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Italy’s Catholic church orders child sex abuse study

by Clément MELKI Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The new head of Italy's Catholic Church announced Friday a…

Catholic priest among 12 convicted over Malawi albino murder

  LILONGWE, Malawi (AFP) -- A Malawi Catholic priest, a policeman and hospital worker are among a dozen convicted over…

US Catholic diocese agrees $87.5 million deal to settle sex abuse lawsuits

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle…

Former Argentine bishop sentenced for sex abuse

  ORAN, Argentina (AFP) -- A retired Argentine bishop seen as close to Catholic Church's Pope Francis was sentenced on…

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse scandal

  by Alice RITCHIE / Ella IDE Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness…

Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe

  by Femke COLBORNE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A potentially explosive report into the handling of child…

French Catholic Church to sell assets to settle sex abuse claims

  by Karine PERRET Agence France Presse LOURDES, France (AFP) -- Catholic bishops in France agreed Monday to sell part…

France’s bishops kneel in penance for decades of child abuse in Catholic Church

by Karine PERRET Agence France Presse LOURDES, France (AFP) -- Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show…

Trudeau to visit community where indigenous children’s graves were found

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit the indigenous community of Kamloops where the remains…

Vatican teen sex abuse trial ends with acquittals

  ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Two priests were acquitted on Wednesday of charges linked with sex abuse at a school…

Catholic Pope expresses ‘shame’ at French sex abuse scandal

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his personal shame and that of the Church at the…

French Catholic Church inquiry finds 216,000 sex abuse victims from 1950

  by Karine PERRET and Joseph SCHMID Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- An independent inquiry into alleged sex…

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