Catholic clergy abuse
Brothers accuse prominent Chicago priest of sexual abuse
By Michael Tarm — January 26, 2021
(RNS) — A Sunday statement from the Rev. Michael Pfleger’s private attorneys said the allegations were false.
One year after Vatican abuse summit, survivors grade Pope Francis with ‘D minus’
By Claire Giangravé — February 20, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — One year after Pope Francis called for a summit of Catholic bishops at the Vatican, abuse survivors flocked to the Eternal City on Thursday to report a lack of progress and accountability in the fight against clergy sex abuse.
Bishops in Rome struggle to find way to investigate bishops
By Thomas Reese — February 22, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — How to deal with bishops' abuse or negligence is the biggest problem ahead for the Vatican conference on clergy sexual abuse meeting in Rome this week.
As Catholic sex abuse investigations begin, questions remain
By Jack Jenkins — September 19, 2018
(RNS) — 'Pennsylvania demonstrated that the church is not honest,' said Tim Lennon, president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
Pope Francis closes Ireland visit with appeals to divided Catholics
By Christine A. Scheller — August 27, 2018
DUBLIN (RNS) — For many, Pope Francis' visit to Ireland was clouded by the latest revelations of clergy sex abuse in the U.S. and Australia and Catholic bishops' attempts to cover them up.
Pope apologizes for Catholic Church ‘crimes’ in Ireland
By Nicole Winfield — August 26, 2018
KNOCK, Ireland (AP) — Pope Francis, who is on a weekend visit to Ireland, told the hundreds of thousands of people who turned out for Mass that he met Saturday with victims of all sorts of abuses.
Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope’s hand
By Nicole Winfield — July 20, 2018
(RNS) — "We can't effectively prevent the sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable adults by clergy while habitual and widespread failures in celibacy are quietly tolerated," said a Catholic seminary official.
Pope Francis received sex abuse victim’s letter, contradicting denial
By Nicole Winfield — February 5, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The fact that Francis received the eight-page letter, obtained by the AP, challenges his insistence that he has 'zero tolerance' for sex abuse and cover-ups.
Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop
By Nicole Winfield — January 30, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The controversy over the case of Bishop Juan Barros dominated Francis' just-ended trip to Chile and exposed his blind spot as far as clerical sex abuse is concerned.
Vatican diplomat recalled amid child porn investigation
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 15, 2017
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A high-ranking priest working in the Vatican's embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there and face trial in a child pornography investigation, Vatican and U.S. officials said.
‘Spotlight’: It’s not just a Catholic problem
By Boz Tchividjian — December 7, 2015
Protestants can learn much from a film about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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