Publication: CBS News
Women Describe Alleged Abuse by Nuns
Catholic bishops from across the U.S. are gathering Wednesday for a weeklong retreat on the clergy sex abuse crisis at a seminary near Chicago. Organizers said the retreat, which was ...
Pope Francis to Clergy Sex Abusers: “Hand Yourself Over … and Prepare for Divine Justice”
Pope Francis vowed Friday that the Catholic Church will "never again" cover up clergy sex abuse and demanded that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in. Francis dedicated ...
Whistleblower Says Bishop Malone Knew of Sexual Abuse Allegations, But Did Nothing
The Roman Catholic Church is facing its biggest crisis in the United States since the Boston sex abuse scandal 16 years ago. 13 states are now investigating whether abuse was ...
Catholic Americans Give Pope Poor Marks on Gandling of Sex Abuse Scandal
Most Catholic Americans think the Pope and the Vatican are doing a poor job handling recent reports of child sexual abuse by priests, and about a quarter of Catholics say ...
Cardinal Wuerl Stepping Down
In a new letter posted to the Archdiocese of Washington’s website, Cardinal Donald Wuerl says he intends to step aside to allow for new leadership following outcry since the release ...
Another Case of Abuse Cover-up by Francis? Students at School for the Deaf Say They Were Repeatedly Raped by Priests
The children told prosecutors the two Roman Catholic priests repeatedly raped them by an image of the Virgin Mary inside the small school chapel in remote northwestern Argentina. Only their ...
Two Chicago Priests Arrested in Miami for ‘Clericalism’
Two Chicago-area priests were charged Monday with 'Clericalism' after being caught performing a sexual act inside a car parked on a Miami Beach street. According to Miami Beach Police, 39-year-old ...
Report: ‘They Were Raping Little Boys & Girls’
The long-awaited state grand jury report into sexual abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses, including Pittsburgh and Greensburg, has finally been released. The 884-page document, two years in the making, shines ...
