Pope Francis' child protection board said victims of clergy sexual abuse should have more access to information about their cases along with compensation, in its annual report published on Tuesday.

Pope Francis asked the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to draft a report to promote ‘transparency and accountability.’ ...

The Vatican's child protection commission emphasized the need for improved compensation for clergy abuse victims, urging ...

The Vatican's child protection commission highlights the need for improved handling of clergy sexual abuse compensation, ...

The Catholic Church must do a better job of handling compensation for the victims of clergy sexual abuse, the Vatican's child protection commission said in its first annual report on Tuesday. For ...

Parts of the Roman Catholic Church are still failing to ensure clerical sexual abuse is reported adequately, Pope Francis’ commission for child protection said Tuesday, raising concerns about a “lack ...

While the Vatican's child protection board said in its first report that the process for removing abusive priests should be ...

The 50-page report by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is the first in an annual series that aims to provide analysis of safeguarding measures.

Thousands of Catholics in Belgium have demanded to be “debaptised” amid fury over the long history of clerical sex abuse and ...

Francis used his only Mass in Belgium to publicly demand that priests who abuse young people be punished, and that the church hierarchy stop covering up their crimes. He praised the courage of ...

Francis calls for action on church abuse Francis used his only Mass in Belgium to publicly demand that priests who abuse young people be punished, and that the church hierarchy stop covering up ...