VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.

LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority -- and called for “transparent processes” to ...

Victims of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae and members of the Castillo and Catacaos farming community in Piura, Peru hold a joint press conference in Lima May 29, 2025. (Credit: The National ...

Groups alleging enduring multiple abuses from the former Catholic organization Sodalitium Christian Vitae, joined efforts on Thursday asking the church to make public it's investigation. Speaking in ...

The Vatican’s decision to expel 10 important members from the once-powerful Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a scandal-plagued society of apostolic life founded in Peru in 1971, was received with shock ...