Italy's Catholic Church on Wednesday reported a rise in the number of suspected victims of abuse, mostly at the hands of priests, with 115 cases over the course of 2023-2024.

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has sparked a crisis of confidence in the French Catholic Church. Zanardi alleged the Italian report was clearly an attempt to “minimize” and cover up the scope of clergy sex abuse in Italy.

Pope Francis speaks at the 50th annual Social Week of Catholics in Trieste, Italy ... an annual meeting of the Catholic Church in Italy aimed at promoting the social doctrine of the Church.