FEB. 5, 2014 GENEVA — A sharply critical United Nations panel accused the Vatican on Wednesday of putting its reputation and interests above those of children who had been sexually abused by...
UPDATE: Vatican statement says "The Holy See does, however, regret to see in some points of the Concluding Observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of...
Evangelical advocates, having failed here, are finding friendlier audiences all over the world. Long before President Obama selected three gay athletes to lead the American delegation to the Sochi...
January 16, 2014, Geneva – Today, the Vatican was summoned before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to report on its record in addressing widespread sexual violence within...
By Associated Press VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is gearing up for a bruising showdown over the global priest sex abuse scandal, forced to defend itself publicly for the first time against...
by Lauren Carasik, January 13, 2014 Adoption of international norms on LGBTI rights critical to ending discrimination Last month, after an international firestorm opposing its proposed anti-...
December 20, 2013, New York – Today, in response to reports that Ugandan lawmakers passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We...
By ALAN COWELL Published: December 20, 2013 LONDON — After years of argument that has drawn ferocious condemnation from outsiders like President Obama, the Ugandan Parliament approved legislation on...