All Catholic Church Abuse Scandal articles
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Opinion4 reasons why there are so many abusive leaders in the Church
From Ravi Zacharias to Mark Driscoll to Mike Pilavachi it sometimes seems that there is a fresh scandal every few weeks when it comes to the Church. Bobby Conway explores why our cherished institutions seem to be riddled with abuse and misconduct – and how Christians can respond
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OpinionSinead O’Conner (1966-2023): A wanderer, priest and prophet
Dr Margaret Kennedy pays tribute to the Irish singer-songwriter who was campaigning for sexual abuse in the Church to be exposed long before it became mainstream
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News Analysis10 years of Pope Francis: What ‘the people’s pope’ is getting right, and where he’s going wrong
The head of the 1.3 billion-strong Catholic Church recently celebrated ten years of leadership, but what difference has a new approach from the ’Bishop of Rome’ really made? Tim Wyatt reports
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OpinionChildren are still being groomed, raped and exploited in Church. Things must change
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse identified a ”callous indifference” to the suffering of victims in a Church that prefers to protect its own reputation over the most vulnerable in its flock, says Samantha Smith
