Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States

Several U.S. bishops expressed concerns about the process for selecting bishops, unanswered questions about McCarrick's finances, the psychological and sexual health of priests and bishops, and both the progress and remaining challenges of transparency and accountability.

As the public sifted through the dense and detailed document on ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, abuse survivors and their advocates called it an important moment that must lead to further action and investigations.

The Vatican's report calls into question the decision-making of three popes and reveals a series of institutional failures that led to the repeated promotion of now disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

In 2018, Pope Francis ordered a report on how the former cardinal was promoted again and again. This February, we heard it was nearly ready. We are reaching the point where continued delay becomes unexplainable.

Says one leader of Catholics for Change in Our Church, "I don't think they've made progress since the grand jury" — the 2018 report that uncovered widespread clerical sexual abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses.

Simply Spirit: The Catholic Church should not be vilified for accessing a greatly needed government program that protects its employees. But it can get tricky.

Bishop Mitch Rozanski spoke to NCR the day after his appointment to St. Louis, sharing the perspective he brings to this latest assignment and how the church can follow Pope Francis in making the Gospel message clear.

Lay Catholic Voices for Change sent a letter to the bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, saying that the church's own recommendations in its report on Bransfield's financial and sexual misconduct have been ignored.