Why must a woman be seen as someone’s mother or sister to deserve respect and safety on a street in India—or anywhere? When I was 13 years old, a man in a...
Sex abuse
Find resources and stories about sexual abuse in the church that support survivors, promote healing, and prevent abuse in parishes and institutions.
With the church at a crossroads, Catholics look to Pope Francis for guidance. Nicholas Cafardi offers guidance on cleaning up the church’s act on sex abuse. If...
Fifty years after the game-changing Second Vatican Council a new generation helps the church respond to today’s signs of the times. Here, Scott Appleby...
Canon lawyer and charter member of the National Review Board Nicholas Cafardi talks about the importance of advisory boards and lay consultation. [Read more...
Am I to judge a mentor and friend only by his greatest sin? A death in the family is often an occasion of mixed emotions—sadness and gratitude, maybe even a...
An attorney and charter member of the National Review Board sizes up the U.S. church’s progress on sex abuse over the last 10 years. [Read more from Nicholas...
Panels reviewing sex abuse allegations help dioceses get their houses in order, but they are only as effective as the information the bishops give them. Jim...
A progress report from U.S. Catholic readers says that bishops still haven’t learned all their lessons on the subject of sexual abuse. Anger. Betrayal. Sadness...
Catholic colleges are learning the right way to answer when a victim of sexual assault calls for help. Student Elizabeth “Lizzy” Seeberg committed suicide on...
The biggest question in the sex abuse crisis is why some bishops still have their jobs. It could have come out of any newspaper’s police blotter: Adult male...
