Warning over assessment delays for abuse victims A child welfare organisation has warned that children who are suspected of being the victims of sex abuse must not be left waiting long periods … News • 11 Jun 14
Nun apologises for abuse at Derry home A senior member of the Sisters of Nazareth order of Catholic nuns has apologised to children who were abused while in the care of the … News • 20 May 14
Mandatory reporting will see system 'struggle' The system will not be able to cope with the increase in cases when legislation making it mandatory for those working with children to report … News • 15 Apr 14
Pope defends church's record on tackling abuse Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church's record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests. News • 05 Mar 14
Major EU report reveals 'extensive' abuse of women A major new study has revealed that one in three women across the European Union has suffered a physical or sexual assault since the age … News • 05 Mar 14
Pope defrocked hundreds of priests over abuse The Vatican has revealed that 400 priests were defrocked during two years of the pontificate of now pope emeritus Benedict XVI for child sex abuse … News • 18 Jan 14
Call for independent inquiry into NI child abuse Amnesty International in Northern Ireland has said yesterday's audits of two Catholic dioceses there strengthen the case for an independent investigation into clerical child sexual … News • 11 Dec 13
Benedict denies cover up of child sex abuse Former Pope Benedict XVI has denied he tried to cover up sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, in his first direct published comments since … News • 24 Sep 13
Twitter introduces 'report' option for abusive messages Twitter has introduced a "report tweet" option for users who are sent abusive messages following a campaign by a number of women who were targeted … Business • 29 Aug 13
Church of England apologises for child abuse The Church of England has formally apologised for past child abuse by Anglican priests and for its failure to prevent it. News • 08 Jul 13
Church chief says law impeding child protection The Chief Executive of the Catholic Church's child protection body has claimed restrictions in the Data Protection Act are preventing the sharing of allegations of … News • 27 Nov 12
BBC director general resigns over Newsnight report The BBC's George Entwistle has resigned as director general amid growing anger over the broadcasting of child abuse allegations that wrongly implicated a former senior … News • 12 Nov 12
Design for institutional abuse memorial released The winner of a competition to design a memorial to victims of institutional abuse has been announced. News • 20 Jul 12
Religious orders yet to complete 2002 abuse deal Religious orders have yet to transfer around a fifth of the assets they promised to give the State ten years ago, to assist with the … News • 12 Jul 12
Papal Legate meets clerical abuse survivors Papal Legate to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress Cardinal Marc Ouellet has met a representative group of survivors of clerical child abuse. News • 14 Jun 12
Support group seeks details of abuse fund A support group for survivors of institutional child abuse has called on the Government to publish its plans for a statutory trust fund, which is … News • 27 Mar 12
