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Pope Francis invites child protection group to have ‘a spirituality of reparation’
“The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by Church leaders has been one of the greatest... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley ‘surprised, disappointed’ by abuse expert’s criticism of Vatican commission
Cardinal Sean O’Malley said Thursday he strongly disagrees with a critique of the Vatican’s safeguarding commission by Father Hans Zollner. Read more
Abuse expert leaves Vatican commission for protection of minors, citing concerns
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 survivors of sexual abuse, Vatican official says
The Church must do more for anyone affected by sexual abuse, “even when the Church can appear tarnished because of... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley urges Italian Catholic bishops to ‘make things right’ for abuse survivors
‘We have nothing to fear by telling the truth,’ said the head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley defends the independence of the Vatican’s safeguarding commission
The Boston archbishop said that Pope Francis ‘has assured us that … the commission will be independent.’ Read more
Pope Francis asks for annual report on Church’s efforts to prevent abuse
The pontiff was addressing the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
Pope Francis wants seminarians to read this letter from a clerical abuse survivor
The letter urges them to ‘Please be a good priest.’ Read more
Fernando Karadima, former priest whose sex abuse scandal rocked Chile, dead at 90
Fernando Karadima, an influential former priest in Chile whose sexual abuse of minors prompted major questions about episcopal cover-ups, has... Read more
Pope Francis names new secretary of Vatican safeguarding commission
Fr. Andrew Small succeeds Msgr. Robert Oliver as secretary for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
American priest reveals communication ‘mix-up’ about end of Vatican job
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 appoints Juan Carlos Cruz to pontifical commission for protecting minors
Pope Francis has appointed Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean survivor of clerical sex abuse, to the Pontifical Commission for the... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley: Listening to abuse survivors is crucial
In an interview with Vatican News on Sunday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston said Church leaders must listen to abuse... Read more
Write ‘zero-tolerance’ into canon law says abuse survivor
Canon law should be re-written to institute a global zero-tolerance policy against priests who commit sexual abuse, a clerical abuse... Read more
Safeguarding commission member: bishops' role in crisis must be acknowledged
A member of Pope Francis’ commission for the protection of minors said Tuesday that the role bishops and superiors have... Read more
Pope reappoints O’Malley to head further work of safeguarding commission
On Saturday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has reconfirmed Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston as head of the Pontifical... Read more
Pope reiterates Church’s ‘zero tolerance’ on abuse of minors
Thursday in a written speech Pope Francis reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to the protection of minors from sexual abuse,... Read more
Rome conference to address safeguarding children online
An international congress in Rome this autumn will bring together experts to focus on the problem of online sexual abuse... Read more
Protection of minors event draws swath of top Vatican leaders
In a significant show of unity, officials from every Vatican department – including at least half a dozen cardinals who... Read more
Abuse survivor resigns from commission for protection of minors
On Wednesday the decision of clerical abuse survivor Marie Collins to resign from her post on the Pontifical Commission for... Read more
