USA Disgraced former archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Bernard Law, has died Law became a central figure in the worst crisis to hit the Roman Catholic Church in America - the alleged cover-up by church officials of sexual abuse of children by priests. 20/12/2017
United Kingdom Abuse victim quits Pope's child protection panel The last abuse victim on the Pope's child protection panel, Marie Collins quits, launching a stinging attack on the Vatican's administration 02/03/2017
world news Australia: data suggests rife rejection of child sex abuse claims in Catholic Church The Catholic Church in Australia releases data suggesting child sex abuse between 1950 and 2010 was widespread, but largely ignored. 06/02/2017
France French PM criticises Catholic Archbishop of Lyon over paedophile scandal One of France’s most senior cardinals, the Archbishop of Lyon, has emphatically denied covering up paedophilia. Philippe Barbarin and five others are 15/03/2016
Vatican Journalists investigated in Vatican leaks scandal The internal scandal surrounding the papacy intensified on Thursday as the Vatican asked the authorities to investigate two Italian journalists 13/11/2015
Vatican Pope condemns recent Vatican leaks as 'a betrayal of trust' Pope Francis has used his weekly Sunday address to thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square to condemn the recent leak of sensitive Vatican 08/11/2015
Cinema Boston Globe revelations of child abuse hit the silver screen in the film Spotlight Actors Mark Ruffalo, Stanley Tucci, Rachel McAdams and director Tom McCarthy were at the Venice Film Festival to present the movie ‘Spotlight’. The 04/09/2015
Vatican Vatican freezes funds of senior cleric after smuggling probe The Vatican announced Friday that it has frozen the funds of a senior cleric who is at the centre of a suspected money smuggling 12/07/2013
interview 'Vatican Bank is a law unto itself' Secrecy is a way of life at the Vatican, not least at the Vatican Bank. For decades the Istituto per le Opere di Religione or Institute for Works 15/03/2013
