Ireland wants ‘fullest’ Vatican co-operation

IRELAND: Ireland said it expects the fullest co-operation from the Vatican to ensure children are safe from abuse - and a minister reiterated criticism that the Holy See failed to provide information to investigators as recently as three years ago, reports said.

Vatican reponds to Irish questions

INTERNATIONAL: Vatican Radio and various news sources have covered the Holy See response to Ireland's Cloyne report and the government's questions.

German Jesuit speaks about abuse

GERMANY: Jesuit Father Klaus Mertes says many committed, middle-of-the-road Catholics in Germany are “deeply weary” over the clerical abuse scandal, writes Christa Pongratz-Lippitt in the National Catholic Reporter.

Catholic Ireland’s anger

IRELAND: The Irish Prime Minister's frank and undiplomatic speech on sexual abuse articulated the anger of the Irish people towards the Vatican, which is undoubtedly on a learning curve on these matters, writes Gerry O'Hanlon SJ on Eureka Street.

Vatican recall of Ireland’s nuncio is a ‘big deal’

IRELAND: The Vatican has recalled its nuncio to Ireland, a move the Catholic News Service calls "exceptional". A BBC analysis looks at what the move could mean.

Ireland considering country-wide abuse investigation

IRELAND: Ireland's Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald said inquiry into abuse allegations in dioceses across the country "cannot be ruled out", reports the Irish Independent.

Irish bishops continued to conceal abuse, says govt report

IRELAND: A new report in Ireland details more recent clerical abuse cases, according to various news sources.