“The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by Church leaders has been one of the greatest... Read more
Cardinal Sean O’Malley said Thursday he strongly disagrees with a critique of the Vatican’s safeguarding commission by Father Hans Zollner. Read more
Father Hans Zollner said in a statement March 29 that “structural and practical issues” within the commission had led him... Read more
The Church must do more for anyone affected by sexual abuse, “even when the Church can appear tarnished because of... Read more
‘We have nothing to fear by telling the truth,’ said the head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of... Read more
The Boston archbishop said that Pope Francis ‘has assured us that … the commission will be independent.’ Read more
The pontiff was addressing the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
The letter urges them to ‘Please be a good priest.’ Read more
Fernando Karadima, an influential former priest in Chile whose sexual abuse of minors prompted major questions about episcopal cover-ups, has... Read more
Fr. Andrew Small succeeds Msgr. Robert Oliver as secretary for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
Msgr. Robert Oliver has said that due to a “mix-up,” he was not told in advance that his service on... Read more
Pope Francis has appointed Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean survivor of clerical sex abuse, to the Pontifical Commission for the... Read more
In an interview with Vatican News on Sunday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston said Church leaders must listen to abuse... Read more
Canon law should be re-written to institute a global zero-tolerance policy against priests who commit sexual abuse, a clerical abuse... Read more
A member of Pope Francis’ commission for the protection of minors said Tuesday that the role bishops and superiors have... Read more
On Saturday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has reconfirmed Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston as head of the Pontifical... Read more
Thursday in a written speech Pope Francis reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to the protection of minors from sexual abuse,... Read more
An international congress in Rome this autumn will bring together experts to focus on the problem of online sexual abuse... Read more
In a significant show of unity, officials from every Vatican department – including at least half a dozen cardinals who... Read more
On Wednesday the decision of clerical abuse survivor Marie Collins to resign from her post on the Pontifical Commission for... Read more