A Paris court on Wednesday sentenced Vatican's former ambassador to France Luigi Ventura to an eight-month suspended jail term after he was found guilty in sexual assault against five men.

Vatican's ex-envoy to France Luigi Ventura sentenced over sex assaults

Archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick molested a 16-year-old in 1971 and it was covered up. Instead of being punished, the cardinal was promoted. Pope John Paul-II who was the previous Pope gave him a promotion even when there were persistent complaints against McCarrick.

How Vatican covered up Archbishop Theodore McCarrick teen sexual assault case

Two 'predatory priests' at the Vatican have been put on trial for forcing a 16-yr-old altar boy into cardinal relations & sodomy. The Vatican has a long history of sex abuse & coverups. Palki Sharma Upadhyay asks: Is it time the Roman Catholic church opens itself to scrutiny?

Gravitas: Vatican's first sexual abuse trial

Pell is the Pope's finance chief, and the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be accused of sexual abuse

Cardinal Pell arrives in Australia to face sexual offence charges