Abuse Crisis

  • 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...
  • May 5, 2023

Pope to safeguarding commission: Be kind, bring hope, heal broken lives

Safeguarding minors and vulnerable persons must be a priority for everyone in the church, Pope Francis said....
  • 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...
  • April 18, 2023

Pope defends St. John Paul from ‘offensive’ insinuations in Vatican case

Pope Francis called insinuations that St. John Paul II played a role in the 1983 disappearance of Vatican...
  • March 29, 2023

Safeguarding expert resigns from papal commission over ‘urgent concerns’

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a leading safeguarding expert, resigned from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors...
  • March 28, 2023

Bishop John Dolan celebrates Mass of Healing and Reconciliation

Bishop John Dolan celebrated a Healing and Reconciliation Mass for survivors of abuse and their families at St....
  • March 21, 2023

NEWS BRIEF: Dolan celebrates Mass of healing and reconciliation for survivors

Bishop John Dolan celebrated a healing and reconciliation Mass for survivors of abuse and their families at St....
  • 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....
  • January 19, 2023

French priest, former Vatican consultant, banned from public ministry

The archbishop of Paris has banned French Msgr. Tony Anatrella, a longtime Vatican consultant on issues of sexuality,...