sex abuse

Santa Marta Mass Pope decries 'cruelty' of justice system hours after top cardinal acquitted of abuse

Santa Marta Mass: Pope decries “cruelty”, “persecution” in justice system hours after top cardinal acquitted of abuse

Notorious French pedophile ex-priest appeals 5 year sentence for decades-long abuse against 75 boys

Notorious French pedophile ex-priest appeals 5 year sentence for decades-long abuse against 75 boys

Vatican anti-abuse expert hits out at clericalism, 'paternalism'

Vatican anti-abuse expert hits out at clericalism, Catholic “paternalism”: “Every baptised person is co-responsible in the Church”

'From lay women can come profound change'

Viewpoint: “From lay women can come profound change to end fossilised clerical power”

Experts warn stress, abuse, 'unattainable ideal' of spirituality causing drop in number of nuns

Experts warn stress, abuse, “unattainable ideal” of spirituality causing drop in number of nuns, decline in new vocations

Cardinal Barbarin

Pope accepts resignation of Barbarin, French cardinal accused of child abuse cover-ups

New German Bishops' chair says place of women in Church 'most urgent question' for future

New German Bishops’ chair says place of women “most urgent question” for Church

Former Irish president demands Vatican be held to account over abuse committed by 'saint' of the disabled Jean Vanier

Former Irish president demands Vatican be held to account over abuse committed by ‘saint’ of the disabled Jean Vanier

German Bishops face multiple challenges at crucial assembly

Women, abuse survivors, a new president and (laywoman?) secretary… German Bishops face multiple challenges at crucial assembly

Pope Francis with young Legionaries of Christ

Francis urges Legionaries of Christ to “true conversion” beyond “criminal behaviour”, “double life” of pedophile founder Maciel

Abuse survivors remembered, honoured in special services in Ireland, Poland

Abuse survivors remembered, honoured in special services in Ireland, Poland

Pope Francis reaches out to a child during the General Audience February 26

Francis delivers on promise to form special Vatican child protection “task force” to assist world’s bishops

Vatican pointman on sex abuse, Archbishop of Malta Charles Scicluna

Vatican pointman on child abuse insists that with new papal initiatives “silence and cover-ups now a thing of the past”

Abuse in the Church in Ireland

Irish Church safeguarding head warns “much more to be done” in responding to abuse survivors

Archbishop of Gdańsk Sławoj Leszek Głódź

Nunciature in Poland has “no information” on reports of Vatican investigation into Gdansk archbishop

Synodal path

German bishop “shakes head” at “terrifyingly excessive” criticism of ‘synodal path’ as working groups meet for first time

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