Opening statements in the trial of a former priest accused of abusing a Catonsville Catholic school student in the 1990s included sharply different accounts on Monday about a case that divided ...

Andrea Campbell, Aaron Michlewitz and more After the latest clergy sex abuse report, what stands in the way of reform on Beacon Hill? After releasing a damning report last week on a yearslong ...

The ruling is a small victory for the religious entities, which are facing more than 1,000 lawsuits over claims of childhood sexual abuse. (CN) — A California court of appeal ruled Monday that ...

In her blockbuster report released Wednesday, Attorney General Andrea Campbell found 90 clergy who had been accused of abuse ...

Frank Fitzpatrick was on his couch in Pascoag, R.I., on Wednesday when the memories came barreling back, just as they have every day since they first surfaced in 1989. This time, the prompt was ...

American missionary Maylon Foshee is scheduled to return to federal court Oct. 12 after being charged with engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti. An FBI affidavit alleges Foshee ...

The Alberta government and Anglican Church have admitted liability for sexual assaults allegedly perpetrated by a late priest ...

SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) – A Southern Kentucky pastor was arrested on sex-related charges. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones announced the arrest of Scott C. Hughes, 54, of Somerset, following an ...

The Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference has launched a formal investigation to determine the scale of sexual abuse committed against minors and vulnerable adults by Catholic clergy since the nation ...

Right now, anyone who sues the church in Massachusetts for its liability after they were abused by a clergy member can receive a maximum of $20,000. That cap applies to nonprofits to limit their ...

The depth of that abuse came more fully to light Wednesday as the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office released the results of a long-awaited investigation into three of the state’s dioceses: Fall ...

The Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference will pursue an investigation into all crimes committed against minors and vulnerable adults within the Church since March 11, 1990, when the country became ...