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November 01, 2018

Abuse cover-up over, priest leaves home next to Iowa school

A retired priest who lived for months next to a Roman Catholic school in Iowa moved out Thursday, hours after his history of ...

November 01, 2018

North Korea women suffer serious sexual abuse but no 'MeToo'

North Korean refugees say sexual violence against women in their former homeland is part of daily life. But a new report ...

October 31, 2018

Accusers: State blew chance to stop predator pediatrician

Nearly two decades ago, Pennsylvania regulators were confronted with evidence that a well-regarded pediatrician had fondled ...

October 31, 2018

APNewsBreak: Church covered up priest's abuse of 50 boys

A Roman Catholic diocese acknowledged Wednesday that it concealed for decades a priest's admission that he sexually abused ...

October 29, 2018

Sisters file lawsuits in USA Gymnastics sex-abuse scandal

A former Olympic gymnast and her sister, who also competed on the national team, filed lawsuits Monday that claim USA ...

October 28, 2018

South Carolina mass shooting: Slain deputy mourned

A South Carolina sheriff's deputy who died from wounds suffered in a mass shooting earlier this month was remembered Sunday ...

October 27, 2018

Pope wraps up synod on youth claiming persecution over abuse

Pope Francis wrapped up a monthlong meeting of bishops dedicated to young people by saying Saturday the Catholic Church was ...

October 26, 2018

Sex offender lurked for days before killing Utah student

A sex offender parolee who killed a University of Utah student and track athlete had been lurking on campus for days trying ...

October 25, 2018

Killer of Utah student called himself womanizing manipulator

A sex offender who killed a University of Utah student he briefly dated once said at a parole hearing that he was a womanizer ...

October 24, 2018

Records: Suspect in Utah university killing was sex offender

A University of Utah student and track athlete who was shot and killed on campus by a former boyfriend had filed a police ...

October 23, 2018

Washington DC to investigate Catholic sexual abuse

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced Tuesday that his office will open an investigation into sexual abuse ...

October 23, 2018

Issue of married Catholic priests gains traction under pope

As the Vatican copes with the growing clergy sex abuse scandal and declining number of priests worldwide, it is laying the ...

October 23, 2018

Florida man faces groping charge after flight from Houston

A Florida man is accused of groping a female passenger while on a flight Sunday from Houston to Albuquerque and later telling ...

October 22, 2018

PM formally apologizes to Australian child sex abuse victims

Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a formal apology Monday to Australia's victims of child sex abuse, saying the nation ...

October 21, 2018

Young Catholics urge Vatican to issue inclusive LGBT message

Catholic bishops are entering their final week of debate over hot-button issues facing young Catholics, including how the ...

October 20, 2018

USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims

The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and ...

October 19, 2018

Buffalo Catholic Diocese acknowledges federal inquiry

Federal investigators looking into clergy sexual misconduct collected documents from the Diocese of Buffalo in June but have ...

October 19, 2018

Iowa basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting 400 boys

A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a yearslong pattern of ...

October 19, 2018

Feds: Child exploitation focus of Pennsylvania church probe

Two years ago, a federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh considered filing a racketeering lawsuit against a Roman Catholic diocese ...