The Vatican’s child protection board says the Catholic Church has a moral duty to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy.

Pope Francis had a learning curve on clergy sexual abuse, with the turning point coming in 2018.

A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up.