The Catholic Church has been shaken for decades by scandals involving pedophile priests. Photo: April Fonti/AAP PHOTOS

Nearly 4400 people have been abused by Catholic priests in Italy in cases reported since 2020, a victims' group alleges, renewing pressure on bishops to confront a crisis that has long plagued the world's largest Christian faith.

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The unofficial tally by Rete l'Abuso , Italy's largest church abuse victims' group, is based on victims' accounts, judicial sources and cases reported by the media, the founder of the association Francesco Zanardi said.

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