Aug 26 Pope denounces Irish forced adoptions after victims' appeal By Nicole Winfield, Helena Alves, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 22:25 August 25, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, August 25, Pope Francis acknowledges the Church’s failure to address clergy abuse in his address in Dublin, and scientists study what the world’s oceans looked like before plastic and chemical pollution. Also, looking at potential… Continue watching
Aug 20 Pope on sex abuse: 'We showed no care for the little ones' By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world, condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-up and demanding accountability, seeking to respond to new revelations in the U.S. of decades of misconduct by the Catholic Church. Continue reading
Aug 16 Vatican is in 'shame and sorrow' over abuses in Pennsylvania By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press The Vatican expressed "shame and sorrow" Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children. Pope Francis wants to eradicate "this tragic horror."… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 9:59 'Secret archives' detailed priests' child sex abuse and cover-ups, Pa. attorney general says A scathing new grand jury report in Pennsylvania describes decades of sexual abuse by Catholic priests. At least 1,000 children were molested by more than 300 clergy, the panel found, which also claims a conspiracy of silence extended all the… Continue watching
Jul 28 U.S. prelate McCarrick resigns from College of Cardinals By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis has accepted U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick's offer to resign from the College of Cardinals following allegations of sexual abuse. Continue reading
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
Apr 28 British toddler at center of legal battle dies By Danica Kirka, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Alfie Evans, a sick British toddler whose parents won support from the pope during a protracted legal battle to take him to the Vatican children's hospital for treatment, died early Saturday, five days after he was taken off life support. Continue reading
Apr 12 Vatican says Pope Francis apology letter is a 'spiritual state of emergency' for Chilean church By Associated Press In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said Francis' letter to the Chilean hierarchy was an acknowledgment that he had made a mistake about abuse victims and that "yes, we believe you, you have your… Continue reading
Apr 01 'Hope and dignity:' Pope calls for peace in Easter message By Associated Press Pope Francis called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict,"beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria" and extending to Israel. Continue reading