Chile's abuse scandal began when Dr James Hamilton spoke out about being abused by a priest, Fernando Karadima.
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Linda Pressly
BBC World Service, Santiago
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases
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More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Catholic priests over 70 years, a study finds.
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The House of Lords hears schools are "not obliged" to report sexual abuse allegations.
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Catholic leaders in Australia say priests should not be forced to break the seal of confession.
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An archbishop who accused the Pope of ignoring clerical sex abuse fears for his safety, it is claimed.
Read moreCardinal Cupich: Pope Should Not Resign Over Vigano Claims
In a 7,000 word letter, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has said he told the Pope of abuse claims against prominent US cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2013. We hear from the Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, a close ally of Pope Francis. (Photo: Pope Francis. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
Pope Francis must "get his head around" the struggles of those who have been abused by priests, says one survivor.
Martin Bashir
Religion editor
Many people will welcome the Pope to Ireland but controversy continues to surround the Church.
Read moreThe head of Ireland's Catholic Church admits it no longer has the trust it once had among Catholics.
'I will have peace, the day they put me in a coffin'
Michael O'Brien endured six years of sexual abuse at an industrial school in Tipperary, Ireland in the 1940s. It started when he was eight. He was abused by both a Catholic priest and a brother of a religious order. The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will meet survivors of clerical abuse on his visit to Ireland later this week. (Photo: Michael O'Brien)