Archbishop Charles J. Chaput apologized Saturday to victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy and referred to "the negligence of the church's pastors" in allowing it to occur.  "I apologize on behalf of the church," Chaput said in his homily at a late-afternoon...

In yet another example of how the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia continues to exist, a Roman Catholic priest in suburban Philadelphia has been arrested and charged with harassment and indecent assault after police say 64-year-old Rev....

We commend the Philadelphia District Attorney for its tireless pursuit in bringing these sexual predators to justice.   We are proud of the brave survivor who has come forward to press charges against Fr. Robert L. Brennan.  Some of our clients who were abused by Fr....

A Pennsylvania appeals court considered arguments that a Roman Catholic church official was wrongly convicted for his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints. Monsignor William Lynn, 62, is serving three to six years in prison after his child-endangerment conviction...

A priest charged with having sex with a 15-year-old boy was reassigned 15 times by the Diocese of Scranton over a 25-year ministry that grew out of a career counseling troubled youths. The Rev. William Jeffery Paulish, 56,  a primary therapist at Lourdesmont, a...