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…
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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…
4 years ago
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…
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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…
5 years ago
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…
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Awful truth: Child sex abuse in the Catholic Church
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Catholic Church has been repeatedly rocked by child sex abuse scandals over the last…
5 years ago
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…
5 years ago
Thousands of pedophiles in French Catholic Church since 1950: commission
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Thousands of pedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of…
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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…
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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…
5 years ago
Chilean Jesuits recognize 64 cases of sexual abuse
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The Jesuit congregation of Chile has acknowledged that its priests sexually abused 64 people, including…
5 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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