As Pope Leo XIV's past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group ...

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members. As Leo’s of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the ...

On Thursday, the 69-year-old became Pope Leo XIV — the first American ever to ... aggressively dealing with priests accused of sexual abuse during former postings, although his former diocese ...

Pope Leo XIV may have broken a historic barrier by becoming the first pontiff from the United States, but his views on the Catholic Church could harken back to more traditional times. There are ...

(UPDATE) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV begins his first full week as leader ... challenges — including the fallout of the global sex abuse scandal — still weighing on the 2-millennia-old ...

If Pope Leo XIV is to make a real difference, it will take concrete and effective reform, not statements. In his commentary “Sex abuse crisis still needs to be addressed — Leo has a chance ...

In choosing the American (and Peruvian) Cardinal Robert Prevost — henceforth known as Pope Leo XIV — his fellow cardinals ... humanity’s wanton “use and abuse” of the Earth, provided ...

a powerful Peruvian group plagued by allegations of abuse. Traditional wisdom said it was not possible to have a pope from the United States. Yet in Pope Leo XIV, church leaders chose someone who ...