Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by a Vatican court in 2011.

The abuse crisis cannot be fixed by priests alone.

In this second document, Viganò confirms what was already evident to everyone: His real target is Pope Francis.

The nomination of Judge Kavanaugh has become a referendum on how to address allegations of sexual assault.

Both Kavanaugh and Ford testified under sworn oath.

The dioceses of Washington, D.C.; St. Louis; Seattle; St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Richmond, Va., are planning or have already held services focused on repentance and atonement.