Pope Francis has been called on to address child sexual abuse in the Catholic church during his upcoming visit to Timor-Leste. The request, made by influential non-profit organisation ...

Pope Francis received a raucous welcome as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he indirectly acknowledged an abuse scandal ...

But the issue of clerical sexual abuse is also hanging over this leg of the pope’s visit to the region ... Chilean bishop accused of covering up a sex scandal in 2018, a decision he later ...

This isn’t about how East Timorese society views its national heroes, nor about how Asians apparently respond differently to allegations of abuse. Nor is it about Pope Francis needing to appease ...

When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child abuse scandals that have been largely ignored by the deeply Catholic ...

Sept. 9 (UPI) --Pope Francis on Monday landed in the island nation of Timor-Leste, issuing a call for protection for youth as the country is embroiled in a clergy abuse scandal. Francis urged that ...

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said the raids were in response to reports filed this month alleging neglect, abuse, sexual harassment and molestation at the premises. Two of the ...