Catholic Church sexual abuse cases

An inquiry says 216,000 children have been sexually abused by France's Catholic Church since 1950.

The Church asks for forgiveness as an inquiry says it treated victims with "cruel indifference".

A commission finds evidence of 2,900-3,200 abusers within the country's Catholic Church since 1950.

An independent safeguarding body will be established to deal with complaints against priests.

The Dromore diocese says it is prepared to "exhaust" its resources to fund the scheme.

Theodore McCarrick is believed to be the highest-ranking US Catholic to face criminal abuse charges.

Prince Andrew, Bob Dylan, Catholic priests and others face suits after a change in New York law.

Former priest Brian Devlin has waived his anonymity to write a book on the scandal that rocked the Catholic Church in 2013.

Theodore McCarrick is believed to be the highest-ranking US Catholic to face criminal abuse charges.

The Bishop of Leeds apologises to men sexually abused as boys at a Catholic seminary in Yorkshire.

Tony Gribben appealed for other victims of Fr Malachy Finnegan to come forward.

Tony Gribben took the lawsuit over assaults suffered at the hands of the late Fr Malachy Finnegan.

Top Catholic cleric Reinhard Marx calls sexual abuse by Church officials "a catastrophe".

The changes are the biggest overhaul of the Roman Catholic Church code in nearly 40 years.

Nazir Afzal, who helped bring sex traffickers in Rochdale to justice, will chair a new safeguarding body.