An increase in calls to dioceses to report claims of clergy sexual abuse has happened before, and is likely to happen again in the wake of the credible claim lodged against Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, according to the head of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection.

The retired archbishop of Washington said he will no longer exercise any public ministry "in obedience" to the Vatican after an allegation he abused a teenager almost 50 years ago has been found credible.

Oscar Karadima revealed that he was among the group of priests and laypeople who met with Pope Francis on June 2 and spoke to him about the suffering his family endured, following the revelation that his brother was found guilty of sexual abuse.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna said his mission to the country was a sign of Pope Francis’ closeness to the local church.

After ucanews.com reported accusations against Bangladeshi Father William Walter Rozario -- allegations he denied -- the former Maria Bambina nun, Rosaline Costa, answered the following questions about the situation in Bangladesh.

Prosecutor Emiliano Arias, who led the search in Santiago, said the church raids show that in Chile "we are all subject to common justice."