The BBC has uncovered how a culture of complicity and denial conceals the true scale of clerical sex abuse in Italy. We’ll call him “Mario”. He pulls back slightly as we shake hands, still clearly uncomfortable with physical contact. And at my first question – “How are you?” – which I hoped would ease him … Read more
The head of Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has said he is asking the Vatican to investigate the cover-up of child sexual abuse by priests. Archbishop Wojciech Polak called on the Church hierarchy to “launch proceedings” following the release of a documentary on the subject on Saturday The film tells the story of two brothers … Read more
The persecution of Christians in parts of the world is at near “genocide” levels, according to a report ordered by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The review, led by the Bishop of Truro the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, estimated that one in three people suffer from religious persecution. Christians were the most persecuted religious group, it … Read more