Tag: sex abuse
Delaware General Assembly wants to eliminate seal of confession, requiring priests...
The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic church and wants to break the seal of confession between...
Pope expels Chilean priest found guilty of sex abuse
VATICAN CITY -- A priest who was once hailed as a champion of human rights in Chile was expelled from the priesthood by Pope...
Australian archbishop, convicted of abuse cover-up, stepping aside for now
ADELAIDE, Australia -- Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, who faces a maximum penalty of two years in jail for failing to inform police about...
Chile’s bishops offer resignations after meeting pope on sex abuse
VATICAN CITY -- Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical...
Saginaw church records, computers seized in probe of abuse allegations
SAGINAW, Mich. -- The news that law enforcement authorities served the Saginaw Diocese with a search warrant March 22 was "distressing and disheartening for...
Pope apologizes to sex abuse victims, defends accused Chilean bishop
Catholic News Service
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PERU -- Pope Francis apologized to victims of clergy sex abuse, saying he unknowingly wounded them by...
Pope meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Pope Francis met in private Jan. 16 with survivors of sexual abuse by Chilean clergy, a Vatican spokesman said, but his...