Rappler's latest stories on Catholic Church sex abuses
French Catholic Church counts over 3,000 child victims of sex abuse
The number of estimated victims represents more than 40 cases per year on average over the past 7 decades
175 children abused by Mexican branch of Catholic Church – report
The report states that Legionaries of Christ founder Marcial Maciel abused as many as 60 children and that a total of 33 priests or deacons acknowledged to have committed sexual assaults against minors since 1941
Canada's Jesuits to name priests accused of sexual abuse
'It is the right thing for us to do,' and for victims of abuse it is 'important to healing,' says Erik Oland, the head of the Jesuits of Canada
Pope lifts 'pontifical secret' for sex abuse cases
So-called pontifical secrecy is a rule of confidentiality designed to protect sensitive information related to the governance of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope changes Church law to make reporting sex abuse obligatory
Every diocese in the world will now be obliged to have a system for the reporting of abuse, under a new law published by the Vatican – but the requirement will not apply to secrets revealed to priests in the confessional
Sex abuse survivors spell out Catholic Church challenge
Victims' groups lay out demands as the Vatican is set to hold a global child abuse summit
[OPINION] The dark side of leadership
The scandals that rock the Church are not just about sexual abuse or misconduct, but also the self-serving way leadership is exercised
Chile investigating 158 in Catholic Church over sex abuse
The cases relate to incidents dating back as far as 1960 and involving 266 victims, including 178 children and adolescents
Chile authorities raid sites linked to church sex abuse
'This is not an investigation against the Catholic church,' Prosecutor Emiliano Arias says, but rather an investigation of reports of sex abuse by members of the church who abused minors
New Guam bishop seeks healing after sex scandal
Guam s new Catholic archbishop acknowledges that shocking child sex allegations had damaged the Church s standing in the Pacific territory
Vatican takes over as Guam archbishop faces abuse probe
The head of the Catholic Church in Guam has denied sexual abuse allegations after the Vatican appointed an administrator to perform his duties while an investigation is underway
'God weeps,' says pope after meeting abuse victims
Pope Francis promises victims of church sex abuse that the perpetrators will be held to account
