Pope Benedict's birthplace vandalised
The house in the Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn where Pope Benedict XVI was born has been vandalised just three days before his 83rd birthday, local authorities reported on Tuesday.
Number of Jesuit abuse victims continues to climb
Some 10 weeks after the first abuse cases at Jesuit education institutions came to light, the number of victims continues to climb. Around 170 people are now believed to have been abused in Germany.
Bishop Mixa can't remember his accusers
Embattled Catholic Bishop Walter Mixa has said he could not remember the people who claim he beat them in an orphanage, even as more accusers came forward.
Vatican denies pope failed to stop paedophile
The Vatican on Friday dismissed a fresh allegation by The New York Times that Pope Benedict XVI failed to bar the transfer of a known paedophile priest while he was the archbishop of Munich.
Trust in Catholic Church plummets amid abuse scandal
Trust in the Catholic Church has taken a heavy blow, a poll released Wednesday revealed, with barely one in six Germans saying they had confidence in the Church in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal.
Church suspends priest whom Benedict helped
The Catholic priest at the centre of a paedophilia scandal that has embroiled Pope Benedict XVI was suspended from duty late Monday amid revelations he was still working with children 25 years after he was convicted of sexual abuse.
Pope helped priest accused of child abuse
The Pope has become embroiled in Germany's Catholic child sex abuse scandal after his former diocese confirmed he approved a decision to give church accommodation to a priest accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex.
Abuse scandal hits elite progressive school
Pupils at a progressive private boarding school in Hesse were regularly sexually abused, the <i>Frankfurter Rundschau</i> newspaper reported Saturday. The news follows a series of revelations about Catholic schools in Germany.