Pope Francis has faced pressure to address the sexual abuse crisis in the Church The Pope has declared that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" no longer applies to the sexual abuse of minors, in a ...

Pope Francis has changed the Roman Catholic Church's laws to explicitly criminalise sexual abuse. It is the biggest overhaul of the criminal code for nearly 40 years. The new rules make sexual ...

Pope Francis will come face to face with the ... But so far, there is no word if he will meet with victims or even mention the sex abuse directly, as he has in other countries where the rank ...

Pope Francis has named Providence Bishop ... after he succeeded Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned amid the church sex abuse scandal. O’Malley, who is now 80 years old, spoke up after Cardinal ...

Pope Francis called Saturday for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been ...

BOSTON (AP) — Pope ... Law, who resigned in disgrace in December 2002. “When I arrived it was a time of great crisis and of ...

Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.Credit ... But so far, there is no word if he will meet with victims or even mention the sex abuse directly, as he has in other countries where the ...

The Justice Department watchdog says the FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or ... Connecticut service academy Pope Francis has accepted the ...

Pope Francis will come face to face with the ... But so far, there is no word if he will meet with victims or even mention the sex abuse directly, as he has in other countries where the rank ...

Pope Francis will come face to face with the ... But so far, there is no word if he will meet with victims or even mention the sex abuse directly, as he has in other countries where the rank ...

And yet, the church in East Timor today is stronger than ever, with most downplaying, doubting or dismissing the claims ...