The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces a barrage of new sex abuse lawsuits.
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Pope Francis is warning that 'rigidity' in living out the Christian faith is creating a 'minefield' of hatred and misunderstanding.
Newly released court documents show that financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit.
A former Southern Baptist pastor who supported legislation in Texas this year that would have criminalized abortions has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse.
U.S. Catholic bishops have voted to create a new national sex-abuse hotline.
An evangelical Christian church based in Mexico says it hopes human trafficking and child rape accusations against its leader won't lead to discrimination against its worshipers.
The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 percentage points over the past two decades.
The lawyer for a top Catholic official who has been found guilty of failing to report to judicial authorities accusations against a pedophile priest says his client will appeal the verdict.
An Australian judge has sentenced the most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral more than 20 years ago.
The Latest on the Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests.