Struggles with Response to Child Sex Abuse Scandals Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports from Ireland, where the Catholic Church continues to reel from the allegations and resignations surrounding the child sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Scandals Place Catholic Church Between Ancient Traditions, Modern Faith Crisis As part of a weeklong series of reports from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the impact of the child sex abuse scandals on the faithful in Rome and on Pope Benedict XVI and his advisers. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Pope Marks 5th Anniversary Amid Criticism from American Catholics Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth anniversary as head of the Catholic Church under continuing scrutiny over the Church's handling of sexual abuse allegations. Tom Bearden reports from Denver on the reaction of American Catholics to the scandals plaguing the Vatican. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Vatican Deflects Charges of Covering for Child Abusers Judy Woodruff talks to David Gibson, religion writer for Politics Daily, as charges of misconduct mount in Catholic dioceses around the world. Continue watching