… the investigation – on the church’s dark shameful secrets. … the sexual abuse of potentially thousands of children by priests in … In Chile, Francis defended a bishop, Juan Barros, who had … Maria Viganò, a retired Vatican diplomat, demanded Francis’s …

… created the Vatican's first anti-abuse commission, became … as naming offending priests and Church officials who protected … four-day meeting on child sex abuse. The first instituted … co-director of the Bishop Accountability abuse tracking group, said …

… priest, bishop, and eventually Archbishop of Manila, combined with significant Vatican … with significant Vatican and American Church experience. Appointed … transparency in handling abuse cases, including … on repatriating Ukrainian children allegedly deported …

… the papacy, often eschewing the Vatican's traditional pomp and … first Latin American pope. The church's gold-leaf ceiling … the future site of the church. Romans gather every August 5 … role in covering up child sexual abuse by priests. It is the burial …

… area who were abused as children, and church officials’ systematic efforts … which bishops learned how to investigate abusive priests, required … and created a Vatican office to discipline abusers. Francis also … swimming lessons alongside their kids so the whole …

… . Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state … the 1.4-billion-member Church started the transition from … the scourge of child abuse within the ranks of the priesthood. He often … new leader of the Catholic church. But the secretive nature …

… since independence. "My child was born with a disability … (Getty) In the Philippines, church bells rang through the capital … out against injustices and rights abuses, including a spree of … . open image in gallery Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Pietro …

… his apartment formally sealed, the Vatican said. His remains are expected … without questioning the church’s positions on abortion or priestly celibacy. Outspoken … with revelations of widespread child sex abuse in the church, he lifted pontifical …

… his apartment formally sealed, the Vatican said. His remains are expected … questioning the Church's positions on abortion or priestly celibacy.  Outspoken … with revelations of widespread child sex abuse in the Church, he lifted pontifical …

… stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said, ending an often … on Easter Sunday. The Vatican on Tuesday released photographs of … a Church in disarray and worked hard to overhaul the Vatican… scourge of child abuse within the ranks of the priesthood. He often …