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For Immediate Release: August 3, 2026\

On July 30th, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that individual religious communities get to decide when their clergy must report child sexual abuse (CSA). Tim Lenn...

Superseding indictment by grand jury reveals new details in forced labor investigation

New details were released this week through an updated indictment from a Michigan grand jury in a forced labor conspiracy that allegedly collected millions through church-run call centers across multiple states while subjecting victims to abuse and exploitation.

[PHOTO: Emma Medalla Santillan, director of the Salvatorian Pastoral Care for Children in Cebu, facilitates a child rights and safeguarding formation session for young participants. (Courtesy of Salvatorian Pastoral Care for Children Cebu)]

After completing a child rights formation program in her parish, a 13-year-old girl was approached by a classmate carrying a se...

Editor’s note: This article and headline have been updated to clarify where the priest was serving.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas priest was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of child sex crimes, rai...

Case of woman who fell victim to horrific sexual abuse by her close relative went unreported for many years over advice from a priest

[PHOTO: Mark Laurence Zammit interviewing the abuse victim.]

A case of horrific sexual abuse on children went unreported for many years because a priest urged the victims to forgive the abuser instead of rep...