#sexualabuse

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, a member of the Vatican department charged with sanctioning abuse cases in the Catholic Church, admitted in a statement on Monday (Nov. 7) to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago when he was a parish priest in his native France.

The chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Nominations wants his group to do its part to ensure board members of Southern Baptist entities reflect the Convention’s stance on addressing sexual abuse.

When Jules Woodson saw the viral video of an Indiana church applauding a pastor who had confessed to sexual misconduct, her heart sank. It was a scene she had experienced before.

The report on the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse crisis is unsparing. But allegations and recommendations about how to respond to those allegations have existed for quite some time.

Pope Francis called on Catholic bishops conferences Friday to create special centers to welcome victims of clergy sexual abuse, warning that the faithful would continue losing trust in the church hierarchy without more transparency and accountability.

At the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Executive Committee in Nashville, SBC president Dr. Ed Litton said the investigation into sexual abuse in the SBC is moving forward successfully.

The Vatican on Wednesday strongly defended Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clergy sexual abuse and cautioned against looking for “easy scapegoats and summary judgments."

Days after Brian Houston's announcement that he's stepping down from Hillsong Church boards, 60 Minutes Australia aired a report on sexual abuse within the church's leadership.