Two Roman Catholic bishops who led a central Pennsylvania diocese helped cover up the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by over 50 priests or religious leaders over a 40-year period, according to a grand jury report issued Tuesday.
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Vatican newspaper praises Spotlight for confronting ‘horrendous realities’
Holy See-owned L’Osservatore Romano hails Tom McCarthy’s best picture Oscar winner, which shows systemic abuse and cover-ups by Catholic church
By Ben Child
The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, has praised the 2016 best picture Oscar winner Spotlight for its convincing
Top Vatican cardinal says pope backs him on stance over abuse issue
Catholic priest is caught on video snorting cocaine in a room full of Nazi memorabilia
- Father Stephen Crossan filmed taking cocaine at party on church grounds
- Roman Catholic priest sniffed the class A drug through a £10 note at home
- He admitted taking cocaine but said he did ‘not have an issue with drugs’
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Pell denies abuse accusations and criticises suspicious timing
This coming 29 February, the cardinal is to give evidence before an Australian commission, via video link from Rome. The cardinal, who has been accused of covering up child sex abuse cases, said the false news report printed by the
The wonderfully weird world of Italy’s church supplies expo
In 1993, a brilliant idea to streamline churchgoing for professionals made its international debut at Italy’s church supplies expo: a
A Brief History of the Relationship Between Mexican Drug Cartels and the Catholic Church
In May 1993, just outside the airport in the west Mexican city of Guadalajara, Juan Jesus Cardinal Posadas Ocampo was
Cardinal O’Malley: We have a moral and ethical responsibility to report abuse
Catholic clergy have a “moral and ethical
Catholic Leaders Say Zika Doesn’t Change Ban on Contraception
As the Zika virus spreads in Latin America, Catholic leaders are warning women against using contraceptives or having abortions, even as health officials in some countries are advising women not to get pregnant because of the risk
Ex-priest John Feit arrested in former beauty queen Irene Garza’s 1960 murder case
A former Catholic priest faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing a onetime beauty queen who was last seen alive the night he heard her confession.
John Feit, 83, had long been the main suspect in the 1960 death