Pennsylvanians to get more time on sex abuse charges, suits
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state where a grand jury’s groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church ...
DC priest says he was ‘too busy’ to abuse parishioners
WASHINGTON — A D.C. priest convicted of sexually abusing two child parishioners is asking for mercy at his sentencing and maintaining his innocence, s...
Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for mor...
Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse
NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself...
Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusin...
Timeline of Cardinal George Pell’s career and accusations
Australia's highest court on Wednesday agreed to hear an appeal by Cardinal George Pell of his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral ...
Hispanic immigrant in line to lead US Catholic bishops
Clergy sex abuse is once again on the agenda as U.S. Catholic bishops meet this week — but so is a potentially historic milestone: Los Angeles Archbis...