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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."
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."
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a response to the clergy sex abuse report from Pennsylvania. It calls for further investigation, better reporting and resolution to complaints.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about the report of mass sex abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and how his office is handling the investigations.
Following revelations of widespread abuse by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mark Jordan, a professor at Harvard Divinity School, about the secrecy and internal machinations of the church that allow abuse to proliferate.
Jack Phillips, who prevailed in a Supreme Court case about his refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, is suing Colorado in a case involving a cake celebrating gender transition.
Noel King talks to Matt Haverstick, an attorney representing 2 Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania, about the grand jury report on sexual abuse of children by priests in six of the state's dioceses.
Catholics across Pennsylvania are reacting to a grand jury investigation that details widespread clergy sexual abuse of minors. The report says more than 300 priests abused more than 1,000 children.
A top Buddhist monk in China was accused by multiple nuns in a report that circulated on social media. He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.