Roman Catholic Priests Suspended

• Seven Priests Suspended in Mexico Pending Abuse Probe

  The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico confirmed on Friday that it has suspended seven priests, including one accused of abuse while serving in Los Angeles, from its diocese in the border city of Tijuana pending an investigation into alleged sexual harassment and abuse.

• German priest admits 280 counts of child abuse

  A Roman Catholic priest in Germany has admitted to 280 counts of sexually abusing three boys over a several-year period. The 46-year-old priest, who has been suspended, went on trial on Thursday at the state court in Braunschweig.

• 21 Catholic priests named in sex report suspended

  The Philadelphia archdiocese suspended 21 Roman Catholic priests on Tuesday who were named as child molestation suspects in a scathing grand jury report last month. It is a decision that comes more than eight years after US bishops pledged swift action to keep potential abusers away from young people.The priests have been removed from ministry whil...

• 21 priests suspended for alleged child molestation

  Twenty-one Roman Catholic priests in Philadelphia have been suspended after being linked to an investigation into widespread child molestation, church authorities said.The suspensions followed a Grand Jury report that identified 37 current and former priests."I wish to express again my sorrow for the sexual abuse of minors committed by any member o...