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Landmark US church sex abuse trial opens

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia protected sexual predators in its ranks for more than 70 years, put...

Pak UN peacekeepers jailed for Haiti sex abuse

Three Pakistani police in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti have been found guilty of sexual abus...

Sex abuse `scourge` for all society: Pope

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged that decades of scandals over clergy abusing children had left Cathol...

ICC asked to prosecute Pope over sex abuse

Pope Benedict led the congregation for around 25 years starting 1981.

Sex abuse victims urge ICC to investigate Pope

A group alleged that Vatican officials enabled the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and ...

Briton arrested in Bangladesh child sex abuse case

Peter Allision of Bow, east London, was arrested at a hotel in Sylhet city Wednesday and a court gav...

US Diocese settles sex abuse case against priest

A Roman Catholic Diocese in the US where an Indian priest is alleged to have sexually assaulted an ...

Argentina to open probe into sex abuse in 1970s

Sexual abuse committed during Argentina`s 1976-1983 dictatorship at the Naval Mechanics School (ESMA...

Vatican rejects Irish criticism over sex abuse

The Vatican has vigorously rejected accusations it sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report prie...

Suicide, mental health linked to sex abuse: Study

Women who have experienced rape or other abuse have far higher rates of mental disorders and are up ...

Australian priest terrorised sex abuse victims

Victims of sexual abuse by an Australian priest said he robbed them of their innocence.

Nepal: Indian trader to be probed for sex abuse

Police said they were investigating allegations against the vice-prez of an Indian business group in...

Egyptian pleads guilty in NYC maid sex abuse

Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour sexual abuse charge.

US sex abuse victim sues Vatican for cover-up

Mother of a Chicago boy abused by a Roman Catholic priest sued the Vatican.

Belgium: 70 sex abuse victims to sue Vatican

The Belgian church got involved in a major abuse scandal last year.

Sex abuse victim arrested in Jharkhand

Police Sunday arrested a woman, who was the victim of sexual abuse by a senior IPS officer five year...

Vatican refused to help Irish sex abuse probe: US cable

The Vatican refused because requests were not made through official channels.

Spanish priest arrested for child porn possession

Police found 21,000 computer files of pornography in the sacristy of church.

Victims of priest sex abuse to march on Vatican

The victims want UN to declare systemic paedophilia a crime against humanity.

Italian church welcomes legal action in sex abuse cases

The Vatican is facing hundreds of sex abuse cases in Europe and Americas.

Belgian church seeks way out of abuse crisis

The Belgian Roman Catholic church vows to help victims heal, punish abusers.

Priest sex abuse linked to 13 suicides in Belgium

Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by...

Child sex abuse: Pope rejects bishops` resignations

The Vatican has rejected the resignations of two Catholic bishops in Ireland who offered to quit in ...

Vatican issues new sex abuse norms after crisis

The Vatican issued a new set of norms Thursday to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal.

Vatican to publish new rules on child sex abuse

The revised rules will classify child pornography as a "serious offence”.

Vatican to issue long-awaited sex abuse document

Pope Benedict will issue a document outlining the church`s procedures for handling sex abuse cases.

Belgian sex abuse raids deplorable: Pope

The Pope has called the raids carried out by Belgian police probing priestly sex abuse "deplorable".

Vatican increases criticism of Belgian raids

The Vatican`s No. 2 official says raids carried out by Belgian police investigating sex abuse allega...

Ex-priest indicted for sex abuse in Italy

A politically connected former priest has been indicted on charges he sexually molested 12 young me...

Pope appoints panel to probe Ireland abuse

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed nine prelates to investigate child abuse.

Pope accepts abuse scandal Irish prelate`s resignation

Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Irish prelate Richard Anthony Burke.

Thousands flock to Vatican to back pope over abuse

Tens of thousands of people have filled St Peter`s Square to back the pope.

Sex abuse by clergy a crime: Brazil Church

Brazilian Roman Catholic Church describes cases of child abuse committed by clergymen as crimes whic...

Cardinal attacks former Vatican No 2: Report

Austria`s cardinal has said the former second-highest Vatican official blocked a probe into a sex ab...

Top German bishop probed over sex abuse claims

Paedophilia claims have been brought up against a bishop who had earlier admitted beating orphans.

Pope takes break from scandal, visits Turin Shroud

Pope Benedict XVI is taking a break from dealing with the clerical sex abuse scandal to visit the Sh...

Priest in Brazil charged with 8 abusing boys

A Roman Catholic priest in Brazil is facing charges that he abused eight boys in cases dating back t...

Pope may apologize for sex abuse by priests: Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI may issue a mea culpa for clerical sex abuse at a June meeting of the world`s prie...

We reported Belgian bishop sex abuse: Two ex-priests

The Vatican spokesman said Saturday that the Catholic Church is capable of healing the wounds inflic...

Abuse victims receive threats in Brazil: Official

A Brazilian official said on Friday that three former altar boys who accused a Roman Catholic priest...

Sex abuse victim lawsuit against pope `without merit`

The Vatican`s attorney said on Friday that a lawsuit against Pope Benedict XVI over sex abuse commit...

Belgian bishop resigns over sex abuse case

A bishop in the Belgian city of Bruges has resigned over a sexual abuse case, the Belga news agency ...

Sex abuse `victim` to sue Pope in US

The alleged victim of a US priest accused of being a serial paedophile sued the pope and the Vatican...

Pope promises action against clerical sex abuse

Pope Benedict XVI has promised "church action" to confront the clerical abuse scandal.

Pope admits Church`s `shame` to sex abuse victims

Pope Benedict XVI Sunday expressed his personal "shame and sorrow" to victims of paedophile priest...

Pope leads open-air Mass in Malta for thousands

Malta`s top archbishop said on Sunday that the church must recognise "the failures and sins" of its ...

Vatican hailed bishop who shielded paedophile priest from police

A controversy was brewing in France on Friday after publication of a letter in which a high Vatican ...

Mexico Catholic Church seeks pardon for child sex abuse

Mexico`s Roman Catholic Church sought pardon for child sex abuse cases after the admission by an inf...

Vatican to bishops: Follow law, report sex abuse

The Vatican responded Monday to allegations that it had concealed years of clerical sex abuse by mak...

Pope ready to meet sex abuse victims

Pope Benedict XVI is ready to meet the victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests and bishops, t...

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