Most think reports about sexual abuse in the church reflect ongoing issues, but they don’t think the problem is unique to the ...

In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with ...

In the two-month period between new caps being approved and taking effect in child sex abuse damages, more than 3,800 ...

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse ...

Pope Leo XIV told 400 bishops and cardinals from nearly 40 countries that they “must be firm and decisive in dealing with ...

Pope Leo XIV defended press freedom and urged journalists not to tolerate any abuse in the Catholic Church on Saturday.

Robert “Father Bob” Hoeffner was killed in January 2024 along with two others by a former student, 24-year-old Brandon Kapas.

The Rev. Michael McHugh, a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Astoria, was removed from the ministry after members of a Catholic review board claimed they substantiated allegations of ...

Washington’s new law was targeted by Trump’s justice department last month, and on Monday, DOJ lawyers argued it violates ...

Pope Leo XIV failed to properly investigate sex abuse claims while in prominent leadership roles in Chicago, victims’ group says ...

Washington joins seven other states in denying privilege for confidential communications about sexual abuse in the ...