U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2000 despite rumours of his sexual misconduct, a Vatican report found, one of a series of failings by popes and officials who let him rise through the ranks ...

U.S. Roman Catholic leaders called on Monday for greater transparency and vetting in the appointment of bishops after the scandal of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who rose through the ranks ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mark W. O'Connell as the new Albany bishop, following Edward B. Scharfenberger's resignation.

So far, the Department of Justice has received over 320 reports of abuse by faith leaders in ongoing investigation ...

Checchio would have dealt with that issue to some extent in 2018, when the scandal exploded involving his predecessor, ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. McCarrick, who was Metuchen bishop from 1981-1986 ...

The bishop will take over an archdiocese that just offered $230 million to settle claims from more than 500 alleged victims ...

In 2018, a letter landed on Robert Chambers’ cell bars in a New York prison. It was from Ricki Stern, someone he knew from ...

The decision comes two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.

FILE - Pope Leo XIV delivers a blessing during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 24 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen, N.J., as coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans. The appointment was publicized Sept. 24, 2025, in Washington by Cardinal Christophe Piere ...

Bishop James F. Checchio meets students at St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie during his introduction as the next Archbishop of New Orleans on Sep. 24, 2025. (Credit: Chris Granger/The ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named a successor to embattled New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million proposed settlement for ...