Abuse

In “The Silence of Bétharram,” the author gathers testimonies of alleged assaults, including alleged rapes committed in the school against minors by clergy and laypeople, between 1950 and 2010, but …

ROME (OSV News) — One of the world’s top experts on clerical sexual abuse, Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, said Pope Francis will be remembered as a pontiff who made listening …

ROME (OSV News) — Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, faced the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, attempting to balance defending …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against seven alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse who either have pending settlements or have already received …

Those who work to keep children and vulnerable adults safe are serving and honoring Christ, Pope Francis said in a written message.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Dicastery for Legislative Texts strongly cautioned against publishing “news” that would harm the reputation of an individual, especially someone who is deceased, when it …

ROME (OSV News) — Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, the first cardinal of Opus Dei, said Jan. 25 that abuse accusations made against him in a Spanish daily El País …

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(OSV News) — After he turned 80 at the end of June, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley’s retirement as archbishop of Boston was accepted by Pope Francis on Aug. 5 of …

(OSV News) — A retired New Orleans priest who walked back a public admission of sexual abuse has pleaded guilty to charges for offenses dating from 1975-1976. Msgr. Lawrence Hecker was …