Prevost chose the name Pope Leo XIV in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who served as pope from 1878 to 1903 and was known for ...

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

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

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

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

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

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

The suit alleges Oregon youth prison staff ignored the abuse, telling one boy who complained, “That’s Dr. Cold Fingers for ...

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

Actor Michael Pitt, known for 'Boardwalk Empire' and 'Dawson's Creek,' was accused of sexual abuse and assault, among other ...

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.

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