More than 15 years after U.S. bishops pledged “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, reports of previously unpublicized misconduct continue to receive wide media coverage.

Advocates for survivors said religious sexual abuse should be the "deciding issue" when it comes to choosing the next pope. The Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, has launched ...

The Catholic Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, and five of its priests whose legal status in the United States expires as soon as next spring, have now sued the federal agencies overseeing immigration.

French Catholic clergy could have abused at least 10,000 minors and other vulnerable people since 1950, according to an independent investigation set up by the Church in France.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted Friday morning to add a series of religious paintings inside St. Augustine Catholic Church at 4th and New streets in Old City to the local register of ...

Known as “the Angelic Painter,” he created many magnificent works of religious art that adorn churches and religious houses in Italy. Among his most famous works are the Annunciation and ...

Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime through confessions.

List: Every abusive Catholic church priest, clergy member named in every state in past year The Pa. grand jury report opened the floodgates for states and dioceses to share the names of credibly ...

The Jesuits said that a famous artist priest is definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women, and lamented they couldn't prosecute him ...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans is preparing to add seven names to its list of local clergy found to have credible accusations of child molestation against them, after a Roman Catholic religious ...

Top 10 Myths About Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church The year anniversary of the PA grand jury report offers a point for reflection. Posted Aug 01, 2019 ...