A woman who survived sexual abuse at the hands of a convicted paedophile former priest fears he will hurt her again if the ...

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...

The Rev. Richard J. McGrath was a longtime leader of Providence Catholic High School, run by the Augustinians, whose Midwest ...

Seven of the 118 known survivors spoke today, but lawyers representing survivors say many others have not come forward.

Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as ...

Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute between the Catholic Church and multiple U.S. states.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement.

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because ...

The Catholic Church is against a new law that was pushed through by Democrats requiring priests to break the confidentiality ...

Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...

San Diego County officials are being inundated with lawsuit after lawsuit alleging heinous behavior by social workers — men ...