Australian bishops respond to Pell sex abuse verdict
Religious superiors admit denial, slowness to act against sex abuse
Doing the right thing: Abuse summit aims to put the world’s bishops on the same page
Ever since Pope Francis announced in September that he was calling the heads of the world’s bishops’ conferences to Rome for an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse, expectations have been mounting.
Proposal would increase power of archbishops in dealing with sex abuse
A proposal by American bishops has borrowed from medieval practice to offer a solution to the complex canon-law conundrum of how to hold bishops to account for sexual misconduct and abuse coverups.
Mass to End Women Abuse sends strong message, CFS Toronto says
About one-third of the work at Catholic Family Services of Toronto starts with a woman who has been abused.
Editorial: Bishops get it right
Good riddance to confidentiality clauses. If one outcome captures the spirit of the Canadian bishops’ new document on sex abuse, that might be it. No more confidentially clauses.
German bishops formally apologize, release sex abuse records
Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay lighting a ‘fire’ to overcome despair
OTTAWA – The future of the Catholic Church depends on rediscovering the fire of mission and overcoming the “despair” brought on by scandal in the Church, says Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay.