Summary: Over the past two years, over 500 witnesses have come forward with accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy, spanning several decades. [12 January 2012] - Belgium's Catholic Church says that priests and clergy who abused children will be...
Summary: Findings expose that senior clergy members covered up allegations of sexual abuse against children in church organisations to prevent scandals. [BRUSSELS, 17 December 2011] - About 20,000 children have been sexually abused by 800 Roman...
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Summary: One campaigner said the announcement was a public relations exercise akin to 'putting Dracula in charge of a blood bank'. Groups supporting alleged victims have questioned the effectiveness and integrity of an internal inquiry, especially...
Summary: Aumenta la presión contra el Vaticano por los cientos de abusos sexuales cometidos a menores. Organizaciones de víctimas de los abusos presentan esta semana una denuncia ante la Corte Penal Internacional. [13 de septiembre de 2011] - ...
Summary: No high-ranking Roman Catholic leaders have been prosecuted for sheltering priests suspected of child abuse and for covering up such cases. [13 September 2011] - Clergy sex abuse victims brought claims to the International Criminal...
Summary: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has rebuked the Vatican for attempting to cover up sexual abuse in the diocese of Cloyne, saying that it only sought to protect its reputation. He also said that the culture of the Vatican is dominated by "...
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Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person,...
Summary: The new guidelines aim to protect minors from abuse and help victims find assistance and reconciliation. Yet bishops are not required to report allegations to the authorities if local law does not require it and only if they do not...
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As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings,...
