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Archbishop Jose Gomez (left) and Cardinal Daniel DiNardo arrive at the Perugino Gate to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday to discuss the sex abuse crisis within the church.

Religion

U.S. Leaders Of 'Lacerated' Catholic Church Meet Pope To Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis

4:05pm September 13, 2018

by Amy Held

As Pope Francis grapples with a growing scandal, an accused bishop has resigned in West Virginia and a new study has emerged documenting the scale of clerical abuse in Germany.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Mark Coleridge speaks to the media alongside Catholic Religious Australia President Sister Monica Cavanagh, right, during a news conference in Sydney on Friday in response to the child abuse roya

Australia's Bishops Reject Reporting Evidence Of Abuse Heard In Confession

6:50am August 31, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the top body for religious orders in the country formally rejected the recommendation contained in a landmark government report issued late last year.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, seen cradling a cross during a march against violence last year in Chicago, expressed "sorrow, disgust, outrage" last week in the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury investigation, which implicated priests with connections to the Ch

'Moral Obligation': Illinois Attorney General To Meet With Dioceses On Alleged Abuse

11:07am August 24, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Lisa Madigan says a Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse "identifies at least seven priests with connections to Illinois." She says the Chicago Archdiocese has agreed to speak with her.

Pope Francis addresses the International Pilgrimage of the Ministrants last month in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.

Pope Francis On Clergy Sex Abuse: 'We Showed No Care For The Little Ones'

2:43pm August 20, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The pontiff's comments were in a letter penned nearly a week after a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed decades of alleged child abuse and cover-ups. "We abandoned them," Francis wrote.

Former priest James Faluszczak, who says he was molested as a teenager by a priest, reacts as Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg on Tuesday.

Former Catholic Priest Says Pennsylvania Bishop Ignored His Reports Of Abuse

7:36pm August 16, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

Former priest James Faluszczak was one of many witnesses to testify before the grand jury about being abused by an Erie priest. He says when he told the bishop about it, he was "totally ignored."

Pope Francis reads from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Vatican responded to the latest report of clergy abuse in the United States.

Pope Francis Expresses 'Shame And Sorrow' Over Pennsylvania Abuse Allegations

6:28pm August 16, 2018

After days of silence and a barrage of criticism for failing to address the most recent priest sex abuse scandal, the Vatican speaks: "The Holy See condemns unequivocally the sexual abuse of minors."

St. Peters Cathedral, North Adelaide, South Australia, SA, Australia. Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson was found guilty on Tuesday of covering up child sex abuse in the 1970s.

Australian Archbishop Found Guilty In Cover-Up Of Child Sex Abuse

2:17am May 22, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson faces up to two years in prison for concealing abuse after two altar boys approached him in the 1970s with allegations against a fellow priest.

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience on Wednesday.

Pope Apologizes For 'Serious Mistakes' In Handling Of Chile's Sex Abuse Scandal

3:14am April 12, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a public letter, Francis says he misjudged the situation surrounding Chile's Bishop Juan Barros, who has been accused of helping cover up abuse.

The bronze statue of Cardinal Moran stands by the entrance of St. Mary's Cathedral, in Sydney, Australia.

Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report

8:25am December 15, 2017

by Scott Neuman

A royal commission recommends that the Australian Catholic Church ask the Vatican to lift its celibacy requirement for clergy and require that evidence of abuse revealed in confession be reported.

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Cyntoia Brown is pictured in a still from the 2011 documentary Me Facing Life: The Cyntoia Brown Story. Her case is renewing questions about how child sex trafficking victims are treated by the justice system.

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Cyntoia Brown Case Highlights How Child Sex Trafficking Victims Are Prosecuted

3:51pm December 01, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Cyntoia Brown received a life sentence for killing a man who hired her for sex when she was 16. Her case is renewing efforts to change how the system treats child sex trafficking victims.