Topic: Roman Catholic Church

An unnamed man has accused former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and other clerics in a lawsuit of sexually abusing him and other boys as part of a sex ring operated out of a New Jersey beach house in the early 1980s.

A British woman pleaded guilty to terror-related charges in a London court Friday, in connection to a plot to bomb a hotel and the city's historic St. Paul's Cathedral.

"Apostolic visitations," religious investigations that allow the pope to swiftly audit, punish or sanction virtually any wing of the Roman Catholic Church, have allowed investigations into sexual abuse to remain secret.

Researchers explored the ways shifting social structures influenced psychology and values of members. The West, scientists determined, was unique in its steady abandonment of incest.

On Oct. 22, 2009, the U.S. Congress expanded a hate-crime law to make it a federal crime to assault someone because of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Actor Jack Black turns 50 and executive Sheryl Sandberg turns 50, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 28.

Five Minnesota men will file a lawsuit Tuesday against the Vatican in an effort to order the Catholic Church to release names and files involving thousands of clergy who've been accused of sex abuse.

Pope Francis introduced a major change in Catholic law Thursday, requiring all priests and nuns worldwide to report incidents of sex abuse and attempts to cover them up.

California will investigate how the Los Angeles Archdiocese handled sexual abuse allegations, state Attorney General Xavier Bacerra said.

North Korean Christians observed Easter Sunday at a Roman Catholic church in the capital, a Pyongyang propaganda service said Monday.

On April 13, 2009, Phil Spector was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Los Angeles jury in his second trial for the 2003 slaying of Lana Clarkson.

The Vatican said Saturday it defrocked former cardinal of Washington, D.C., Theodore McCarrick, after finding him guilty of sex abuse.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Wednesday declared opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi the winner of its presidential election.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confronted Monday a growing child sexual abuse scandal by apologizing to victims.

The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed two Catholic dioceses in a probe into the child sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church of Pennsylvania.