The legacy of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and the tactic of moving abusers to new dioceses without addressing the problem has been well-documented...

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) – When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child...

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) – When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child...

Archdiocese’s proposal comes as survivors of sexual abuse by clergy request ‘very reasonable’ $1bn to settle claims

As Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit East Timor, he will confront a child abuse scandal involving a priest, an issue that has long been...

NYT: Papal visit highlights church's history of moving abusive priests to Pacific Islands.

An Irish minister on Tuesday (3/9) called the results of a government-ordered inquiry into decades of alleged historical sexual abuse at religious...

An Irish minister on Tuesday (3/9) called the results of a government-ordered inquiry into decades of alleged historical sexual abuse at religious...

The findings of a scoping inquiry has revealed almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools run by religious orders.

An Irish state inquiry uncovered a “truly shocking” level of sexual abuse at religious schools, primarily those run by the Catholic...