sex abuse

Pope Francis blesses a poor woman

Pope cries: “It is imperative to end the exploitation of the poorest!”

Abuse of power and sexual abuse in the Church

Experts in Dresden warn clerical abuse of power an “existential threat” to Church, call on faithful to “step up” demands for reform

Jean Vanier, Catholic 'saint' of the disabled

“Devastating”: Catholic ‘saint’ of the disabled accused of sex abuse of women

'Biggest ever' trial of pedophile priest in Poland (stock)

“Beast left to feed”: “Biggest ever” trial of pedophile priest in Poland again points up national Church’s abuse negligence

'Zero tolerance' for pedophile priests (stock)

Debate continues over Church will to implement “zero tolerance” policy for pedophile priests

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI

German TV accuses Benedict XVI of covering up for, meeting with pedophile priest

'Zero tolerance' for clergy sex abuse

Bishops in Spain, Italy, France still not applying “zero tolerance” for priest abusers, enablers: survivors

Cologne cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki

Cardinal Woelki: “We need more women superiors of priests”

Church in Poland can't shake abuse negligence shadow

Church in Poland can’t shake abuse negligence shadow despite damage control on alleged pedophile bishop

French Church not cooperating fully with independent abuse inquiry - survivor

French Church not cooperating fully with independent abuse inquiry: survivor

Swiss bishop Charles Morerod flounders under cathedral priest sex abuse cover-up allegations

Swiss bishop flounders under cathedral priest sex abuse cover-up allegations

Polish bishop accused of sex abuse of girl (stock)

Vatican investigating serving Polish bishop for alleged abuse of 15-year-old girl

Cardinal Barbarin

Cardinal Barbarin – tipped for Vatican post? – blames cover-up prosecution on persecution of Christians

Mara Klein, a non-binary German synodal path participant 'speaking truth to power'

“Grateful to speak for the people”: non-binary German “synodal path” participant speaking truth to power

Catholic women take charge in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria (stock)

Austrian Catholic women join sisters in Germany, Switzerland and Italy in demanding equal access to ordained ministry

Participants in the first assembly of the German synodal path

‘No’ to clericalism, ‘yes’ to co-responsibility: the keys to the first assembly on the German synodal path

Confession (stock)

Catholic investigations still shrouded in secrecy

Participants in the second day of the synodal path assembly in Frankfurt

(Small) Win for women on German ‘synodal path’: assembly votes to make resolutions dependent on female majority

Atonement for Irish Church abuse (stock)

Priest-theologian tells hierarchy to atone for Irish Church abuse with public fast, abstinence

Abuse in the Church (stock)

Abuse in the Church: French cardinal acquitted of cover-up, 9 “cult” members investigated in Italy

Pope Francis addresses a Plenary Assembly of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith January 30 on the 'throwaway culture'

Pope promises legislative “update” for “greater efficiency, rigour, transparency” in abuse procedures

Vandalism of a synagogue in Finland

Graffiti appears on Finnish church: “Stop hiding the paedophiles”, “Liars”

Archbishop Scicluna of Malta blesses a group of asylum seekers

Malta archbishop: “If a migrant is banging on our shores, we cannot ignore it”

A nun prostrate on the ground (stock)

Burnout, stress, exploitation, prostitution… Vatican magazine lifts lid on abuse of nuns

The Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Stanislav Zore

Ljubljana archbishop passes buck on abuse, plays off care for pedophile priests against care for survivors

A priest in a confessional (stock)

French bishop still defending sacramental seal despite pedophile ex-priest admitting he confessed abuse, begged for help

Feminist French Church reform campaigner Christine Pedotti

Feminist French Church reform campaigner: “Pedophilia is a symptom of an inward-focused, masculine clerical culture”

Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Stanislav Zore

Catholics demand senior Slovenian archbishop resign over “dead ink on paper” anti-abuse guidelines

Pedophile priest Bernard Preynat and Cardinal Philippe Barbarin

French pedophile ex-priest contradicts cover-up cardinal, says he confessed to him years before red hat claimed

Polish Bishops' President Stanislaw Gadecki insults abuse victims

Polish Bishops’ President covered up for, re-employed pedophile suspended from priesthood