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

Frank Mastroianni was sentenced to 43 years to life in prison on May 9, 2025, for the predatory sexual assault of a child and ...

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is urging the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, to create a "universal zero ...

A man who live-streamed child sexual abuse from the Philippines and shared indecent images of children has been sentenced ...

Weldon Needham, 40, was found guilty of one count of continuous sexual abuse of child and three counts of sexual abuse of a ...

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

This report describes frank allegations of sexual assault against children, as described in publicly-available court papers.

With the stacked sentences totaling 70 years, he would need to live to be 120-years-old to be eligible for release.

Damon Perry entered guilty pleas during a change of plea hearing before Judge Donald C. Nugent in U.S. District Court. He ...

Pope Leo XIV's successor as bishop of Chiclayo in northern Peru rejected allegations that the new pontiff ever covered up ...

Two men have been arrested and accused of child sexual abuse crimes in Ceres, police said on Thursday. One of the men is accused of sexual exploitation of a minor. The other faces charges related to ...

Tonight -- as the world celebrates a new pope leaders of the Catholic Church in Washington State are waging a fight against a new law that requires clergy to report sexual abuse they learn about ...