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November 13, 2018

Clerical sex abuse survivors address rejection, pain at U.S. bishops' meeting

Prelates pray before the Blessed Sacrament in the chapel during a day of prayer Nov. 12 at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE – Luis A. Torres Jr. stood before a group of U.S. bishops during one of the most publicly watched of their fall annual meetings Nov. 12 in Baltimore and in doing so revealed to the world the reality that he has lived with since childhood: that he was abused by a priest.
Published in International
May 2, 2018

Survivors hope Pope will act against 'epidemic' of abuse in the church

Chilean clerical sex abuse survivors Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Jose Andres Murillo embrace after speaking to the media at the Foreign Press Association building in Rome May 2.
ROME – Three Chilean abuse survivors who met with Pope Francis said his apology to them must be accompanied by concrete actions, not only against those who commit sexual abuse, but against those who cover it up.
Published in International
April 25, 2018

Survivor hopes papal meeting will bring end to 'culture of abuse'

Juan Cruz, a Chilean victim of clerical sexual abuse, speaks during an interview at the Vatican April 24.
VATICAN – A survivor of clergy sexual abuse in Chile said he hopes his meeting with Pope Francis will be an opportunity to make a difference and bring an end to a culture within the Catholic Church that disparages victims and makes them feel guilty for coming forward.
Published in International
February 8, 2018

Pope Francis’ reputation on sex abuse ‘has gone from bad to worse’

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, before a meeting with Cardinals at the Vatican in 2015.

VATICAN – From his advocacy for migrants to opening up the Sistine Chapel to Rome’s homeless, Pope Francis has been an outspoken voice for people suffering on the margins.

Published in International