The pope has given proof of having a firm hand; strong but fair says Chilean sexual abuse victim Jose Andres Murillo who suffered under the power of paedophile priest Fernando Karadima who has been dismissed of his priesthood by Pope...

The organizers of Pope Francis' summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will meet this week with a dozen abuse victims who have travelled to Rome to protest the Catholic Church's response to the crisis and demand an end to decades of...

French President Francois Hollande praises the courage of a Roman Catholic priest held hostage for seven weeks by Islamic militants in Cameroon as the cleric arrives home to a joyous welcome CLEAN : Kidnapped French priest freed in...

Trial begins for alleged paedophile priests who ran the Provolo Institute in Mendoza a Catholic school for deaf children as part of a sweeping scandal that has shaken Argentina, Pope Francis home country (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

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Locals react as the Catholic Church of Panama removes priest Rogelio Topin from his functions at the Cristo Hijo de Dios de Samaria parish over claims of inappropriate and scandalous behaviour after a digital medium revealed a video...

Obispos de Brasil y Peru advierten que la influencia de la Iglesia catolica se esta erosionando en la Amazonia debido a la poca presencia de sacerdotes en la remota selva dias antes de que empiece en el Vaticano el sinodo dedicado a la...

At a church where the congregation is still coming to terms with the actions of former paedophile priest Bernard Preynat a special meeting was held for parishioners where they were encouraged to help break the cycle of silence...

The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities unveils the golden coffin of priest Nedjemankh which dates back to the Ptolemaic period (1st-2nd century BC) following its return to Egypt from New York after being illegally smuggled out of...

Three deaf survivors of sexual abuse by priests in Argentina called on Pope Francis on Thursday to do more to tackle sexual assault in the Catholic Church.

Appeals judges overturn a French cardinal's conviction for failing to report alleged sex abuse by a priest, in a case that rocked the French Catholic Church (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Jean-Felix Luciani a lawyer for Cardinal Barbarin welcomes the decision of a Court of Appeal in Lyon to release his client who had been given a six-month suspended jail sentence last March for not reporting that a priest in his diocese...

Victims who suffered at the hands of a paedophile ex priest speak out on the fringes of his trial in Lyon (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

He can't do anything else but ask for forgiveness Jean Boudot lawyer of Matthieu Farcot one of the alleged victims of former priest Bernard Preynat accused of sexual assault tells reporters at the courthouse in Lyon during the third day...

As they left court on the second day of a trial in Lyon victims of former priest and self confessed paedophile Bernard Preynat describe being part of an industry a factory during the years he subjected them to abuse while they were boy...

A priest who has spent weeks at the bedside of coronavirus patients at London's Nightingale Hospital has set up a 24-hour chaplaincy system to help tend to the religious needs of the seriously ill and their families.



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They help people in pain, solve emergencies, listen to complaints, collect donations, organise aid -- these local Argentine priests are saviours to the marginalised neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires and their role has only grown in light of...

At the call of the Polish episcopate to fight the epidemic of coronavirus, Catholic worshippers remain at home to pray on Sunday leaving priests who wish to celebrate Mass in empty churches (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

We feel that we are living a very important moment for the Diocese of Lyon a page is being turned says the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Lyon Michel Dubost after the Pope accepted the resignation of a French cardinal cleared...

El sacerdote salvadoreño Moisés Rutilio Morán no se quedó cruzado de brazos cuando la pandemia de covid-19 obligó a cerrar el templo a su cargo: construyó un estanque para cultivar tilapias, que vende en la comunidad para sustentarse y...

For the first time in history, Swedish female priests outnumber their male counterparts (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

CLEAN: Exterior shots priest leading memorial service and Mayor Olivia Sanders paying her respects following the death of two teenagers on 25 October 2021 in Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

Priests in Cyprus bless pets and their owners as they mark World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

A priest and two community activists go on hunger strike in Calais to demand a halt to the dismantling of migrant camps during the winter period and the opening of a dialogue with the state on the treatment of exiles (Footage by AFPTV...