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Saint Patrick Catholic Church is seen in York, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18, 2018

A new chapter, with the same old words, in the Catholic child abuse scandal

Religion

To people who have spent their lives studying and combating the Catholic child abuse scandal, the revelations from last week’s grand jury report on six dioceses in Pennsylvania are numbingly familiar.

Boston's Roman Catholic Cardinal Bernard Law leads a prayer service for Boston area Catholic youth in Newton, Massachusetts, before joining them on a nine-hour bus ride to Toronto to see Pope John Paul II and attend World Youth Day July 23, 2002.

The late Cardinal Law will be remembered as the face of the Catholic Church’s child sexual abuse crisis

Religion
The World

Vatican letter told Bishops not to report child abuse

Lifestyle & Belief
Pope Francis

A UN committee on children’s rights grills the Vatican over clergy sexual abuse

Lifestyle & Belief

Abuse victims demand newly discovered Catholic Church funds

Lifestyle & Belief

The Pope accused of crimes against humanity

Lifestyle & Belief

The Pope and other top Vatican officials accused of crimes against humanity for the cover-ups of sexual assaults by Catholic clerics worldwide.

The World

Jimmy Savile Scandal Deepens, Threatening Reputation of BBC

Global Politics

Christina Patterson is a columnist at the newspaper The Independent. She tells host Marco Werman about new email evidence alleging the BBC shelved a documentary exposing Savile’s pedophilia because the victims involved were “teenagers, not too young.”

21 Priests on Leave Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

Conflict & Justice

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia has put 21 of its priests on administrative leave following allegations of sexual abuse or improper behavior with minors. Reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, David O’Reilly has been following the story.

The World

Todd Solondz on ‘Life During Wartime’

Arts, Culture & Media

Legendary indie director Todd Solondz talks with us about pushing the boundaries of storytelling, and the balance between discomfort and honesty in his films.

The World

How sex abuse at a Milwaukee deaf school affected one victim

Global Politics

The New York Times reported this week that top Vatican officials did not defrock a priest who had sexually abused as many as 200 deaf boys at a Milwaukee school. We hear from one of the victims and his daughter, who interprets on the air.