Clerical Abuse

(OSV News) —  The controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was forced to confirm news that it was suppressed by Pope Francis after two of its members leaked the news …

(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 …

“Why do men become beasts?” The question was asked by South African Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale. In a speech last August, he was warning men that they will be held …

LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached an agreement in principle worth $880 million to compensate more than a thousand decades-old claims of childhood sexual …

ROME (OSV News) — The artistic community founded by Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian priest accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing multiple women, dismissed calls from survivors to remove …

(OSV News) — An estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in the care of state and faith-based institutions were abused or neglected between 1950 and 2019, according to the report …

Last week most of the OSV News team was at the National Eucharistic Congress: The general consensus I’ve heard from them is that it was a powerful, life-changing event and …

TURIN, Italy (OSV News) — Alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik welcomed the decisions of the Knights of Columbus and Lourdes sanctuary regarding the ex-Jesuit’s mosaics, saying they are “grateful.” …

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is entering its final days as the pilgrims approach Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress which starts July 17. Next week we’ll have a sizable team …

(OSV News) — The Knights of Columbus has announced the Catholic fraternal organization will cover mosaics by ex-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in …