A new Washington state law that requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect, including when the ...

Italy's Catholic Church has witnessed a rise in abuse allegations, primarily involving priests, with 115 cases reported for ...

The dispute revolves around a state law that requires priests to report allegations of sexual abuse heard during confession.

Italy's Catholic Church on Wednesday reported a rise in the number of suspected victims of abuse, mostly at the hands of priests, with 115 cases over the course of 2023-2024.

CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...

Lawyers have criticised a bill intended to improve sexual assault reporting by saying it sets up legal questions around ...

As victims return to the state to testify about what happened to them, cases against former priests languish in court.

In terms of child protection, Pakistan currently ranks 152nd out of 154 countries in the Global Justice Index for protection ...

The Catholic Church has been grappling ... to be the largest single child sexual abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese and comes after a state law provided a three-year window to revive ...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has reached a settlement with hundreds of survivors of clergy abuse in its long-running ...

In its statement, the archdiocese highlighted its safe environment protocols, saying it "uses stringent processes to screen ...