A childhood clergy sexual abuse survivors group is sharply critical of the timing of the Fresno Catholic Diocese bankruptcy ...

The priest allegedly "walked up behind” a woman he knew from his service at the church “and forcibly touched her in the kitchen," according to police.

The report, resulting from a five-month inquiry into violence within the school system, proposes a series of measures aimed ...

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

The leader of the St John of God order in Ireland should face criminal investigation for the reckless endangerment of ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a new chief to spearhead the routing of sexual abuse among members of the Catholic clergy. French Archbishop Thibault Verny will serve as president of the Pontifical ...

This includes 57% who say they have heard a lot about the topic and 37% who say they have heard a little about it. Among U.S. adults as a whole, 93% say they have heard about sexual abuse and ...

Even as Pope Leo XIV’s profile as a humble champion of the disenfranchised takes shape, a looming question is how he will approach the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis while leading a ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under ...

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru. He is also drawing praise.