The grand jury report estimated 300 Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children - and possibly many more - since the 1940s, and accused senior church officials ...

A stunning new report on sexual abuse by priests in Illinois has determined that Catholic Church officials knowingly withheld from the public the names of at least 500 clergymen accused of misconduct.

In Washington State, a new law requiring clergy to break the seal when child abuse has been revealed has kindled a heated battle involving the state, the Roman Catholic Church and the Justice ...

He rose in the Roman Catholic Church before allegations of abusing minors and seminarians and an investigation led Pope Francis to strip him of his priesthood.