Chilean bishops said that while they support legislation requiring priests and religious authorities to report crimes, they also fear that an update to the country's current law would force clergy to break the sacramental seal of confession.

What is clericalism and how can we recognize it when we see it?

An esteemed American institution, the Boy Scouts, is now another entity rocked by charges of child sexual abuse. Serving more than 2.2 million youths, the Boy Scouts will likely be facing untold lawsuits and legal action.

In many corners of the church, women are not treated with equal dignity and worth. Too often, the structures of the Catholic Church show little openness to meaningful transformation. But our church’s lack of insight, and the breakdown of our own self-monitoring systems, are curable.

In this week's episode, we are looking at what the church can do to hold its bishops accountable.