August 24, 2018 Marc Thiessen: The Catholic Church needs a #MeToo moment – and it should start here in Washington Pope Francis's letter to the Catholic faithful this week was remarkable in that the Holy Father apologized not only for the sexual abuses carried out by Roman Catholic priests but also for the coverup of that abuse carried out by Roman Catholic bishops.
August 20, 2018 Pope Francis, addressing Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, begs for forgiveness, demands accountability Pope Francis begged for forgiveness for the pain suffered by victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and demanded accountability, saying the decades-long abuse and cover ups must be rooted out of the church.
August 19, 2018 Force of habit: Nun throws out perfect first pitch at White Sox game The Chicago White Sox may have just gotten a new showstopper of a recruit — from the holiest of places — to help their team elevate to the next level.
August 19, 2018 Clergy sex abuse has cost Catholic Church $3 billion in settlements Clergy sex abuse of children has rocked the Catholic church not only in terms of trust and reputation, but also financially, to the tune of more than $3 billion, according to National Public Radio.
August 16, 2018 Church helped former priest accused of abuse get Disney job: report An ex-priest from Pennsylvania, who sexually abused children, worked at Disney World for nearly 15 years, despite facing at least one allegation of sexually abusing a boy, a grand jury report revealed this week.
August 16, 2018 Vatican responds to Pennsylvania priest abuse scandal with 'shame and sorrow' The Vatican responded Thursday to the report of hundreds of Pennsylvania priests abusing children, saying in a statement: "There are two words that can express the feelings faced with these horrible crimes: shame and sorrow."
August 15, 2018 The Catholic Church is guilty of a grave moral failure for allowing massive sexual abuse of children A stunning grand jury report issued Tuesday that said over 300 Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused more than 1,000 children over seven decades – and accused church leaders of covering up the wrongdoing – shows a massive and indefensible moral failure of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
August 14, 2018 Stunning findings on report of Catholic Church abuse: Pa. priests molested more than 1,000 children Hundreds of priests were said to have molested more than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — since the 1940s, and senior church officials, including a man who is now the archbishop of Washington, D.C., allegedly covered up the abuse, according to a grand jury report released Tuesday.
July 28, 2018 Pope accepts Bishop McCarrick's resignation amid child abuse allegations Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, from the College of Cardinals has reportedly resigned.
July 28, 2018 Report on 300 'predator priests' can go public, court says A Pennsylvania grand jury’s landmark report, linking more than 300 “predator priests” to clergy child sexual abuse, will be made public, the state’s Supreme Court said Friday.