Vatican advises reporting sex abuse claims to police The Vatican released guidelines yesterday for bishops and other senior officials on dealing with clerical child sex abuse claims, clarifying rules on tackling a decades-old … World • 17 Jul 20
Vatican urges Catholics to disinvest in fossil fuels The Vatican has urged Catholics to disinvest from the armaments and fossil fuel industries and to closely monitor companies in sectors such as mining to … World • 18 Jun 20
Pell knew of clergy abuse for decades - inquiry Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the … World • 07 May 20
Cardinal Pell leaves prison after unanimous acquittal Australian Cardinal George Pell has walked free after winning a long-running battle to overturn his child sex abuse convictions. World • 07 Apr 20
Bishops' new guidelines over attending mass, funerals Vulnerable people and those with underlying health conditions have been asked not to attend mass, funerals or the celebration of confirmation. Coronavirus • 11 Mar 20
Priests in Argentina jailed over sex abuse of children The abuse of some 20 children took place at a school for deaf and hearing-impaired children between 2004 and 2016 World • 26 Nov 19
Pope names economic chief to succeed disgraced cardinal Pope Francis has named the Vatican's new economy minister to succeed Cardinal George Pell, who is appealing a conviction in his native Australia for sexually … Religious and Social Affairs • 14 Nov 19
Australian court to hear final appeal by George Pell Australia's High Court has agreed to hear former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell's final appeal to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenage choirboys. World • 12 Nov 19
McAleese says comment on St John Paul II misrepresented Former president Mary McAleese has told the country's most senior Catholic bishops that she is being wrongly accused of misrepresenting Saint John Paul II's views … Ireland • 08 Nov 19
McAleese urges church to allow women become deacons Former president Mary McAleese has called on the Catholic Church to allow woman to become deacons. Ireland • 02 Nov 19
Britain returns statue taken at Falklands to Argentina Thirty-seven years after the Falklands War, a tiny statue of the Madonna taken at the end of the conflict and held in Britain ever since … World • 30 Oct 19
Cardinal John Newman among five new Catholic saints Pope Francis has canonised Britain's Cardinal John Henry Newman - who helped to found what would become University College Dublin - as well as four … Religion and Belief • 13 Oct 19
Ireland and UK face period of 'dangerous uncertainty' The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has warned that Ireland and Britain are going through a period of dangerous political, social and economic … Ireland • 05 Sep 19
Catholic Church recognises woman's 'healing' at Knock The Catholic Church has said that a pilgrim was cured in Knock for the first time. Ireland • 02 Sep 19
Priests cannot be forced to reveal confessions - Church The Vatican has today reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and … World • 01 Jul 19
Church child protection body sees rise in notifications The Catholic Church's child protection watchdog has said there was a slight increase in the number of allegations notified to it during 2018/19 compared to … Ireland • 18 Jun 19
Commission into clerical sex abuse in France opens An independent commission set up by the French Catholic Church to look at allegations of sexual abuse by clerics began its work by launching an … World • 03 Jun 19
Catholic Church must acknowledge history of abuse Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church has to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its … World • 02 Apr 19
Pope signs law to prevent child abuse by clerics Pope Francis has made it compulsory in law to report the sexual abuse of children within the Vatican and in its diplomatic missions worldwide. The … World • 29 Mar 19
Kerry Diocese confirms handling Casey abuse allegation One allegation of the sexual abuse of a child by former Bishop of Kerry the late Eamonn Casey was handled by the Diocese of Kerry, … Munster • 27 Mar 19
Abuse victims seek trial for Spanish cardinal A group representing self-declared survivors of clerical paedophilia has called for one of Pope Francis' top advisors to be stripped of his immunity so he … Europe • 20 Mar 19
Cardinal George Pell jailed for child sexual abuse Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys, in what the judge lambasted as a … World • 13 Mar 19
Pope declares war on abuse, some victims feel betrayed Pope Francis ended his conference on the sexual abuse of children by clergy today by calling for an "all-out battle" against a crime that should … World • 24 Feb 19
Church seeking to fix 'massive failures', summit hears At the Vatican's Child Abuse Summit, the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, Blaise Cupich has urged the Catholic Church to establish just accountability for what he … World • 24 Feb 19
Senior nun speaks out against sex abuse of nuns A senior nun has spoken out for the first time about priests sexually abusing nuns in staunchly Catholic Poland following an unprecedented public admission by … World • 20 Feb 19
