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Janusz Szymik claims that between the years of 1984 and 1989 he was sexually abused almost 500 times by Fr. Jan Wodniak in the village of Międzybrodzie Bialskie, Poland, about two hours southeast of Krakow. Pictured is the church in Międzybrodzie Bialskie

Polish Catholic diocese asks court to verify if abuse victim is gay

A Catholic church in Poland has asked a court to determine whether a Polish man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest is gay and whether the sexual contact may have been pleasurable for him.

Attorney Jeff Anderson holds up a photo of former priest Stephen Kiesle at a news conference in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Kin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law

After decades of dealing with the boyhood trauma of being molested by a priest, Jim Bartko sued the Roman Catholic church two years ago.

Pope slips out of Vatican to visit record shop, gets CD

Pope Francis grew up listening to opera on the radio, is a fan of Argentine tango and thinks Mozart "lifts you to God." But it still came as a shock to see him coming out of a downtown Rome record shop Jan. 11 with a CD in hand. 

The Christmas tree is seen as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 9, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope sends condolences after 'devastating' NYC fire

Pope Francis offered his condolences Monday to the victims of the “devastating” apartment fire in the Bronx borough of New York that killed 19 people, nine of them children.

Vatican judge Giuseppe Pignatone listens during the third session of the trial of six defendants accused of financial crimes, at the Vatican City State criminal court in this Nov. 17, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Swiss court insists Vatican suspects can get a fair trial

A Swiss federal court has upheld a freeze on a reported 50 million euros in assets belonging to one of the suspects in a big Holy See fraud trial.

Fr. Athanasius Abanulo celebrates Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lanett, Alabama, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP/Jessie Wardarski)

US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa

Nigerian-born Fr. Athanasius Abanulo has filled various chaplain and pastor roles across the United States, epitomizing an ongoing trend of international clergy recruits as fewer American-born men enter seminaries.

 

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