Articles on this issue "sexual abuse"
The Holy See will respond at the "opportune moment" to the recently published Cloyne report, which reveals the failure of the Irish diocese to correctly handle sexual abuse cases as recently …
read moreThe archbishop of Dublin is warning against the breakdown of Church-state relationships and urging all members of society to work together to protect children. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said …
read morePrime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland lashed out at the Vatican this week in response to the findings of the Cloyne Report, accusing it of, among other things, "dysfunction, disconnection, …
read moreBy Mark Miravalle Approximately a decade ago, the Catholic Church in the United States experienced its worst public scandal in its history. An appropriate cry for just punishment for those …
read moreVatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi is responding to widespread anger erupting in Ireland over a report that accuses the Church of attempting to cover up sexual abuse cases in that …
read moreHere is a translation of the statement released Tuesday by Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, on the Report by the Commission of Inquiry into the …
read moreHere is the text of a letter from Archbishop Dermot Clifford of Cashel and Emly, who is also apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Cloyne, to the faithful of the Cloyne Diocese, in …
read moreThe same Murphy Commission of Investigation that revealed the extent of sexual abuse in Ireland with three earlier reports, has released a fourth report, this time on the mishandling of sex …
read moreA conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University in February and an electronic database with best practices and research results are two more means the Church is offering to the global …
read moreThe Church's work with regard to sexual abuse of minors by the clergy is to aid victims, but also to prevent abuse by promoting a health attitude toward sexuality in the seminaries, says the …
read moreThe bishops and religious superiors of Belgium are "determined" to compensate the victims of sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy, and to help the victims heal. They expressed this …
read moreThe series of conclusions of the John Jay report released earlier this month on the causes and context of clergy sex abuse in the Church didn't come as a surprise to Archbishop Gregory Aymond. …
read moreCardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, is expressing his "profound grief" over the case of Father Riccardo Seppia, who was arrested …
read moreA study on sexual abuse by clergy in the United States concludes that neither celibacy nor homosexuality can be pinpointed as the cause for the crisis, and that the problem is largely a …
read moreHere is the statement released today by Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, and the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on the results of a study conducted by the …
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