Tags: Child Abuse
NSS: government must push Vatican to cooperate with abuse inquiry
Posted: Tue, 05 Feb 2019
The NSS has urged the prime minister to raise the Catholic Church's failure to cooperate with a child abuse inquiry with the Vatican. Read More »
MP calls for mandatory reporting of child abuse during PMQs
Posted: Thu, 29 Nov 2018
The NSS has welcomed an MP's call for a law to require the reporting of suspected child abuse, including in the Church of England. Read More »
Abuse survivors sue Catholic order which ran children’s homes
Posted: Fri, 19 Oct 2018
Ten people are suing a religious order which ran two Scottish orphanages where many children were physically and sexually abused. Read More »
Protests highlight abuse and cover-ups among Jehovah’s Witnesses
Posted: Tue, 21 Aug 2018
Protesters have gathered in London to highlight "serious and persistent" child sexual abuse within global Jehovah's Witnesses groups. Read More »
Catholic Church covered up abuse of 1,000 children in Pennsylvania
Posted: Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Pennsylvania's Catholic Church leaders covered up the abuse of over 1,000 children by more than 300 priests, a major report has said. Read More »
“Establishment” helped abusive bishop evade justice, inquiry hears
Posted: Thu, 26 Jul 2018
Figures including an archbishop of Canterbury, politicians and judges helped a bishop who committed sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard. Read More »
NSS urges Irish PM to force pope to pay abuse compensation debt
Posted: Thu, 19 Jul 2018
The National Secular Society has urged the Irish PM to force the Catholic Church to pay a €7 million shortfall in compensation owed to survivors of clerical child abuse. Read More »
C of E’s “industrial-scale whitewash” of sexual abuse exposed
Posted: Fri, 22 Jun 2018
The C of E covered up sexual abuse by vastly reducing the number of cases it deemed to require formal action, according to a BBC report. Read More »
NSS names Phil Johnson and Graham Sawyer as Secularists of the Year
Posted: Sat, 24 Mar 2018
The NSS has named Phil Johnson and Graham Sawyer as its Secularists of the Year for 2018. Read More »
CoE faced 3,300 safeguarding concerns or abuse allegations in 2016
Posted: Thu, 08 Feb 2018
The Church of England handled more than 3,000 safeguarding concerns or allegations of abuse in 2016, according to newly-released papers. Read More »
Survivors say Church hierarchy failing to lead on child abuse
Posted: Thu, 07 Dec 2017
Campaigners say the Archbishop of Canterbury is being "evasive" and failing to offer "clear leadership" over clerical child abuse. Read More »
Jehovah's Witnesses censured by Charity Commission over treatment of child abuse allegations
Posted: Mon, 31 Jul 2017
A congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses has been severely criticised by the Charity Commission over its handling of allegations of child abuse. Read More »
Carey junior’s special pleading “an insult to victims”, says NSS
Posted: Tue, 04 Jul 2017
The son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury has said "changing attitudes" are behind criticism of his father's handling of a sexual abuse scandal. Read More »
Church of England 'colluded' with sex abuse bishop and failed victims, says report
Posted: Thu, 22 Jun 2017
The head of the Church of England, Justin Welby, has admitted that the Church "concealed" evidence of child abuse by a former bishop and failed to help his victims. Read More »
Final survivor resigns from Pope’s commission on clerical abuse of minors
Posted: Fri, 03 Mar 2017
The last remaining survivor of clerical abuse on the Pontifical Commission for Protection of Minors, Marie Collins, has resigned from it "to maintain [her] integrity". Read More »
Catholic education charity faces inquiry over handling of child abuse claims
Posted: Wed, 14 Dec 2016
A statutory inquiry has been opened by the Charity Commission into the St Laurence Education Trust and Ampleforth Abbey, over the Catholic charities' handling of sexual abuse allegations. Read More »
Abuse case dismissed despite Cardinal admitting ‘mistakes’
Posted: Thu, 04 Aug 2016
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has been told by the prosecutor that he will not face charges following allegations that he had failed to report suspicions of child abuse by a priest under his control, as is required by French law. Read More »
Cruelty was normalised at Church of England children’s home, says report
Posted: Thu, 14 Jul 2016
An independent review into Kendall house, a children's home run by the Church of England, has reported "harrowing" findings where girls were sedated and abused. Read More »
1200 cases of FGM reported in three months – but data “likely” to underestimate
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2016
New data has shown a surge in reported cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in England, with over 1200 reports made in the first three months of 2016. Read More »
Sex abuse victims doubt Pope’s decree on negligent bishops
Posted: Tue, 07 Jun 2016
A new decree issued by Pope Francis under which bishops can be removed from office over negligence involving abuse of minors or vulnerable adults has been greeted with cynicism by the NSS and a victim support group. Read More »
