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DUBLIN (CNS)—A judicial report into the handling of allegations of child sexual abuse against clerics in the Diocese of Cloyne has concluded that the church's own guidelines were "not fully or consistently implemented" in the diocese as recently as 2008. Irish Report Records Problems, Abuse, Disagreements in Cloyne Diocese Wednesday, July 13, 2011

BELLEVUE, Wash. (CNS)—The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved extensive revisions to their 2002 "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" June 16, but the bishop who heads up their efforts to confront the clergy sex abuse crisis said it must remain "a front-burner issue." Charter Revisions Approved but Work Must Continue, Bishop Says Thursday, June 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—The head of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection credited the passage of laws in the 1970s to protect women and children with leading to a decline in child sexual abuse. Laws Passed in '70s Credited With Decline in Rate of Abuse Monday, June 06, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—Here is an interview of New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond about the John Jay report on the causes and context of clergy sex abuse released May 18. The archbishop, who was the first chairman of what is now the bishops' Committee for the Protection of Children and Young ... John Jay Report Unprecedented for any Institution, says Aymond Thursday, June 02, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—U.S. Catholic bishops called the newly released report on the causes and context of clergy sexual abuse an important tool to gain insight into the scope of the problem and prevent it from occurring in the future. US Bishops: John Jay Report on Abuse Key to Understanding Issue Thursday, May 19, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Although a new report on the causes and context of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy says it is primarily a historical problem, the church must guard against complacency, two key figures in the release of the report said at a Washington news conference. No Room for Complacency in Protecting Children, Bishop Says Thursday, May 19, 2011

American Catholics may have thought the crisis over reports of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy had ebbed after exploding onto the front pages in January 2002 and continuing for several years. Horrible reports of abuse, plus financial scandals and financial payouts that threatened many dioceses, led to efforts at reform and a sense ... Seven Myths About the Catholic Church and Clergy Sex Abuse Wednesday, May 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—When the U.S. bishops meet in Seattle in June, they will review implementation of the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" nearly 10 years after its 2002 passage. Bishop: Charter Review Will Look at Philadelphia Abuse Situation Wednesday, April 20, 2011

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A Belgian bishop forced to retire after admitting to years of sexual abuse of his nephew told Belgian television that he had molested another nephew and that it had all started "as a game." Belgian Bishop Admits Abusing a Second Nephew, Says It Was 'a Game' Monday, April 18, 2011

MILWAUKEE (CNS)—The Archdiocese of Dublin "got it spectacularly wrong" in not assuming responsibility for the harm done through the clergy abuse crisis, the head of the archdiocese told an international conference on the clergy sex abuse scandal April 4. Church Culture Must Change After Abuse Scandal: Archbishop Friday, April 08, 2011

Marquette University Law School, earlier this week, sponsored an unusual gathering of people touched by the crisis of clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The conference was the brainchild of Marquette's Restorative Justice Initiative, led by Justice Janine Geske, formerly of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Restorative Justice Conference Examines Abuse Crisis Thursday, April 07, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—The U.S. bishops' procedures for addressing child sex abuse remain "strongly in place" and the bishops remain "especially firm" in their commitment "to remove permanently from public ministry any priest who committed such an intolerable offense," said the president of the U.S. bishops' conference. Dolan: Bishops' Commitment to Address Clergy Sex Abuse Remains Firm Friday, March 25, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Six days after a scathing grand jury report was released alleging past sexual abuse by clergy and other church personnel in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, attorney Gina Maisto Smith got to work examining reams of archived archdiocesan paperwork. Review of Grand Jury Report Is 'Herculean,' Attorney Says Friday, March 18, 2011

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—Hundreds of diocesan and religious order priests met privately with Cardinal Justin Rigali to discuss the ongoing fallout from the clergy sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Cardinal, Bishops Gather With Priests to Discuss Sex Abuse Scandal Wednesday, March 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNS)—A recent grand jury report alleging past sexual abuse by clergy and other church personnel in the Philadelphia Archdiocese "puts a cloud over everything" the church is doing to prevent abuse, said Teresa Kettelkamp, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection. Report 'Puts Cloud Over' Church Efforts to Prevent Abuse, Says Officia Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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