Church Sexual Abuse
-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Opinion | Church Of England Refuses To Learn From Its Abuse Scandals
In November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (the Church's senior most figure), stepped down amid a damning report that found that he failed to act on allegations of child sexual abuse within the Church of England.
-
Church Releases List Of Priests Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors In Colombia
The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday.
-
"I Once More Ask Forgiveness": Pope Francis On Sexual Abuse At Canadian Schools
Pope Francis on Thursday asked for forgiveness for sexual abuse at Canadian schools for indigenous children run by Catholic orders, addressing a deep wound that many survivors wanted him to acknowledge during his apology tour in Canada.
-
Head Of Major Australian Church Quits Over Inappropriate Conduct With Women
Australia's biggest evangelical church said on Wednesday its founder had resigned after acting inappropriately towards two women, another blow to an influential organisation already reeling from charges the leader had covered up sex abuse.
-
French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
-
Pope Francis Says Ashamed Church Did Not Prioritise Abuse Victims In France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church's inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make itself a "safe home for everyone".
-
Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
Pope Francis expressed his "great sorrow" for the victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy after the publication on Tuesday of a devastating report, a Vatican spokesman said.
-
Report On Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Finds Hundreds Of Cases In Germany
An independent study commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church uncovered hundreds of cases of sexual violence allegedly committed by clergy and laymen in Germany's top diocese, its authors said Thursday.
-
Outrage Over Church's Handling Of Sex Abuse Scandals Justified, Says Pope
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that young people around the world were right to feel outrage at the Roman Catholic Church's handling of its sexual abuse scandals as it grapples with a wave of new cases in countries including Chile and Germany
-
Pope Francis Meets With US Church Leaders Over Clergy Sex Abuse
Pope Francis was set to host US bishops and cardinals on Thursday to discuss the Vatican's response to a new wave of devastating claims of sexual abuse by clergy.
-
Kerala Church Teacher Arrested For Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old Boy
A teacher who taught at the Sunday school for a church in Kerala's Ernakulam has been arrested by the police for sexually abusing a student.
-
US Catholic Church Shells Out $150 Million Over Pedophilia
The Catholic Church in the US forked out $120 million to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy and $30 million on pedophile prevention programs over 12 months, according to an annual report out Friday.
-
Abuse loosens Church's culture of silence in Italy
One afternoon last month, a rare thing happened in Rome's main courthouse: for perhaps the first time ever, an Italian bishop took the witness stand in the case of a priest accused of the sexual abuse of children.Soon after, another rare thing happened. The leader of the Italian bishops' conference acknowledged at a news conference that it was "pos...
-
Future pope stalled paedophile case
The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.
-
Indian priest accused of sexually molesting teen in US
Church documents show the Vatican was alerted to the accusations against the Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul more than three years ago but it did not respond.
-
Opinion | Church Of England Refuses To Learn From Its Abuse Scandals
In November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (the Church's senior most figure), stepped down amid a damning report that found that he failed to act on allegations of child sexual abuse within the Church of England.
-
Church Releases List Of Priests Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors In Colombia
The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday.
-
"I Once More Ask Forgiveness": Pope Francis On Sexual Abuse At Canadian Schools
Pope Francis on Thursday asked for forgiveness for sexual abuse at Canadian schools for indigenous children run by Catholic orders, addressing a deep wound that many survivors wanted him to acknowledge during his apology tour in Canada.
-
Head Of Major Australian Church Quits Over Inappropriate Conduct With Women
Australia's biggest evangelical church said on Wednesday its founder had resigned after acting inappropriately towards two women, another blow to an influential organisation already reeling from charges the leader had covered up sex abuse.
-
French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
-
Pope Francis Says Ashamed Church Did Not Prioritise Abuse Victims In France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church's inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make itself a "safe home for everyone".
-
Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
Pope Francis expressed his "great sorrow" for the victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy after the publication on Tuesday of a devastating report, a Vatican spokesman said.
-
Report On Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Finds Hundreds Of Cases In Germany
An independent study commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church uncovered hundreds of cases of sexual violence allegedly committed by clergy and laymen in Germany's top diocese, its authors said Thursday.
-
Outrage Over Church's Handling Of Sex Abuse Scandals Justified, Says Pope
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that young people around the world were right to feel outrage at the Roman Catholic Church's handling of its sexual abuse scandals as it grapples with a wave of new cases in countries including Chile and Germany
-
Pope Francis Meets With US Church Leaders Over Clergy Sex Abuse
Pope Francis was set to host US bishops and cardinals on Thursday to discuss the Vatican's response to a new wave of devastating claims of sexual abuse by clergy.
-
Kerala Church Teacher Arrested For Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old Boy
A teacher who taught at the Sunday school for a church in Kerala's Ernakulam has been arrested by the police for sexually abusing a student.
-
US Catholic Church Shells Out $150 Million Over Pedophilia
The Catholic Church in the US forked out $120 million to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy and $30 million on pedophile prevention programs over 12 months, according to an annual report out Friday.
-
Abuse loosens Church's culture of silence in Italy
One afternoon last month, a rare thing happened in Rome's main courthouse: for perhaps the first time ever, an Italian bishop took the witness stand in the case of a priest accused of the sexual abuse of children.Soon after, another rare thing happened. The leader of the Italian bishops' conference acknowledged at a news conference that it was "pos...
-
Future pope stalled paedophile case
The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.
-
Indian priest accused of sexually molesting teen in US
Church documents show the Vatican was alerted to the accusations against the Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul more than three years ago but it did not respond.
