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In sweeping policy shift, pope demands sex abuse claims be immediately reported in Vatican City
Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors, a policy shift aimed at being a model for the Catholic Church worldwide. The mandatory reporting provision, ...
South Korean president calls for investigation into K-Pop's sex scandal
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for an investigation into a sex and corruption scandal involving Seoul's nightclubs after a K-Pop star underwent questioning last week about alleged links to prostitution. Moon said the case includes "strong allegations of consent, backing and favors" for clubs ...
Michael Jackson family slams documentary renewing sex abuse claims
Michael Jackson's family on Monday lashed out against a new documentary renewing focus on allegations the singer sexually abused young boys, calling the subsequent social media outrage a "public lynching." Dubbing the late King of Pop an "easy target," the Jackson family said they were ...
Chilean court orders Catholic Church to pay damages over priest's decades of abuse of trio: report
Chile's Court of Appeal has ordered the office of Santiago's Archbishop to pay 450 million pesos ($650,000) to three men who alleged they were sexually abused for decades by Chilean priest Fernando Karadima, a local newspaper reported on Sunday. Citing a copy of a leaked ...
Taiwan expels Texan running 3D-printed gun company who is accused of paying teen for sex
A Texan running a 3D-printed gun company who had flown to Taiwan after being accused of paying an underage girl for sex was detained in Taipei on Friday and ordered to leave the island after his U.S. passport was annulled, officials said. Cody Wilson, 30, ...
U2's Bono saw 'pain' on pope's face over clergy sex abuse scandals
U2 front man Bono said he could see the pain on Pope Francis's face on Wednesday when he told him "it looks to some people that the abusers are being more protected than the victims. "Having just come from Ireland we talked about the pope's ...
Conservative media move to front line of battle to undermine Pope Francis
Last March, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano dined on the outskirts of Rome at the home of a conservative Italian Catholic journalist. Over pasta, fish and white wine, the prelate poured out his concern for the future of the Roman Catholic Church. It was the start ...
Former top Vatican official calls on Pope to resign amid abuse crisis
A former top Vatican official accused Pope Francis of having known of allegations of sex abuse by a prominent U.S. cardinal for five years before accepting his resignation last month and he called on the pontiff to resign. In an 11-page letter given to conservative ...
Catholics 'sickened' by Pennsylvania sex abuse report and church's coverup but stand by their faith
Many churchgoers said they were sickened and saddened by a grand jury report detailing widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania but they would not let the Roman Catholic Church's coverup dissuade them from their faith. Nearly 200 parishioners filled almost all the ...
Former South Korea presidential hopeful acquitted in sex abuse case
A former South Korean presidential contender was found not guilty on all charges on Tuesday in a trial stemming from allegations he raped a female aide several times, prompting immediate controversy. The case involving Ahn Hee-jung — who before the scandal was widely seen as ...
Canadian woman breaks silence on alleged groping by Justin Trudeau
A former journalist broke her silence on Friday to stand by her allegation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau groped her nearly two decades ago. "I issue this statement reluctantly, in response to mounting media pressure to confirm that I was the reporter who was the ...
Pope promises 'never again' to sex abuse in Chile, reopens investigation
Pope Francis on Thursday promised Chilean Catholics scarred by a culture of clergy sexual abuse that "never again" would the Church ignore them or the coverup of abuse in their country, where a widespread scandal has devastated its credibility. The pope issued the comments in ...
