VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Abuse watchdog groups have expressed ... bishop emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV, the only cloud on his reputation came from groups alleging that ...

A Fijian abuse survivor is urging the new head of the Catholic church to adopt a zero tolerance policy for child sex abuse.

SNAP encouraged the cardinal electors to bypass all of the US cardinals because of their record of handling abuse allegations ... organization wrote in a statement after Leo’s election. “It is on Pope ...

A group has unveiled new whistleblower documents accusing Pope Leo XIV of mishandling abuse allegations while he was a bishop in Peru. The documents, presented by a group known as the Survivors ...

A longtime missionary, Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost in 1955 ... care and compassion to those who come forward with allegations of abuse by the Church’s ministers,” Pizzo said.

CBS News - Video Pope Leo XIV accused of mishandling clergy sex abuse allegations Posted: May 20, 2025 | Last updated: May 20, 2025 A victim-protection group has unveiled documents from a ...

More than 60,000 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of Cologne Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki.

Pope Leo XIV Thursday met with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to get an update about their ...