Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with abusing minor
Ex-Catholic prelate is accused of molesting a teenage boy during a 1974 wedding reception
Ex-Catholic prelate is accused of molesting a teenage boy during a 1974 wedding reception
Senior clerics found to have downplayed or dismissed allegations in damaging reports
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, head of church’s office for appointing saints, relinquishes rights
‘We must not be afraid to hold this regime to account,’ writes Cardinal Charles Bo
Clerics in denial about abuse should learn from failures in Ireland and US
Former Vatican treasurer remanded in custody pending sentencing for abuse of two boys
Concrete measures called for by Pope Francis amount to a paltry result
Lack of forceful action has disgusted and disheartened many sexual abuse victims
Theodore McCarrick is highest profile church figure be defrocked in modern times
Rite & Reason: Bishop says there was ‘consistent negative coverage in the media in the final weeks of preparation’
US justice department investigates Pennysylvanian dioceses accused of covering up abuses
Church must follow the truth in relation to Theodore McCarrick
Pontiff announces summit on the protection of minors amid continuing crisis
Ordinary Catholics are angry and in near despair due to the worldwide failure of the institutional Church to institute transparent mechanisms of accountability for the cover-up of abuse of children by clergy
‘It was robust’ – eight survivors of clerical abuse met the pope at papal nuncio’s home
Pope dismissive on flight from Ireland to Rome of claims by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano
Before leaving Ireland, Pope tells bishops they must address clerical abuse with honesty, courage
Prelate, due in Dublin this week, is criticised in a damning US report
Fr Patrick McCafferty says pope should ‘stay away’ because of issue of clerical sex abuse
‘Hundreds of priests’ involved in abuse of more than 1,000 identifiable victims in Pennsylvania
Survivors claim each has questions to answer about known clerical child abusers
Church and aid bodies wield corruptible power over vulnerable adults and youth
Former president urges pope to make Ireland point at which ‘hope and history rhyme’
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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