Vatican City, April 29, 2022: Pope Francis on April 29 said changes to an advisory body on preventing sexual abuse represented a fresh start in the fight against pedophile priests but conceded “much remains to be done”. The Pope in March moved the Commission for the Protection of Minors intoContinue Reading
Sacramento: A California priest who was excommunicated after denying the legitimacy of Pope Francis has been laicized, according to a November 2 letter from his bishop. The priest has also been accused of sexual coercion and manipulation, prompting Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento to call priests to a day ofContinue Reading
Vatican, Feb 21 2019: One of the Catholic Church’s most senior cardinals has admitted that he could have better handled sexual abuse allegations that were brought to him. Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Mumbai is one of four men organising a major Vatican conference on child abuse this week. InvestigationContinue Reading
Bishop Timothy Doherty of Lafayette in USA has said prayers and apologies to survivors of abuse were “necessary, but not sufficient”, adding that people deserve to know how US Archbishop McCarrick’s alleged misdeeds went unreported for so long. Writing for his diocesan newspaper, Bishop Doherty said he was not surprisedContinue Reading
Kottayam: Days after a controversy broke out over allegations of sexual harassment against five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Church in Kerala, the Crime Branch will now investigate the matter. On June 29, state DGP Loknath Behera reportedly directed the Crime Branch to initiate a probe into the issue. TheContinue Reading
Pope Francis has branded sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests a “monstrosity” and pledged action against perpetrators and bishops who protected them. The pope made the comments in the foreword of a new book titled Father, I Forgive You: Abused But Not Broken, written by Swiss man Daniel Pittet,Continue Reading
Philadelphia: Pope Francis has met with victims of clerical sexual abuse on the last day of his tour in the US, telling them he was committed to making sure those guilty of abuse were punished, a spokesman for the Vatican said. In a statement, Federico Lombardi said the pope hadContinue Reading
