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Church sex abuse revelations are unwelcome distraction as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoWhen a panel of experts read aloud some of the harrowing accounts they had collected from recently...
Activists chide pope over handling of sex abuse and cover-ups
Reuters via AOL· 2 weeks agoPope Francis has not done enough to stamp out clerical sex abuse and its cover-up, activists and...
Former Pope Benedict to mount legal defense over abuse cover-up accusation
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Pope Benedict XVI plans to defend himself in a civil lawsuit lodged at a German court by a...
Argentine child abuse victims urge Pope Francis to hear their grievances
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group representing victims of child abuse in Argentina is calling on Pope Francis, a fellow...
Child abuse found in Portugal Catholic Church is 'tip of iceberg', commission says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLISBON (Reuters) -At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic...
Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for...
Pope meets with child protection board as events outside Vatican show abuse scandal isn't going away
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoPope Francis sought to encourage his child protection board on Thursday to continue helping victims,...
Exclusive-Pope Francis calls steps against clerical abuse irreversible, despite resistance
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis has acknowledged that there is resistance by some national Catholic Churches on...
Pope Francis blasts scandal of clergy sex abuse in Portugal and meets with survivors
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal on Wednesday and blasted members...
Watchdog group slams Pope Francis’ pick for investigating priest sex abuse
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe priest selected by Pope Francis to lead Vatican investigations of child sex abuse helped cover...