Pope on Sex Abuse: We Showed No Care for the Children

Nicole Winfield / The Associated Press Aug 20, 2018 In a letter, the pontiff urges Catholics across the world to root out abuse and cover-ups. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Vatican Voices ‘Shame and Sorrow’ Over Abuse by U.S. Priests

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2018 The pope isn't quoted in the statement, made in reaction to a Pennsylvania grand jury finding that clergymen molested large numbers of children over decades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Strips U.S. Prelate of Rank After Claims of Sexual Abuse

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Jul 28, 2018 In a move described as unprecedented, the pontiff acts before the accusations are investigated by church officials in the case of Theodore McCarrick, emeritus archbishop of Washington, D.C. McCarrick was heavily involved in the Catholic Church's response to allegations of priestly abuse in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope Punishes Cardinal in Sexual Abuse Case

MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Jun 20, 2018 Theodore McCarrick, 87, the retired archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been removed from public ministry and faces further punishment over allegations he sexually abused a teenager more than 40 years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Admits His ‘Grave Errors’ in Handling Sex Case

NICOLE WINFIELD and EVA VERGARA / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 Pope Francis invites the victims in Chile's sex abuse scandal to Rome to beg their forgiveness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Young People Give Pope Francis a Piece of Their Mind

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Mar 24, 2018 Young Catholics tell the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church, without "excessive moralism" and with a greater leadership role for women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Vatican Convicts Guam Archbishop in Sex Abuse Trial

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Mar 16, 2018 Former altar boys had leveled allegations against Anthony Apuron, who says he has appealed the Vatican decision and is innocent of the charges. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Letter on Sex Abuse in Chile Contradicts the Pope

NICOLE WINFIELD and EVA VERGARA / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2018 Francis said in January that no victim had come forward, but Cardinal Sean O'Malley assured abuse survivors in 2015 that he had presented the evidence to the pontiff, The Associated Press reports. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hostile Rejection of Refugees Is a Sin, Pope Declares

FRANCES D’EMILIO / The Associated Press Jan 14, 2018 Francis calls for overcoming fears that new arrivals might “disturb the established order” of local communities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cardinal Bernard Law Dies; Was Seen by Many as Enabler of Molesters

Rachel Zoll and Nicole Winfield / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2017 The disgraced former archbishop of Boston was 86. “I hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance,” declares a woman who says she was sexually abused as a child. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Religious Leaders Call for Climate Solidarity

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Sep 14, 2017 Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appeal for urgent global response to the "challenge of the ecological crisis and climate change." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )