Brazil: Church to prepare anti-abuse guidelines
Pope blames church's own sins for sex scandal
Pope sees sex scandal as greatest threat to church
Catholics sent predator priest to remote village
Pope accepts resignation of German bishopVATICAN CITY — A leading German bishop who has acknowledged slapping children and is being investigated for sexual abuse of minors and financial misconduct lost his job Saturday as Pope Benedict XVI continued cleaning house.
More News
- Report: Austrian cardinal attacks former Vatican No. 2 over church abuse
- Belgian bishops dismiss US sex abuse norms hailed by Vatican but vow firm response
- Report: German bishop linked to sexual abuse charge; attorney denies claim
- Report: Brazil archbishop says teenagers are ’spontaneously’ gay, need guidance on sexuality
- German priest facing charges for sexual abuse in SA also faces accusations at home
- Demand for sex abuse accountability in Italy grows as alleged victims demand bishops resign
- Spanish order says it has reported case of alleged child abuse to authorities
- Spanish diocese says it has reported case of alleged child abuse to authorities
- German who says he was abused by priest seeks compensation from church in letter to pope
- Belgian prelate to talk to pope about ‘painful’ scandal of bishop who abused boy
- Brazilian police recommend that prosecutors charge 3 priests with the sexual abuse of boys
- Catholic bishops in India to adopt zero-tolerance policy on child sex abuse
- Legionaries official breaks silence on founder’s sex abuse on eve of Vatican meeting
- France’s Catholic Church seeks to recruit young priests and improve scandal-tainted image
- Roman Catholic priest in Brazil charged with abusing 8 young boys, dating back to 1995
- Top Vatican official left Calif. priest in pastor role after learning of abuse decade earlier
- Vatican official: ‘Wouldn’t be surprised’ if pope apologizes for cleric sex abuse in June
- Priest accused of abuse in Vatican backyard proclaims innocence, denounces mud thrown at pope
- Dutch Catholics shocked pedophile priest who did 7 years in US jail helped at Dutch church
- Trial of Italy priest puts spotlight of abuse at Vatican door as Italy victims demand audience
- Muslim Frenchman accused of polygamy says mistresses a way of life in France
- Chilean cardinal pledges full investigation into alleged abuses by priests; offers apology
- Suspicion that husband of veiled woman with traffic citation is polygamous heats French debate
- Pope tells priests to protect kids; says thanks for support as abuse scandals buffet papacy
- Pope hails Italian priest’s group which battles pedophilia; encourages prevention efforts
- Ex-priest says his reports that a Belgian bishop abused a boy were ignored by church years ago
- 2 former priests say their reports that Belgian bishop abused a boy were ignored by church
- Vatican spokesman: Catholic Church, hit by sex scandal, able to recognize its wounds, heal
- Official: 3 former altar boys allegedly sexually abused by priests in Brazil receive threats
- Belgium’s longest serving bishop quits after admitting to sexual abuse of boy
- Germany plans to seek compensation for sex abuse victims, institute new rules to prevent abuse
- Belgium’s longest serving bishop quits after admitting to sexually abuse of boy
- Lawsuit in Wisconsin sex abuse case makes tough sell: Vatican as global business empire
- Chile’s cardinal confirms church, prosecutor investigating priest accused of abusing young men
- Lawsuit claims Vatican official got letter from victim on Wis. abuse earlier than known before
- Mexico church bars priest with 1989 Colorado sex conviction
- Cardinal defends church on sex abuse, says then-Cardinal Ratzinger party to controversial note
- Irish bishop resigns as Vatican moves to get rid of prelates tainted by abuse scandal
- Vatican: Rome had no role in abuse of deaf children; new lawsuit is PR stunt without merit
- Lawsuit against pope, Vatican reveals more correspondence about accused Wisconsin priest
- Ill. man files lawsuit against pope, Vatican officials over alleged abuse by Wis. priest
- Unidentified plaintiff’s lawsuit names pope, Vatican officials in Milwaukee sex abuse case
- Bishop: ‘Shame’ on Brazilian Catholic church in wake of sex scandal
- Pope OKs resignation of Irish bishop who didn’t challenge Dublin policy of keeping abuse quiet
- Retired cardinal who praised bishop for shielding priest replaced for DC Mass after protest
