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Vatican complains after French court rules in favor of nun dismissed from religious order
Read full article: Vatican complains after French court rules in favor of nun dismissed from religious orderThe Holy See has formally protested to France after a court there ruled that a former high-ranking Vatican official was liable for what the court determined to be the wrongful dismissal of a nun from a religious order.
Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims
Read full article: Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claimsThe Vatican says a preliminary church investigation into sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against a top cardinal has determined the case doesn’t warrant further investigation.
McCarrick: What's known about the abusive US ex-cardinal
Read full article: McCarrick: What's known about the abusive US ex-cardinalThe Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarricks sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy. The Vatican said the report would cover the Holy Sees institutional knowledge and decision-making process as he rose through the church's ranks. But beyond that, the McCarrick case has forced the Vatican to acknowledge that adults can be victims of sexual abuse, too. Here is what we know about the McCarrick case ahead of the release of the Vatican report:___WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? McCarrick, 90, was defrocked last year after the Vatican determined he sexually abused adults and children, including during confession.