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  • May 9, 2023

Effective impact on abuse is focus of safeguarding body, cardinal says

The new projects and developments at the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors represent "a major shift...
  • April 18, 2023

Abuse expert hopes pontifical commission will be refuge for survivors

The pope's safeguarding commission, preparing to move into a fresco-ceilinged palace in Rome's historic center, must not be...
  • March 28, 2023

Pope issues updated ‘Vos Estis’ text for handling abuse cases

Pope Francis has updated the procedures for investigating allegations of sexual abuse or the cover up of abuse,...
  • March 14, 2023

Abuse is ‘clear and present danger,’ pope says; local action essential

Establishing clear procedures for protecting vulnerable people against abuse "must become a priority in every local church," Pope...
  • March 3, 2023

‘Sorry’ is not enough: Abuse victims need answers, support, pope says

It is not enough to ask people who have suffered abuse for their forgiveness, Pope Francis said....
  • December 19, 2022

Jesuit artist was excommunicated before latest abuse report, superior says

The superior general of the Jesuits confirmed that Father Marko Rupnik, a Slovenian Jesuit and artist in restricted...
  • November 15, 2022

Vatican confirms it is opening abuse investigation of French cardinal

The Vatican has decided to open an investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, the retired archbishop of Bordeaux,...
  • October 25, 2022

Study of priests shows distrust of bishops, fear of false abuse accusations

A study of U.S. priests released Oct. 19 details clerics' "crisis of trust" toward their bishops as well...
  • October 7, 2022

Seminar panelists: Clergy abuse has scarred minority Catholic communities

The image of a white victim does not tell the complete story of clergy sexual abuse in the...
  • September 30, 2022

Vatican says it restricted East Timor archbishop after abuse allegations

After a Dutch newspaper published an investigation into abuse allegations against retired Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo of...