abuse

Catholic Church apologizes to Canada indigenous peoples for school abuses

  by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- The Catholic Church apologized "unequivocally" on Friday to Canada's…

Trudeau denounces vandalism, arson of Catholic churches, as history of abuse in residential schools unearthed

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced a wave of vandalism across Canada that saw…

Polish Catholic Church reports hundreds of abuse claims committed by clergy on minors

  WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's embattled Catholic Church on Monday revealed that since 2018 it has received several hundred…

Trudeau doesn’t rule out criminal probe of indigenous school graves

Canadian PM says he had spoken directly with Catholic Church's Pope Francis, seeking an apology for the abuse   by…

Report finds hundreds of child sex abuse cases in German diocese

  by Isabelle LE PAGE and Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- An independent study commissioned by…

Vatican’s former France envoy on trial for sexual assault

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Pope Francis's former envoy to France, Luigi Ventura, goes on trial in Paris on Tuesday…

US cities under curfew after fresh anti-race protests, looting

  by Charlotte PLANTIVE and Joy POWELL, with Ines BEL AIBA in Washington Agence France Presse MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)…

Philippines tops world for online child sex abuse: study

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines has become the world's largest known source of online child sexual exploitation, with endemic…

Cardinal Pell knew of Catholic clergy abuse in Australia for decades: inquiry

  by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse…

Australian Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse

  by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Cardinal George Pell was released from prison on Tuesday,…

French mental health charity accuses founder of sexual abuse

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- An international mental health charity based in France accused its revered Canadian founder on Saturday…

Canada must pay up for military sexual assault victims

  OTTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada must pay almost a billion dollars in settlements to hundreds of military victims of…

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