Book tries to lift veil on abuse within women’s religious communities
By Cindy Wooden – “I understood we were all like dogs. They told us to sit and we sat, to...
Abuse
Cardinal O’Malley: Church Cannot Repair What it Does Not Recognise
By Carol Glatz – Gathering information and statistics on the sexual abuse of minors is an important tool for assessing...
Sex abuse survivors urge bishops to denounce Church Militant’s agenda
By Rhina Guidos – On the first of two days of public sessions during the US bishops fall general assembly,...
Scottish inquiry finds Marists at two schools abused ‘with impunity’
By Simon Caldwell – Children in two Scottish residential schools run by the Marist Brothers were subjected to horrific sexual abuse...
Predator-Priest Sent to Prison for Life for Sexually Exploiting Children
By CNS – A Cleveland diocesan priest was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on federal charges involving...
French bishops set out new reforms in wake of abuse report
France’s Catholic bishops have unveiled new measures to counter sexual abuse by clergy after an October report by an independent...
New Zealand Catholic Church welcomes Royal Commission hearings on schools
The Catholic Church in New Zealand welcomed an announcement by the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care that it had...
Pope: The Culture of Death Includes All Forms of Abuse
By Carol Glatz – Every form of abuse – sexual, psychological or an abuse of power – is part of “the...
Pope Encourages French Bishops to Support, Console Victims
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis urged the bishops of France to carry the cross of the abuse crisis with...
