A scandal in Italy's Catholic Church has morphed into a tale of Vatican intrigue complete with forged documents, reports of dueling cardinals and a papal admonishment Tuesday to put the matter to rest. The scandal erupted in August, when the newspaper Il Giornale reported ...

Prominent Irish victims of Catholic sexual abuse have written to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to take responsibility for the church's concealment of child molestation by forcing out bishops implicated in the decades of cover-up. Their plea, published Tuesday, comes one week before a special ...

Pope Benedict XVI condemned the abuse of children by priests Monday, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior. For centuries, the Catholic Church has shown its commitment to loving and respecting children and ensuring their basic human rights are respected, Benedict told members of ...