Religious privilege must not undermine safeguarding and justice.

Religious privilege must not undermine safeguarding and justice.

Religious privilege must not undermine safeguarding and justice.

A new sculpture has been unveiled at a parish in Dublin as a public gesture of atonement towards those who suffered abuse at Jesuit schools in Ireland.

A support group has appealed to ­anyone abused in the North’s schools or parishes, and now living in the Republic, to give information to the Stormont Executive’s storytelling project.

ADORA NAMIGADDE reports the only community of religious sisters in the Catholic Church fully dedicated to serving abuse survivors...

As the abuse scandal spread globally during Francis’ 12-year pontificate, the commission initially lost influence and its crowning recommendation — the creation of a tribunal to judge bishops who covered up for predator priests — went nowhere. After many years of reform and new members, it has become a place where victims can go to be heard and bishops can get advice on crafting guidelines to fight abuse.

THOMAS W GOODHUE says respecting the confidentiality of confession does not mean taking no action...

Northern Ireland victims and survivors of historical child abuse in faith settings have been invited to tell their stories as part of a research study. The project, which has been commissioned by The ...