https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former senior Vatican cleric convicted on multiple child sex charges, is to be told next week if his appeal is successful. https://www.thelocal.it/20190815/judges-to-rule-on-cardinal-pell-appeal-against-child-sex-abuse-conviction Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:37:31 +0200 judges-to-rule-on-cardinal-pell-appeal-against-child-sex-abuse-conviction Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who was handed a six-month suspended sentence this month for failing to report sex abuse by a priest under his authority, the cardinal said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190319/pope-rejects-resignation-of-french-cardinal-in-sex-abuse-cover-up Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:56:23 +0100 pope-rejects-resignation-of-french-cardinal-in-sex-abuse-cover-up Pope Francis will meet young student priests on Saturday on the fourth day of his visit to Panama for World Youth Day celebrations, a day after the clergy sex abuse scandal haunting his papacy returned to the spotlight. https://www.thelocal.it/20190126/pope-tries-to-recruit-priests-as-sex-abuse-scandal-returns-to-spotlight Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:57:38 +0100 pope-tries-to-recruit-priests-as-sex-abuse-scandal-returns-to-spotlight Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops for the alleged sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday after a meeting between the pontiff and the president of Chile. https://www.thelocal.it/20181013/pope-defrocks-two-chilean-bishops-for-sex-abuse-of-minors Sat, 13 Oct 2018 17:08:08 +0200 pope-defrocks-two-chilean-bishops-for-sex-abuse-of-minors Santiago Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati on Wednesday went before a prosecutor investigating a sex abuse scandal that has roiled the Catholic Church in Chile but declined to answer questions about accusations he was involved in a cover-up. https://www.thelocal.it/20181004/chile-archbishop-remains-silent-over-abuse-cover-up-claims Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:50:00 +0200 chile-archbishop-remains-silent-over-abuse-cover-up-claims The Vatican has recalled a priest serving as an envoy in Washington and opened a child pornography investigation after US officials asked the church to lift his diplomatic immunity. https://www.thelocal.it/20170916/vatican-recalls-diplomat-from-us-in-child-porn-probe Sat, 16 Sep 2017 05:51:13 +0200 vatican-recalls-diplomat-from-us-in-child-porn-probe Pope Francis was urged by a prominent church reform group on Monday to oust the head of a powerful Vatican department after accusations that senior officials blocked reforms approved by the pontiff to curb sex abuse. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/pope-asked-to-oust-top-cardinal-over-sex-abuse-row Tue, 07 Mar 2017 09:59:39 +0100 pope-asked-to-oust-top-cardinal-over-sex-abuse-row Vatican finance chief George Pell was on Monday called to give evidence at an inquiry into sex abuse as one of Pope Francis' commissioners for the protection of children accused him of being "almost sociopathic". https://www.thelocal.it/20150601/vatican-bank-reformer-called-to-sex-abuse-inquiry Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:17:34 +0200 vatican-bank-reformer-called-to-sex-abuse-inquiry The Vatican's former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been convicted of sex abuse by a church tribunal and defrocked pending further criminal proceedings in the first case of its kind. https://www.thelocal.it/20140628/ex-vatican-envoy-defrocked-for-sex-abuse Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:55:54 +0200 ex-vatican-envoy-defrocked-for-sex-abuse A Vatican panel said Saturday it would develop "best practices" for Catholic parishes to combat paedophile priests, but stopped short of urging mandatory reporting of abuse to police. https://www.thelocal.it/20140504/vatican-panel-to-work-to-curb-sex-abuse Sun, 04 May 2014 09:37:00 +0200 vatican-panel-to-work-to-curb-sex-abuse The Catholic Church in Italy from Sunday will implement new guidelines against child sex abuse that have proved controversial because they impose a "moral duty" but no legal obligation to report allegations to the police. https://www.thelocal.it/20140405/italian-bishops-to-apply-disputed-anti-abuse-rules-2 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:20:40 +0200 italian-bishops-to-apply-disputed-anti-abuse-rules-2 A former victim of sexual abuse by priests will sit on a new commission created to root out paedophilia in the Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140323/vatican-names-former-victim-on-child-abuse-commission Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:08:00 +0100 vatican-names-former-victim-on-child-abuse-commission The Vatican has opened an investigation into a Chilean bishop for alleged sexual abuse, the local Church leadership said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140207/vatican-investigates-chilean-bishop-for-sex-abuse Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:05:00 +0100 vatican-investigates-chilean-bishop-for-sex-abuse