Tag: clergy sex abuse
Pope Francis expected to meet with abuse victims at World Youth...
A commission investigation said that nearly 5,000 children had been sexually abused by Church officials in Portugal
Children having children when 14 years old
Bishops passed pedophile priests from parish to parish when complaints by parents and children were made
Abuse victims share ‘wounded heart’ with Pope Francis after bike trek...
The group, from the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, also delivered a letter to the Holy Father
Pope Francis invites child protection group to have ‘a spirituality of...
“The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by Church leaders has been one of the greatest challenges for the Church in our time”
Catholic priests, bishops must obey words of Jesus
Everyone has to support Pope Francis and speak out and demand honesty in cleansing the Church of the “filth” of clerical child abuse
Negros bishop assures cooperation in probe into alleged rape case involving...
The priest was denied bail by the judge and is currently under the custody of the police of Sagay City
Pope Francis extends ‘Vos estis’ decree to counter both lay and...
The decree extends the Church’s norms for handling of abuse to cover lay leaders of international associations recognized by the Vatican
Portugal’s Catholic Church asks abuse victims for pardon
The damning report on child sexual abuse last month reported that clergy had abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950
Report says Pope John Paul II covered up child abuse while...
The Polish church has in the past refused to provide documents of enquiry investigating cases of church abuse of minors
Video: Pope Francis prays for victims of abuse
“In response to cases of abuse, especially those committed by members of the Church, it is not enough to ask for forgiveness,” said the pope