LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The head of a lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said Tuesday the problem in the past had been “widespread” and on some ...

FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) -Portugal's Catholic Church said on Thursday it will financially compensate victims of child sexual abuse within the Church, setting the amounts to be paid on a case-by-case ...

An independent commission investigating sexual abuse in Portugal's Catholic Church urged more victims to submit testimonies, especially during summer home visits by citizens living abroad. "In our ...

Portugal's Catholic Church will pay $1.85 million in compensation to 57 victims of clerical sexual abuse. A 2023 report found at least 4,815 people were abused by clergy in Portugal over 70 years. The ...

LISBON, Portugal — More than 4,800 individuals may have been victims of child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal, with 512 alleged victims already having come forward, an expert panel ...

At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church – mostly priests – over the past 70 years, a report by the commission investigating the issue said on Monday, ...

Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. Pope Francis takes part in a welcome ceremony with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the National Palace in Belem, Lisbon, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A billboard denounces child sexual abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic church during the XXXVII World Youth ...

FILE PHOTO: A billboard denounces child sexual abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic church during the XXXVII World Youth Day celebrations in Lisbon, Portugal, August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Catarina ...