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 ...

A distraught Pope Francis again pledged justice for the victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic ... advances which recent reforms to canon law have meant, which hold abusers accountable ...

Pope Francis has weighed in on the latest sex assault revelations that have further discredited a legendary French priest, Abbe Pierre ...

Will he visit Argentina? Why didn’t he denounce the death penalty in Singapore? Is he satisfied with the results of the ...

While Pope Benedict ... to act over four child sex abuse cases. Then known as Josef Ratzinger, he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982. The report by a German law firm alleges that abuse ...

Leste's church abruptly resigned and moved to Mozambique amidst claims he sexually abused young boys over a 20-year period.

Pope Francis ... sexual abuse crimes of minors by priests that have long been sought by activists against paedophilia. Revision of the penal sanctions within the Code of Canon Law followed a ...

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 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 ...

Muslim-majority Malaysia runs a dual-track legal system, with Islamic laws running alongside secular ... filed this month alleging neglect, abuse, sexual harassment and molestation at the premises.

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