David Clohessy, executive director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said in a statement Thursday night, "Hand-slapping Cardinal Roger Mahony is a nearly meaningless gesture.

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors who will gather at the Vatican’s ...

US priest Cardinal Roger Mahony, who was accused of concealing a clerical child sex abuse scandal, was selected to participate in sealing Pope Francis' casket and preparing his burial, according ...

There is nothing ordinary about Mahony — he was taken out of administrative and public-ministry circulation for a while because of the role he played in covering up abuse by priests. While in ...

Roger Mahony, who is one of the nine cardinals and dozens of other officials overseeing two special rites on Friday and Saturday, has denied any wrongdoing. A retired US cardinal accused of ...

Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired Archbishop of Los Angeles, will witness the sealing of the coffin of Pope Francis before a Vatican service that will include new papal funeral rites approved ...

open image in gallery Cardinal Roger Mahony is due to preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin of the late Pope Francis on Friday (REUTERS) The Los Angeles archdiocese said on Thursday that ...

Cardinal Roger Mahony, 89, the retired Archbishop of Los Angeles, is one of nine cardinals and dozens of other clergymen who will play a ceremonial role in closing the late pope’s coffin Friday ...

Nearly all of the funeral plans are being kept secret, but we do know that Cardinal Roger Mahony -- the retired Archbishop of Los Angeles -- will play a special part in the service on Saturday.

In this 2007 file photo, Cardinal Roger Mahony speaks during an annual multi-ethnic migration Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. (Credit: Reed Saxon/AP.) Listen Senior ...