The leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the church in the United States has been “lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse.”
Sexual Abuse
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of West Virginia bishop accused of sexually harassing adults
Bransfield had been implicated in 2012 in an infamous Philadelphia priestly sex abuse case.
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Cardinal meeting with Pope Francis accused of ignoring abuse
As U.S. Catholic leaders head to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis about a growing church abuse crisis, the cardinal leading the delegation has been accused by two people of not doing enough to stop a priest who was arrested this week on sexual abuse charges.
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Indian nuns demand arrest of bishop accused of rape
A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused of rape.
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Report: 3,677 sex abuse cases in German Catholic Church
A report on sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Germany says 3,677 people were abused by clergy between 1946 and 2014, two leading German media outlets said Wednesday.
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Chilean archdiocese responds with practical measures to tackle abuse
Chilean Catholics are training clerics and parishioners in abuse prevention and counseling victims, but not just abuse in church settings.
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Pope Francis summons the world’s top bishops for sexual abuse prevention summit
The Feb. 21-24, 2019 meeting is believed to be the first of its kind.
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Wuerl to meet with Pope Francis about resignation
While he has defended his record, arguing that he removed priests accused of sexual abuse of minors from ministry in Pittsburgh, the cardinal has previously acknowledged that in other cases, he came up short.
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My brother was abused by a priest. So why am I still Catholic?
In the wake of this scandal, I do not blame people for leaving the church.
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Pope Francis to meet with top U.S. bishops to discuss sexual abuse scandal
Pope Francis will meet with three U.S. archbishops on Thursday, Sept. 13, as the church continues to grapple with fallout from sexual abuse scandals.