sexual abuse of children

30,000 Haitian kids live in private orphanages. Officials want to shutter them and reunite families.

By DÁnica Coto — June 13, 2023
SAINT-LOUIS-DU-SUD, Haiti (AP) — U.S. faith-based donors are the largest funders of orphanages in Haiti.

Pope: Those who covered up sexual abuse ‘are guilty’

By Rosie Scammell — September 28, 2015
ROME (RNS) Francis told journalists on the papal plane home that clerical abuse is “nearly a sacrilege” and the Catholic Church must take a tough line.

Ahead of the World Cup, Brazil’s churches work to protect children from sex abuse

By Janet Tappin Coelho — May 30, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) With an estimated 600,000 soccer fans expected to arrive in Brazil within a matter of days, the South American nation is under pressure to combat its international reputation as a destination for child sex tourism.
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