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Presbyterian Church in Ireland Moderator Apologises at Special Assembly Over Safeguarding Failings

Members meet in Belfast to debate safeguarding reforms following a damning internal report.

Pope Accepts Cádiz Bishop Zornoza’s Resignation, Appoints Interim Administrator

Pope Says Vatican Inquiry Into Spanish Bishop Zornoza Will Proceed

Spanish Bishops Brief Pope on Zornoza Abuse Probe, Say Resignation May Be Accepted Soon

Vatican Confirms St Mary’s as Dublin’s Catholic Cathedral After 200 Years

Vatican Opens Canonical Investigation Into Cádiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza Over 1990s Abuse Claim

Berlin Church Defends Pastor Targeted Over Polyamory Blessing, Reaffirms Two-Person Wedding Rules

Pope Leo XIV Holds Nearly Three-Hour Meeting With Belgian Abuse Survivors

Vatican Appoints Team to Finalize Dissolution of Peru’s Sodalitium as Survivors Object

Munich Court Acquits Catholic Priest of Rape Charge

Pope León XIV Holds First-Ever Audience With Global Clergy-Abuse Survivors’ Coalition

Pope Leo XIV Meets Global Survivor Group, Opens Dialogue on Zero‑Tolerance Push

Pope Leo XIV Meets Clergy Abuse Survivors for First Time After Vatican Admits Failures

Pope Leone XIV Holds First Vatican Audience With Organized Clergy-Abuse Survivors

Chicago Archdiocese Reports Abuse Allegation Against Visiting Mexican Priest

Church of England Elects Sarah Mullally as First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury

Pope León XIV Rejects AI Papal Avatar, Citing Risks of a ‘False World’

Alabama Priest on Leave as Independent Review Follows Teen Abuse Allegations

HBO Max Debuts “Marcial Maciel: El Lobo de Dios” Documentary Uncovering New Evidence of Clerical Abuse

Church of England Holds Chaplain in Limbo as Appeals and Safeguarding Review Continue