Chilean Archbishop Refers Abuse Case to Vatican

The archbishop asked for a 10-year statute of limitations to be lifted in the case of the Rev. Fernando Karadima so that a canon law trial could proceed.

The Pope’s Path

A reader responds to Pope Benedict XVI’s recent speech in St. Peter’s Square.

Child Preventive Services

A reader responds to an article about New York City’s plan to reduce the budget for preventive services.

Pope Pleads for Forgiveness Over Abuse

It was the first time that Pope Benedict XVI had commented on the scandal from St. Peter’s Basilica.

City Services for Families in Trouble Could Be Cut

About 400 people at City Hall protested cuts that the mayor’s budget would make to services that reduce the need for foster care and help keep families together.

Tennessee: New Claims of Abuse

Claims of abuse continue to come in months after a federal report cited a youth detention facility in Nashville for a high rate of sexual abuse.

The Abuse of Afghan Girls Sold Into Marriage

Readers respond to an article about the abuse of Afghan girls.

Belgium’s Catholic Church Struggles to Regain Trust

The Belgian church is taking an aggressive response to child abuse by priests but faces skepticism because of perceived cover-ups over the years.

For 5th Year, Child Sex Abuse Bill Dies in Legislature

The Child Victims Act was defeated in a 9-to-6 vote in the Senate Codes Committee in the first vote on the measure this session.

Germany: Archbishop Is Accused of Abetting Priestly Sex Abuse

The scandal over sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests threatened Robert Zollitsch, the archbishop of Freiburg, who was charged Wednesday with aiding and abetting a known abuser by allowing him to get a new job in a German parish in 1987.

Pope Names Team to Investigate Abuse in Ireland

The inquiry represents one of his most concrete actions since a sexual abuse scandal hit the European church.

The Judge and the Child Porn Law

Readers respond to an article about a child pornography law.

Report Outlines Abuse Claims at German Jesuit Schools

The report on Thursday by a special investigator said that 205 former students claimed they had been abused in the schools, deepening the sexual abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.

Ex-Police Chief Is Sent to Jail for Molesting Indian Girl

A ex-police chief who evaded prosecution and prison for years after molesting a 14-year-old girl who later committed suicide was sent to prison Monday.

Priest Arrested in Brazil on Charges of Sexually Abusing Boy

The judge who issued the arrest warrant said Father Marcin Michael Strachanowski had used his parish’s rectory as an “erotic dungeon” to carry out sex acts with boys.