FOX 5 DC FOX 5 DC
  • Live
  • News
  • Weather
  • Good Day
  • Traffic
  • Contests
  • More
Expand / Collapse search
☰
News
  • FOX 5 Live InstaPoll
  • Local News
  • National News
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Consumer
  • Politics
  • Viral
Weather
  • Closings
  • Forecast
  • Live Cameras
  • FOX 5 Weather App
  • Traffic
Money
  • Personal Finance
  • Business
  • Small Business
  • Stock Market
  • Economy
Good Day
  • Cooking With Como
  • Lights! Camera! McCarthy!
  • Pay It Forward
  • Watch Live
  • Zip Trip
Podcasts & Shows
  • FOX 5's Like It Or Not
  • Good Day DC
  • Missing Pieces
  • On The Hill
  • The Final 5
  • In The Courts
  • The Good Word
  • The Paolini Perspective
  • Rambling and Gambling
  • Siege On Democracy
Regional News
  • New York News - FOX 5 NY
  • Philadelphia News - FOX 29 Philadelphia
  • New Jersey News - My9NJ
About Us
  • Apps
  • Closed Captioning
  • Contact Us
  • Contests
  • FCC Public File
  • FCC Applications
  • Internships
  • Jobs at FOX 5
  • Personalities
  • What's On FOX
  • FOX Shows
Flood Warning
until THU 8:45 AM EDT, Prince Georges County

Pope condemns reported sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania

Published August 18, 2018
News
FOX 5 DC
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Email
d89c8d91- article

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has called the sex abuse described in a grand jury report in Pennsylvania "criminal and morally reprehensible."

MORE: Pennsylvania priests molested over 1,000 children, per report | Key dates in the Pennsylvania church abuse scandal | Oral sex, then holy water: Report documents abuse by priests

In a statement released late Thursday, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said "those acts were betrayals of trust that robbed survivors of their dignity and faith."

He said that victims should know that Pope Francis is on their side.


Just in...

52-year-old woman killed after being shot multiple times in DC; Suspect found dead in Laurel

52-year-old woman killed after being shot multiple times in DC; Suspect found dead in Laurel

Disney+ subscribers will soon have to pay more if they want to avoid ads

Disney+ subscribers will soon have to pay more if they want to avoid ads

Explosion kills 3, damages 39 homes in Indiana

Explosion kills 3, damages 39 homes in Indiana

Officials working with schools to prevent teenage overdoses in Virginia

Officials working with schools to prevent teenage overdoses in Virginia

3-month-old infant dies in DC after being left in hot car

3-month-old infant dies in DC after being left in hot car

Trending

Prince George's Co. man charged with 13 counts of possession of child pornography

Prince George's Co. man charged with 13 counts of possession of child pornography

Airbnb host accused of using hidden cameras and recording guests in Silver Spring

Airbnb host accused of using hidden cameras and recording guests in Silver Spring

Gay couple attacked, accused of having monkeypox in Northwest DC

Gay couple attacked, accused of having monkeypox in Northwest DC

Stray bullet injures woman inside Prince George's County apartment

Stray bullet injures woman inside Prince George's County apartment

3-month-old infant dies in DC after being left in hot car

3-month-old infant dies in DC after being left in hot car

News
  • FOX 5 Live InstaPoll
  • Local News
  • National News
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Consumer
  • Politics
  • Viral
Weather
  • Closings
  • Forecast
  • Live Cameras
  • FOX 5 Weather App
  • Traffic
Money
  • Personal Finance
  • Business
  • Small Business
  • Stock Market
  • Economy
Good Day
  • Cooking With Como
  • Lights! Camera! McCarthy!
  • Pay It Forward
  • Watch Live
  • Zip Trip
Podcasts & Shows
  • FOX 5's Like It Or Not
  • Good Day DC
  • Missing Pieces
  • On The Hill
  • The Final 5
  • In The Courts
  • The Good Word
  • The Paolini Perspective
  • Rambling and Gambling
  • Siege On Democracy
Regional News
  • New York News - FOX 5 NY
  • Philadelphia News - FOX 29 Philadelphia
  • New Jersey News - My9NJ
About Us
  • Apps
  • Closed Captioning
  • Contact Us
  • Contests
  • FCC Public File
  • FCC Applications
  • Internships
  • Jobs at FOX 5
  • Personalities
  • What's On FOX
  • FOX Shows
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • twitter
  • youtube
  • email
FOX 5 DC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Do Not Sell my Personal Information
  • FCC Public File
  • EEO Public File
  • About Us
  • Jobs at FOX 5
  • Contact Us

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2022 FOX Television Stations