Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) filed a complaint against him, along with other church ...

Pope Leo XIV failed to properly investigate sex abuse claims while in prominent leadership roles in Chicago, victims’ group ...

who stunned the world when the U.S. and Peruvian bishop emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV, the only cloud on his reputation came from groups alleging that he had mishandled sexual ...

Pope Leo XIV’s record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

The Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests claims Pope Leo XIV mishandled two different cases of sexual abuse by ...

One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual ... "Prevost oversaw cases filed... against bishops accused of sexual abuse and of cover-up. He maintained the secrecy ...

The world watched on Thursday as the Vatican presented its new pope: Robert Francis Prevost, who will lead the Catholic Church under the name Leo XIV. During his first speech as successor to the ...

released a statement on the day of Pope Leo XIV's selection expressing "grave concern" and urging him to "enact a truly universal zero tolerance law for sexual abuse and cover-up." The Chicago ...

The new pope, Leo XIV ... cases. The filing amounted to a formal call for an investigation under rules established by Pope Francis in 2023 for dealing with the hierarchy’s handling of abuse ...

Within hours of his appointment, questions began to emerge about Pope Leo XIV’s past, with allegations suggesting he may have played a role in covering up abuse cases in both Peru and Chicago. At the ...