Chile bishops to meet Pope in Rome after sex abuse scandal
Reuters via Yahoo News1 month agoChile's Roman Catholic Church said on Thursday that more than 30 bishops would meet next week with Pope Francis in Rome in an attempt to make amends for the damage caused by a ...
Never again: Pope denounces 'culture of abuse, cover-up'
Associated Press via Yahoo News3 weeks agoPope Francis became the first pope to publicly denounce a "culture of abuse and cover-up" in the Catholic Church, saying Thursday he was ashamed that neither he nor Chile's ...
Report on Pennsylvania priest abuse to be most extensive yet
Associated Press via Yahoo News1 week agoThe results of a lengthy probe into the handling of sexual abuse claims by Roman Catholic dioceses throughout Pennsylvania, which victim advocates say will be the biggest and most ...
Cardinal George Pell Returns To Australia To Face Sexual Assault Charges
International Business Times via Yahoo News11 months agoIn 2016, Pell said he was too ill to take a flight back to Australia to testify at a government inquiry into the child sexual abuse scandal and how the church had responded ...
Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
Associated Press via Yahoo News5 months agoPope Francis accused victims of Chile's most notorious pedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has ...
Rundown of sex abuse within the Catholic church
AFP via Yahoo News2 months agoVatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday became the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial for sex offences, adding to a series scandals facing the church ...
Man sues Boston archdiocese citing sex abuse at orphanage
Associated Press via Yahoo News11 months agoThe archdiocese, which calls itself the spiritual home for more than 1.8 million Catholics, became an epicenter of the global Catholic Church sex abuse scandal ...
Who is Cardinal George Pell, what is he accused of and how will Vatican respond to Australian sex abuse case?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News12 months agoCardinal George Pell has become the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the Catholic Church's long-running sexual abuse scandal. The 76-year-old ...
Why Netflix Bingeing Brought Fresh Power to the 50-Year-Old Mystery of ‘The Keepers’
Indiewire via Yahoo News12 months agoAs “Spotlight” and other cases showed, priests have used their authority to sexually abuse underage girls and boys under the protection of the Church, which used its power to squash ...
Chile's Catholic Church calls for 'drastic solution' following abuse scandal
Reuters via Yahoo News2 months agoChile's Roman Catholic Church called on Thursday for a "drastic solution" that could include resignations, a day after Pope Francis acknowledged "grave mistakes" in handling a ...
