Pope says ashamed Church did not prioritise abuse victims in France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church’s inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and...
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French clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950, probe finds (Update 2)
French clergy have sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, a major investigation released on Tuesday found, and its authors accused...
German archbishop offers to resign over Church’s sexual abuse ‘catastrophe’
One of Roman Catholicism’s most influential liberal figures, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered to resign as archbishop of Munich, saying he had to share...
German Catholic Church to offer abuse victims compensation
The victims of sexual abuse in Germany’s Catholic Church can apply for compensation payments of up to 50,000 euros from next year, the chairman of...
Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for 6 years for sexual attack on boys
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, March 13 (Reuters) – Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday for sexually...
Vatican treasurer convicted of sexually abusing 13-year-old boys
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty on five charges of child sexual abuse committed...
Pope compares having an abortion to ‘hiring a hit man’
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to “hiring a “hit man” to eliminate a problematic person, in comments sure to be welcomed by...
Pope blames devil for Church divisions, scandals
The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced...
Polish church turns to top court in paedophile case
An arm of the Catholic Church in Poland plans to ask the Supreme Court to annul a ruling requiring it to pay one million zloty...
German Catholic Church apologises for ‘pain’ of abuse victims
The head of the Catholic Church in Germany apologised on Tuesday “for all the failure and pain”, after a report found thousands of children had...
