The discoveries of unmarked burials have left many wondering what motivated Catholics to participate in a colonial system that would be responsible for the loss and violation of thousands of Indigenous children.

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne will take a “spiritual sabbatical” after a Vatican investigation found he did nothing illegal in his handling of clerical sex abuse allegations, but he did contribute to a “crisis of trust” in his archdiocese.

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy nearly 50 years ago, despite a Vatican investigation that determined he sexually abused minors as well as adults.

Bishop LaTrelle Easterling responds after former campus minister and university chaplain at American University surrendered his clergy credentials and admitted to clergy sexual misconduct.

There’s still a lot of confusion among Catholics about the sex abuse crisis. And with good reason.

Only 38% of Catholics surveyed had heard of McCarrick, according to a recent survey commissioned by America Media and conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.