Catholic Church

Mushaal, Pope's’ adviser see them as powerful force for peaceful settlement of Palestine-Israel, Kashmir conflicts

5-day visit will see pope meet Indigenous survivors, families

Pope Francis expresses gratitude towards victims for having the courage to come forward

Research uncovered between 2,900 and 3,200 paedophile priests or other members of the church

"We expect the Church to step up and take responsibility for its role in this"

Members of the Parish Priests Initiative 'deeply appalled' by the new Roman decree

Says Cardinal Vincent Nichols failed to acknowledge personal responsibility, showed no compassion for victims

18 of the 33 individuals who committed abuses are still part of the organisation

The commission began work in June when it called for witness statements and set up a telephone hotline

Vladimir Putin arrives in Rome to meet the pope and populist government

The nuns scandal broke as Catholic church has to contend with a wave of worldwide cases involving paedophile priests

Pope Francis ordered Archbishop McCarrick to retire to a life of prayer and penitence

The details of the provisional agreement have not been made public by either side

US Catholic Church remains shaken by publication of report on sexual abuse by clergy in Pennsylvania

The accused, Reverend Cristian Precht was a former head of the Church's Vicariate of Solidarity human rights group

Over the course of 65 years, 20 of 39 Dutch cardinals, bishops and their auxiliaries covered up sexual abuse

Pope Francis openly criticises the Sicilian mafia and calls on the faithful to stop all collaboration with them

Case comes at a time when Kerala's Christian community is reeling under erosion of trust as sexual abuse cases pile up

Catholic Church in United States is shaken by Grand Jury report that found 301 priests of sexually abusing minors

Archbishop Vigano's claims raised speculation of campaign against the pontiff by conservatives in the Church

Pope Francis is due to arrive in Ireland on Saturday for a historic two-day visit

Raids came just hours before Vatican abuse investigators sent by Pope Francis met with Chile's top prosecutor

Australia completed a five-year government-appointed inquiry into child sex abuse in churches and other institutions

Priest Karadima accused of abusing children in 2010 and convicted by Vatican to life of penitence

Law's resignation from his Boston post in 2002 shocked the Church and brought abuse into the open

Of all the survivors who reported abuse in religious institutions, more than 60 per cent cited the Catholic Church

The Holy See, China severed diplomatic ties in 1951

Teresa worked with the poorest of the poor in Kolkata for nearly four decades

Pope also set up a body of lawyers to assist him in decisions that could require the dismissal of a bishop

Victims have called for a meeting with Pope Francis