The call for action follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic officials specializing in abuse ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.

A former top Vatican official who dealt with clergy sexual abuse issues joined victims on Monday in urging Pope Francis to ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic ...

“Despite Pope Francis’ repeated calls for zero tolerance on abuse, his words have yet to lead to any real action,” stated ...

Though not accused of abuse himself, Archbishop Justin Welby was criticized for his response to a number of abuse cases ...

Kennedy, secretary of the Vatican’s office responsible for the discipline of priests guilty of abuse. In a message to conference participants Nov. 13, Pope Francis said attendees ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

Some would say it’s not entirely clear how guilty Príncipi really is, and thus it’s equally hard to say what precise ...

Nurses rallied outside the fall meeting of the U.S. bishops' conference Nov. 12 in Baltimore, urging bishops to do something ...

Welby is accused of not taking sufficient action to stop one of the Church of England’s most prolific serial abusers.

Pope Francis on Thursday opened a landmark Vatican summit on fighting child sex abuse, calling for “concrete measures” and handing top Catholic bishops a roadmap to tackling paedophilia in the ...