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Italy's Catholic Church announced Friday a study into 20 years of internal records on clerical child sex abuse, a step survivors say falls short of their demand

The new president of the Italian Conference of Bishops says he would launch an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy

VATICAN CITY — Unlike most Western countries, Italy has long avoided a thorough investigation of the Catholic Church’s record on clergy sexual abuse. But Pope Francis’ appointment this week of

(RNS) — Pope Francis tapped Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to lead Italian bishops as they prepare to address clergy abuse scandals and LGBTQ issues.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna has been elected president of the Italian bishops’ conference, now under pressure to set up an independent commission on clergy sex abuse

SAVONA, Italy (Reuters) - Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Italy, filling a vacuum he says is caused by the refusal of the country's Church thus far to launch a major investigation.

Alex Ray Scott, 26, appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday with a dramatically altered appearance, and Scotts attorney used female pronouns with her.

From his tiny apartment, his site, called the abuse network, brings together confidential tip—offs and public reports to map italys abusers, and connect survivors with lawyers willing to help. some priests accused of sex abuse spend time in a network

He too was granted a canon law trial. once again, there was no decision to expel the priest and, once again, italianjudges ruled the crime had expired. since then, the abuser has disappeared. theres just one association in italy, based in the north, which supports victims of clerical abuse, and weve come to meet its founder — an abuse survivor himself. ciao, francesco. sono mark. piacere. from his tiny apartment, his site, called the abuse network,

Called the abuse network, brings together confidential tip—offs and public reports to map italys abusers, and connect survivors with lawyers willing to help. some priests accused of sex abuse spend time in a network of sort of rehabilitation centres run by the church. there are several across italy for priests in difficulty,