- Brazil: Priest caught in video having sex with young man gets house arrest
- Mom who starved son to death at cult leaders’ behest gets probation, suspended sentence
- Sentencing set for mom who starved 1-year-old son to death over ‘amen’ at cult leaders’ behest
- Irish officials say Pope Benedict accepts bishop’s resignation over Dublin child-abuse coverup
- Pope promises “church action” against clerical sex abuse during public audience at Vatican
- Vatican names new Ill. bishop who once blamed devil for sexual abuse lawsuits against church
- LA, Mexico City cardinals sued for allegedly shuffling abusive priest between countries
- Abuse survivors protest planned Mass in DC by cardinal who praised bishop for shielding priest
- Pope accepts resignation of Miami archbishop, names Orlando bishop to replace him
- German priest suspended, ordered home from US over abuse allegations
- Pedophilia allegations bring detention of Brazilian priest as church sex cases grow in LatAm
- Brazil priest, 83, detained after pedophilia accusations
- Skeptics watching whether Malta encounter with abuse victims will be turning point for papacy
- Pope: I don’t feel alone at helm of “wounded, sinner” church on 5th anniversary as pontiff
- Pope Benedict XVI marks 5th anniversary of his election amid sex abuse scandal
- Tearful pope meets with sex abuse victims, promises ‘effective measures’ to safeguard children
- Pope meets with sex abuse victims, says church will do all in its power to safeguard children
- AP Exclusive: How a tennis-loving, Saab-driving Berkeley lawyer came to represent the pope
- Reports: cardinal says late pope backed letter praising bishop who refused to turn over priest
- Pope begins pilgrimage in Malta, Catholic nation where sex abuse victims hope to meet him
- Pope begins pilgrimmage in Malta, Catholic nation where sex abuse victims hope to meet him
- Pope arrives in Malta, where sex abuse victims hope to meet him during brief pilgrimage
- Indian priest who pleaded no contest to assaulting girl in Florida has left his job in Italy
- Mexican official defends sex education after bishop blames it for undermining priestly vows
- Benedict marks fifth anniversary of papacy marred by mishaps, gaffes, and sex abuse scandal
- Pope Benedict XVI turns 83, treated to birthday cake and song at Vatican before Malta trip
- Pope breaks silence on abuse, urges repentance for sins, recognition of mistakes
- Vatican confirms Cardinal’s 2001 letter praising French bishop for shielding pedophile priest
- Rights group: Senegal must clamp down on abusive Islamic schools that force children to beg
- German bishops say they will bring in public prosecutors early in abuse cases
- Malta trip offers opportunity for pope to meet sex abuse victims as scandal swirls
- German theologian Kueng urges bishops to pressure pope on reforming church in crisis
- Last snapshots of cases of Catholic Church transferring or moving priests accused of abuse
- More snapshots of cases of Catholic Church transferring or moving priests accused of abuse
- Catholic priest in Chile charged with sexually abusing girls, including his own daughter
- Snapshots of some cases of Catholic Church transferring or moving priests accused of abuse
- AP IMPACT: Predator priests shuffled around world, some still at large and still ministering
- Vatican tries to defuse anger over contention scandals linked to homosexuality, not celibacy
- Vatican goes into damage control mode, floating new initiatives ahead of papal trip
- Mexican bishops ask for forgiveness from abuse victims, pledge to aid investigations
- Oregon man awarded $1.4 million after jury finds Boy Scouts negligent in 1980s sex abuse case
- US prosecutor seeks pope’s help in returning Indian priest to face sexual assault charges
- Pope’s secretary: No comment needed on each abuse case; bishops responsible
- Vatican Secretary of State blames pedophilia on homosexuality rather than celibacy
- Vatican makes clear bishops should report sex abuse to police if laws require it
- Vatican makes clear for first time that bishops and clerics should report sex abuse to police
- Austrian priest faces legal proceedings for alleged possession of child pornography
- Pope, elected for life, highly unlikely to quit over past abuse cases, no matter the criticism
- Pope’s many years in ivory tower help explain troubled handling of sex abuse cases
- Angered by abuse charge against Catholic priest, Kenyans ask why church didn’t investigate
