sex abuse scandal
In this crucial moment, Southern Baptist chief executive Ronnie Floyd is in over his head
By Benjamin Cole — June 15, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The SBC's chief executive is increasingly hearing calls for his resignation.
Shambhala International fights to survive in face of sex scandal
By Carina Julig — May 13, 2019
BOULDER, Colo. (RNS) — In order to address outstanding debt, the board is looking into selling Marpa House, a beloved property used as an intentional living community for about 40 people.
2 more Chilean bishops are out as Pope Francis cleans house
By Frances D'Emilio — June 28, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignations of two more Chilean bishops, the latest fallout from a sex abuse scandal whose scope and gravity were initially underestimated by the pontiff.
Chile’s bishops resign en masse over sex abuse cover-up
By Nicole Winfield — May 18, 2018
(AP) — Every Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal, in the biggest shakeup ever in the Catholic Church’s long-running abuse saga.
Cardinal George Pell takes a leave of absence after sex assault charges
By Josephine McKenna — June 29, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) At a media conference Thursday (June 29), Pell said he would take leave to defend himself and intended to return to his senior post once the court case was completed.
Australian archbishop: ‘As Catholics we hang our heads in shame’
By Josephine McKenna — February 6, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Over 4,440 Australians claim to have been victims of church abuse between 1980 and 2015, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told.
Longtime leader of clergy victims group leaves as SNAP faces lawsuit
By David Gibson — January 24, 2017
(RNS) David Clohessy, longtime executive director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said his departure had nothing to do with allegations that the group colluded with plaintiff lawyers to profit from settlements.
Roman Catholics decline in England, Wales
By Trevor Grundy — January 7, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The number of Roman Catholic adherents in England and Wales fell by more than 90,000 in 2012, despite a wave of immigrants from Poland and other Eastern European countries with historically Catholic backgrounds.
UN panel questions Vatican record on child sex abuse
By Alessandro Speciale — July 10, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) According to the “List of Issues” submitted by the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Vatican will have to explain the measures it has put in place to “ensure that no member of the clergy currently accused of sexual abuse be allowed to remain in contact with children.”
Analysis: What’s at stake in Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Philadelphia
By David Gibson — June 4, 2012
(RNS) Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Philadelphia in 2015, and while the trip may not happen at all -- Benedict would be 88 -- it nonetheless directly relates to a host of issues between the Vatican and the U.S. church that have dominated recent headlines. By David Gibson.
Lapsed Catholics explain why they leave church
By Tracy Gordon — March 26, 2012
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) As part of a survey to understand why they have stopped attending Mass, a few hundred lapsed Catholics were asked what issues they would raise with the bishop. He would have gotten an earful. By Peggy McGlone.
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