Tag: clergy sex abuse

The decree extends the Church’s norms for handling of abuse to cover lay leaders of international associations recognized by the Vatican

The damning report on child sexual abuse last month reported that clergy had abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950

The Polish church has in the past refused to provide documents of enquiry investigating cases of church abuse of minors

“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

Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said "The case was closed due to the statute of limitations"

Father Marko Rupnik, 68, had already been banned from giving confession and is now prohibited from any public artistic exercise

From Australia to Ireland via the United States, thousands of priests, bishops and cardinals have been caught up in abuse scandals

Pell continues to divide opinion - supporters dubbed him a "saint for our times,” while critics accused him of protecting pedophile priests

Cardinal Pell, who rose from humble beginnings in regional Australia, died in Rome in January aged 81

Cardinal Ouellet, 78, who has strongly denied the claims against him, is retiring as head of the Vatican's dicastery, or department, for bishops, due to his age