Black survivors have been nearly invisible in the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis — even in Baltimore, home to a historic Black Catholic community. Cases of clergy abuse among African ...

Out of 27 parishes in the archdiocese that have significant Black populations, at least 19 -- 70% -- previously had priests on staff accused of sexual abuse, according to an Associated Press analysis.

Ray Kelly, a lifelong Catholic and chair of the pastoral council at St. Peter Claver, a Black parish in west Baltimore, said the archdiocese has repeatedly failed to address racial disparities, a ...

Charles Richardson, of Baltimore, wipes his eye while discussing his alleged abuse decades ago by a Catholic priest, in Baltimore on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Black victims have largely been ...

Reporters Tiffany Stanley and Lea Skene broke new ground in detailing how Black victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse have largely been overlooked. After Maryland’s attorney general released a scathing ...

Out of 27 parishes in the archdiocese that have significant Black populations, at least 19 — 70% — previously had priests on staff accused of sexual abuse, according to an Associated Press ...

Cases of clergy abuse among African Americans are underreported, experts say, and the U.S. Catholic Church generally does not publicly track the race or ethnicity of victims.