October 14, 2022 Michigan priest convicted of sexually assaulting 7-year-old boy in Detroit-area church in 2004 A Michigan priest has been convicted of raping a child at a Detroit-area church. The assault happened in 2004, but the priest wasn't charged until 2019.
October 11, 2022 Historic child sex abuse at Portuguese Catholic Church was 'truly endemic' A committee dedicated to researching historic child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church has found that the problem reached “truly endemic” levels at times.
October 7, 2022 Virginia jury acquits retired Catholic priest who was accused of sexually assaulting a child A Virginia jury acquitted a priest who was accused of sexually assaulting a child in 2000. The Catholic priest has been on medical retirement since 2012.
October 7, 2022 Man in Tulsa, Oklahoma arrested after attack on cathedral attendant with sword, attempt to set church on fire A suspect is in custody after allegedly attacking workers at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a sword and attempting to light the building on fire.
October 6, 2022 Pope Francis to visit Bahrain in effort to promote interfaith peace Pope Francis is set to visit Bahrain next month as part of his mission to foster dialog and relations between the Catholic Church and the Muslim world.
September 30, 2022 Advocates for victims of sexual abuse list over 300 priests as abusers The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests is taking an aim at Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for not publicly naming abusive clerics.
September 30, 2022 France's Catholic Church has begun paying compensation to child sex abuse victims France's Catholic Church has decided that it will begin paying compensation to individuals who were victims of child sexual abuse. Twenty-three people have already been paid.
September 24, 2022 Pope Francis names new Vatican prosecutor after predecessor's retirement Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Gian Pero Milano, the chief prosecutor of Vatican City, after nearly a decade of service to the Holy See.
September 21, 2022 Belgian clergy defy Vatican warnings, debut 'blessings' for same-sex couples Belgian Catholic bishops have snubbed repeated warnings from the Vatican and Pope Francis against propagating ceremonies for the blessing of same-sex couples.
September 20, 2022 Belgian bishops propose prayers for same-sex couples but not marriage A group of Belgium bishops have created a proposed text for a prayer liturgy for same-sex couples, possibly violating a 2021 Vatican directive barring church blessings for gay couples.