Georg Baetzing, head of the German Bishops’ Conference, said the Church was on a path of reform and urged members “not to be discouraged”
Since becoming pope in 2013, the Argentine pontiff has striven to tackle the decades-long sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic priests around the globe.
Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced in a Melbourne court on five counts, including oral rape and molestation of boys in 1996-1997
From the Boy Scouts to the Catholic Church and just about every organisation in between, the abuse of children has continued largely unfettered
The 82-year-old has warned victims to lower their expectations, saying that much of the work on tackling abuse would be done post-summit
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented summit of the world’s top bishops
The idea is that the 114 heads of bishops’ conferences will return home with clear ideas on how to spot and deal with abuse
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, is to stand trial over allegations he helped cover up abuse in one of the parishes in the area
The Vatican has already warned that in some countries the church is dragging its feet because of cultural difference over what constitutes child abuse
Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher in the Hunter region of New South Wales
