The Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, announced Sunday it has put a senior priest on administrative leave after receiving complaints of sexual abuse of children about 50 years ago.
A Roman Catholic priest is placed on leave over allegations he abused children decades ago. NECN reports.
Progressive Catholic groups vented outrage Friday over the decision of a Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts to rescind the admission of an 8-year-old student because his parents are lesbians.
With South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford dominating the news, let's look back at a five other so-called virtuous figures who became embroiled in sex scandals -- and this list just scratches the surface.
Some Catholic faithful are upset about plans to close churches on the west side of Cleveland.
Along the Rust Belt and in cities dotting the Northeast and Upper Midwest, Catholic communities are mourning the loss of parishes. It's a five-year trend of sweeping church closures that most recently hit Cleveland, Ohio.
A Boston priest was arrested and charged with stalking TV host Conan O'Brien. Affiliate WCVB reports.
A man who accuses a Boston priest of raping him when he was a boy was himself put on the defensive Thursday as a defense attorney tried to cast doubt on his memory and his credibility.
The Diocese of Orange in Southern California will pay 87 victims of clergy sexual abuse about $100 million, the largest payout so far in the Catholic Church's abuse scandal, multiple sources told CNN.
The Boston Archdiocese said Thursday that 162 of its priests have been accused of molesting 815 minors since 1950.
An outspoken victim of clergy sex abuse, Patrick McSorley, was reported dead Monday morning by Boston police.
An audit of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the problem of sex abuse by priests indicated solid progress, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said.
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