Catholic Church sex abuse cases

Pope Francis Orders New Canonical Process in Abuse Case at Opus Dei School in Spain

Sep 17, 2022

Bishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga of Bilbao, Spain, has announced that Pope Francis has ordered a new canonical process for a case of abuse that took place at a school run by the Prelature of Opus Dei.

Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Jan. 21, 2022. Vatican Media.

The Church is Firmly Committed to Justice for Abuse Victims: Pope Francis

Jan 21, 2022

His comments came a day after the publication of the Munich abuse report.

French bishops’ conference president Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort kneels in a sign of penance at Lourdes, Nov. 6, 2021. Valentine Chapuis/AFP via Getty Images.

French Catholic Bishops Announce "vast program of renewal" after Abuse Report

Nov 8, 2021

The bishops knelt in an act of penance in Lourdes.

Pope Francis meets with a group of French bishops on their ad limina visit to Rome, Oct. 1, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Urges French Catholic Bishops to Console Victims in Wake of Abuse Report

Nov 5, 2021

The bishops are currently meeting in Lourdes.

"This is a moment of shame": Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow at French Abuse Report

Oct 6, 2021

The report estimated that 216,000 children were abused by priests and religious over 70 years.

Catholic Church sex abuse cases

Pope Francis Orders New Canonical Process in Abuse Case at Opus Dei School in Spain

The Church is Firmly Committed to Justice for Abuse Victims: Pope Francis

French Catholic Bishops Announce "vast program of renewal" after Abuse Report

Pope Francis Urges French Catholic Bishops to Console Victims in Wake of Abuse Report

"This is a moment of shame": Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow at French Abuse Report

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