World Cardinal George Pell, Former Vatican Official, Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison He had been convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne, Australia, two decades ago. He is 77 and will be eliglble for parole in three years and eight months. Vanessa Romo
National At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal. Michel Martin
Former Seattle nun wants less talk, more action from Pope Francis to address sex abuse Kim Malcolm talks with Mary Dispenza about the recent Vatican meeting on clergy sex abuse. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
World 'A Life Destroyed': Survivors And Pope At Vatican Summit Address Clergy Sex Abuse One survivor said a priest forced her to have abortions after raping her. The pope said he has come up with 21 "reflection points" designed to address the crisis. Amy Held Sylvia Poggioli
Seattle Archdiocese pays $7 million in priest sex abuse cases Six men say that former priests in the Seattle Archdiocese abused them when they were children. The men say the archdiocese knew or should have known about the danger. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Gil Aegerter
World Pope Francis Defrocks Priest Fernando Karadima, A Notorious Abuser In Chile Karadima has been the face of the church's sex abuse scandal in Chile. In 2011, a Vatican tribunal found him guilty of sexually abusing dozens of minors. Bill Chappell
World U.S. Leaders Of 'Lacerated' Catholic Church Meet Pope To Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis As Pope Francis grapples with a growing scandal, an accused bishop has resigned in West Virginia and a new study has emerged documenting the scale of clerical abuse in Germany. Amy Held
World Pope Francis To Visit Ireland Amid Church Scandals Across The World The pope is under intense pressure to enact concrete measures to ensure accountability for church officials who ignored or covered up sexual abuse by clergy. Sylvia Poggioli
Silence around Seattle mayor’s rape allegations This was going to be a story about how far we’ve come in talking about victims of sexual abuse. Isolde Raftery
Oscar Victory For 'Spotlight' Gives Hope For Change Among Abuse Survivors Bill Radke talks with Mary Dispenza, director of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests) in Seattle, about her reaction to "Spotlight"... Bill Radke Matt Martin