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Annual audit shows more than 4,200 allegations of clergy sexual abuse reported

WASHINGTON — More than 4,200 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and others were reported during the year ending June 30,...

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish Archbishop Andrzej Dziega, known for ignoring victims of sexual abuse

The announcement that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dziega of Szczecin-Kamien with no explanation in a Feb. 24 statement from the apostolic nunciature caused a...

Australia’s Child Abuse Squad detectives arrest 74-year-old retired Bishop Christopher Saunders for historical abuse...

BROOME, Australia -- The Australian bishops' conference president, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, has said the investigation into allegations against retired Bishop Christopher Saunders...

Women ask Pope Francis to make Father Marko Rupnik sex abuse report public

VATICAN CITY -- Five years after Pope Francis' summit on fighting clerical sexual abuse, a Rome lawyer had advice for religious women sexually abused...

Archdiocese of Baltimore considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as clergy sex-abuse lawsuits expected

BALTIMORE  -- Archbishop William E. Lori told Catholics Sept. 5 that the Archdiocese of Baltimore is considering Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization as one option...

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, New Orleans archdiocese push back against Guardian report saying they botched...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans and Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond are pushing back against a newspaper's investigative report claiming they mishandled several claims of...

Artist and preacher Father Marko Rupnik expelled from Jesuit order due to abuse allegations

VATICAN CITYS -- The Jesuits have expelled from their religious order the well-known artist and preacher Father Marko Rupnik for refusing to uphold his...

Illinois bishops respond to Attorney General Kwame Raoul report revealing decades of abuse against...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children. The report, unveiled during...

Woman files lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by former Philadelphia priest while she was a...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is facing a civil lawsuit over claims it covered up for one of its former priests who allegedly...

Allegations against Father Marko Rupnik cast shadow over mosaics at the Sanctuary of Our...

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, one of the most famous sites of Marian apparitions worldwide, is facing an important decision: what to...

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