Pope Francis suggested it may be possible to bless same-sex unions in a newly public response to cardinals who questioned the ...

Clergy sexual abuse survivors have unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them.

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that people in same-sex unions could be blessed by Catholic priests on a “case-by-case” basis, a seeming reversal of previous statements. The ...

Earlier this week, the 94-year-old former pope denied he knew about allegations of sex abuse at the Mexico-based Legionaries of Christ Catholic religious order.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. I CAN’T TELL YOU THE BURDEN THIS WILL LIFT FROM YOU. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST. COULD BE A GAME CHANGER. ABUSE SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES SAY THAT’S WHEN A NEW LAW TAKES EFFECT.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy on Friday, in a move that lawyers and advocates argue is timed to silence abuse victims and protect the church’s assets, just as a new state law ...

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BALTIMORE - The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced on Friday it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as it expects dozens of sex abuse lawsuits. Archbishop William Lori said the decision would ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness from victims of sexual abuse in Catholic churches in a statement published Tuesday. “I can only express to all the victims of sexual abuse my profound ...

A new chance for justice begins this weekend for some sex abuse survivors in Maryland. The Child Victims Act of 2023 takes effect on Oct. 1, lifting the statute of limitations on abuse cases so ...

Dave Lorenz of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) shows on April 5 the Maryland Attorney General's report into clergy abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. (Bill O'Leary/The ...