CHICAGO — A Catholic priest who gained national fame as an activist has been asked to step away from his ministry while allegations that he sexually abused a…
Read more Prominent Chicago priest accused of sexual abuse of minorROME — A judge in Milan on Monday acquitted five members of the Legion of Christ religious order and their lawyers of attempted extortion in a case in…
Read more Judge acquits Legion priests in abuse-linked extortion caseFARMERSVILLE, Texas — A sweating Bart Barber trekked across a pasture in search of Bully Graham, the would-be patriarch of the rural pastor’s fledgling cattle herd. With the…
Read more Amid crises, rural roots anchor Southern Baptists’ presidentVATICAN CITY — The United Nations and advocacy groups for survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging Pope Francis to authorize a full investigation of Catholic Church archives…
Read more UN, abuse survivor groups seek Vatican investigation of BeloSALT LAKE CITY — Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told members of the faith on Saturday that abuse was…
Read more Mormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny
