The Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has issued a penal precept for Father Scott Kallal. In ...

Martineau was ultimately referred to prosecutors, and was charged. In 2025, he struck a plea agreement in which he admitted that sufficient facts existed to convict him of assault and battery, but he ...

A 63-year-old East New York pastor has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision after a Brooklyn jury convicted him of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl from ...

Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his upcoming trip to Latin America, which will take the American pope to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican said Tuesday.

Pope Leo will meet with survivors of sexual ​abuse by Catholic clergy during his November ‌6 to 17 three-country tour of South America, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV will hold “several meetings” with victims of clerical sexual abuse during his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from Nov. 6–17.

Mora was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to 10 years in prison. Mora was given credit for more than 500 days served. He must register as a sex offender upon his release. On Sept. 28, More pled guilty ...

Last week, the New York Catholic Archdiocese agreed to an $800 million settlement with survivors of sexual abuse. Legal experts say the agreement could serve as a barometer for survivors who are still ...

A fourth victim has come forward and accused a former middle school teacher and track coach of sexual abuse, court records show. James ‘Jim’ Wilder III, 60, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, ...

Amid rising abuse claims, the Polish bishops unanimously decided in March 2023 to create a team to draw up a blueprint for an independent abuse commission. The decision followed a controversial ...

A survivor is speaking out after the Catholic Archdiocese of New York agreed to pay more than $800 million to settle clergy sexual abuse claims brought by more than 1,000 survivors.

This is more striking, as evidence of the negative effects of abuse on trust in the Catholic Church is easy to find all over the world.