Catholic Church Sex Abuse Panel in Portugal Receives 200 Allegations in First Month February 11, 2022 By Barry Hatton A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday that during its first...
Church Official Warns of Financial Flood from Clergy Sex Abuse Claims April 12, 2021 A top official with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe says a financial flood from clergy sex abuse claims is coming...
Georgia Diocese Accused of Covering Up Sex Abuse Allegations in Lawsuit October 1, 2020 A lawsuit filed against a diocese in Georgia alleges officials knew about and covered up allegations that a Catholic priest...
Bishops Should Report Sex Abuse to Police Even If Law Doesn’t Require, Says Vatican July 21, 2020 By Nicole Winfield The Vatican told bishops around the world last Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even...
Vatican Tribunal Processes ‘Tsunami’ of Clergy Sex Abuse Complaints December 24, 2019 By Nicole Winfield The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints saw a record 1,000 cases reported from around the world...
Under New State Laws, Catholic Church Could See New Wave of Abuse Suits December 4, 2019 By Bernard Condon and Jim Mustian A wave of new laws in 15 states that allow people to make claims of sexual abuse going back decades...
Vatican Defends Secrecy of Catholic Confessions Amid Priest Sex Scandals July 3, 2019 By Frances D'Emilio Amid pedophile clergy scandals, the Vatican has declared “unacceptable” any efforts by politicians or lawmakers to force priests violate their...
Vatican Said to Be Changing Law Shielding Bishops Who Hide Sex Abuse February 25, 2019 By Nicole Winfield The legal loopholes that have allowed Catholic bishops to escape sanction when they cover up clergy sex abuse cases may...
Letter Reveals Why Vatican Halted U.S. Bishops’ Steps to Address Sex Abuse: AP January 3, 2019 By Nicole Winfield The Vatican blocked U.S. bishops from taking measures to address the clergy sex abuse scandal because U.S. church leaders didn’t...
Some Question Independence of Proposed Catholic Laity-Led Sex Abuse Investigations August 30, 2018 By Lisa Marie Pane A committee created by the Catholic Church specifically to prevent sexual misconduct by clergy on Tuesday issued a damning assessment...