Pope Leo XIV Holds Protection of Minors ‘Deep in His Heart’
Pope Leo sent a message Nov. 17 to participants in a meeting promoted by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
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Vatican Secretary for Protection of Minors: ‘Harming a Victim Is Harming the Image of God’
The auxiliary bishop of Bogotá stated that the voice of survivors is at the center of the Church’s work.
Canadian Bishops Address Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults at Meeting
A committee presented a code of conduct template that incorporated protections on all vulnerable persons to the gathered plenary assembly this week.
In Portugal, Pope Meets With Clerical Abuse Survivors, Urges Church to Hear Victims’ ‘Anguished Cry’
The emotional private meeting at Lisbon’s apostolic nunciature was a moment of ‘intense listening’ by the Pope and lasted more than an hour, according to the Vatican.
Cardinal O’Malley Defends Independence of the Vatican’s Safeguarding Commission
Boston Cardinal Seán O’Malley is president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Pope Francis Asks for Annual Report on Church’s Efforts to Prevent Abuse
In an audience at the Vatican on April 29, the Pope called on commission to produce annual audit to promote ‘transparency and accountability.’ In his speech, Francis underlined that ‘abuse in any form is unacceptable.’
Pope Francis Invokes Abraham Lincoln in Message to Safeguarding Summit
The Holy Father urged leaders to put the welfare of victims ahead of seeking to defend the Church’s reputation.
Pope Francis Names New Secretary of Vatican Safeguarding Commission
Pope Francis has appointed Father Andrew Small to be the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Vatican Responds to Bishops’ Call to Amend Church Law on Crimes Against Minors
In the report, published on Nov. 10, 2020, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) urged the bishops to “request that the Holy See redraft the canonical crimes relating to child sexual abuse as crimes against the child.”
Boy Scouts of America Struck With Wave of Sex-Abuse Allegations
Catholic leaders reflect on Church’s progress in light of organization’s allegations.
