The Church’s reputation in Poland has suffered from scandal frequently related to sexual abuse and coverup. 

The archbishop was first accused in early 2019 of inappropriately touching a staffer at a Jan. 17, 2019, reception for the New Year address of Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo.

At the beginning of the investigation in 2018, the police raided the Galveston-Houston archdiocesan offices.

Fr. William Dinga has been cleared of the charge and restored to his previous position and status within the Diocese of Richmond, Va.

The way Church authorities dealt with this case of adult abuse bears disturbing resemblance to the bad old days.

The accusation against Bishop Robert Guglielmone came in August 2019, in a lawsuit filed in New York under the state's civil "look back window"

Creditors see the October bankruptcy filing as an attempt to halt hundreds of lawsuits from victims of alleged sexual abuse by clergy.

Father George Rutler, pastor of the Church of St. Michael in Manhattan, on Nov. 20 voluntarily stepped aside from his pastoral duties, while prosecutors are investigating the allegations, the Archdiocese of New York told CNA.