VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.

Victims of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae and members of the Castillo and Catacaos farming community in Piura, Peru hold a joint press conference in Lima May 29, 2025. (Credit: The National ...

In his first public comments on abuse in the Catholic church and the important role of journalists, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the “urgent need to establish a culture of prevention throughout the church ...

LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority -- and called for “transparent processes” to ...

The Vatican’s decision to expel 10 important members from the once-powerful Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a scandal-plagued society of apostolic life founded in Peru in 1971, was received with shock ...