Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...

The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial ...

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has agreed in principle to settle more than 100 childhood sexual abuse ...

"Boardwalk Empire" actor Michael Pitt was arrested and indicted in Brooklyn on Friday on charges of sexual abuse, criminal ...

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

Michael Pitt, the actor known for his role on “Boardwalk Empire,” was arrested on sexual abuse charges this month, according ...

The new pope, Chicago area native Robert Prevost, has faced criticism for not doing more to encourage his religious order, ...

The Department of Justice’s operation led to the arrest of more than 200 child sexual abuse offenders, including five from ...

How Leo confronts the lingering global crisis could be of particular interest to Catholics in the Philadelphia region.

More than 200 alleged offenders were arrested from April 28 to May 2 as part of the operation, which involved 55 FBI field offices, officials said.

Published reports indicated that Farris was released on home monitoring in March, then ordered detained again last week, only ...