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Vatican secretly disciplined Nobel-winning bishop from East Timor over alleged abuse of minors

By Reuters The Vatican on Thursday acknowledged that it had secretly disciplined East Timor bishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Ximenes Belo two years ago, responding to allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor decades before. The Vatican’s acknowledgment came in response to reporters’ questions following an article this week in Dutch

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Uvalde parents have filed a federal lawsuit against gun manufacturers, the school district and others

By Stella Chan and Alaa Elassar, CNN Parents of survivors of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a federal lawsuit against multiple entities — including the gun manufacturer, school district and city — for a host of allegations, including negligence and recklessness. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the

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Victims of the Highland Park July 4 mass shooting sue gun manufacturer, two gun stores, the accused shooter and his father

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of seven people and injured dozens at a July 4 parade in Illinois have filed lawsuits against a gun manufacturer, the accused shooter and the shooter’s father, court documents show. The civil lawsuits, filed Tuesday in Illinois’ Lake County Circuit Court, include

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