A prominent Irish survivor of priestly sexual abuse told a Vatican-sponsored conference Friday that the Holy See must put in place "robust structures" and strong sanctions to hold accountable bishops and Vatican officials who fail protect children from predator priests.

Pope Francis prepares to visit Ireland, a country rocked by decades of revelations about sexual abuse of children in its churches, the physical torture of youngsters in its schools and the humiliation of women in its workhouses.

Pope Francis will be spending a few precious hours at the Basilica of Knock while he is in Ireland this weekend.

You don’t get to claim Christ’s body without assuming the punishment it suffered.

Pope Francis will meet survivors of sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland Aug. 25-26.

A research group aims to hold bishops accountable by compiling publicly available documents and reports on the child abuse crisis.