Catholic Church

Pope Francis, open-air mass, South Sudan

Pope makes reporting abuse obligatory

Every diocese in the world will now be obliged to have a system for the… Read More

sex abuse

Sex abuse claims rock Dutch Catholic Church

AMSTERDAM: More than half of the Netherlands' senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual… Read More

US Catholics ‘sickened’ by sex abuse report

YORK: Many churchgoers said they were sickened and saddened by a grand jury report detailing… Read More

Australia’s Catholic Church paid $213 million in abuse compensation, costs

MELBOURNE: Australia's Catholic Church has paid A$276 million ($213 million) in compensation to thousands of… Read More

Church ‘mucked up’ with paedophile priests: Vatican finance chief

SYDNEY: Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell admitted Monday the Catholic Church "mucked up" in… Read More