Former Priest In Erie Diocese Sentenced To 2.5-14 Years For Sexual Abuse
A Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys and making one of them say confession after the assaults has been sentenced to 2.5-14 years in prison.
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A Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys and making one of them say confession after the assaults has been sentenced to 2.5-14 years in prison.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown says the clergy abuse scandal has cost it $21.5 million since 1999.
As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for their national assembly, the clergy sex abuse crisis dominates their agenda amid calls from critics that church leaders finally bring about meaningful reforms to root out misbehaving priests.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding a Roman Catholic priest taking a now-pregnant altar girl to a wedding reception last year and whether the diocese responded appropriately when officials learned about the outing.
The Diocese of Steubenville has released the names of 16 priests and one seminarian who it says have been credibly accused or have admitted to sexually abusing minors.
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has made public the names of 34 religious leaders it says have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
A former priest in the Erie Diocese is admitting that he committed sexual abuse of children, pleading guilty to corruption of minors and child endangerment.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who is implicated in a sex abuse cover-up scandal.
Pennsylvania's top prosecutor is appealing again to legislators to change state law so that criminal and civil cases can be pursued in court in decades-old clergy abuse cases.
There are new questions about what Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew about child sex abuse accusations against Catholic clergy.
A second Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio says it will release a list of priests who have been accused of sexual abuse and misconduct.
Pope Francis told a crowd of young people in the Estonian capital Tallinn on Tuesday that he understood that many of them were "upset" by the sexual abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church and that the institution had lost credibility as a result.
There's growing pressure on lawmakers to turn last month's grand jury report on child sex abuse accusations against Catholic priests into action.
The Catholic Church has a long way to go to make things right in regard to the abuse scandal that has rocked it in recent months, and Bishop David A. Zubik is turning to prayer for the initial steps.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against eight Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania, including the Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg.
Pope Francis has expelled the Rev. Cristian Precht Bañados of Chile, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Santiago.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, leader of the Archdiocese of Washington D.C., has recently come under criticism after the release of the grand jury report on sexual abuse in six Pennsylvania diocese.
Monsignor Kenneth Lasch said it happened back in 1985.
Countless Catholics in the U.S. are raising their voices in prayer and protest to demand change amid new revelations of sex abuse by priests and allegations of widespread cover-ups.
Pope Francis issued a sweeping apology Sunday for the "crimes" of the Catholic Church in Ireland,
As Pope Francis prepares to celebrate Mass with half a million faithful in Dublin on Sunday afternoon, thousands are expected to take to the streets in protest over clerical sexual abuse amid an intensifying outcry over Church-related scandals spanning the globe.
Pope Francis said Saturday that he shares the outrage over the failures of church authorities to punish the "repugnant crimes" of priests who raped and molested children.
Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop has planned a day of prayer and penance because of the clerical sex abuse scandal.
Caridnal Donald Wuerl has canceled his scheduled appearance at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland.
A grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania says church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney World, even though they'd fielded at least one complaint about him sexually abusing a boy.
