Six centuries later tight-lipped priests are once again being tested—this time in America’s state legislatures. Various state ...

The church's culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the country.

MADRID — In the 1970s, in a devoutly Catholic Spain still ruled by dictator Francisco Franco, Paula Alonso-Pimentel was sent ...

I heard from some readers in recent weeks asking why our newsroom was not reporting the anonymously sourced domestic abuse allegations against Congressman Max Miller that were published by some ...

The longtime Oregon senator stepped down as he was about to be expelled.

Controlled by money: The brutal reality of financial abuse at home - IN FOCUS: ‘At the center of all domestic violence is ...

In 2004, Washington became the first state in the country to enact a “Don’t Pass the Trash” law, seeking to prohibit public school districts from allowing K-12 teachers accused of sexual misconduct ...

Washington enacted “Don’t Pass the Trash” laws in 2004, but some schools are circumventing the intent to make teacher abuse ...

Allegations of abuse came after detainees were publicly taunted by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir last ...

A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children ...

Ohio's auditor plans Capitol Hill testimony addressing billions in potential Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse uncovered ...

Democrats who demanded scrutiny of Kavanaugh allegations face criticism for silence on abuse claims against Senate candidate ...