"We believe it should be the central issue in the conclave," Peter Isely, one of the founders of the abuse survivors' group ...

ECA and SNAP have called for the Catholic Church to adopt a zero-tolerance policy that a priest will be permanently removed from church ministry based on even a single act of sexual abuse that is ...

Abuse Victims Want Next Pope to Get Serious on 'Zero Tolerance' By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - The next leader of the global Catholic Church needs to put the issue of clerical sex abuse at ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Pope Francis, who died on April 21, reiterated pledges of "zero tolerance" made by his predecessor Benedict XVI, and introduced several reforms to tackle the issue. But their implementation has ...