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Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
Pope Leo XIV Appoints New President to Lead Vatican’s Child Safeguarding Commission
The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established by Pope Francis in 2014.
"Harming a victim is harming the image of God": Vatican Secretary for Protection of Minors
Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera contends that instead of a single reparative action, victims of abuse require “an in-depth process that listens to, welcomes, and accompanies.”
Vatican, Catholic Leaders from Europe Discuss Sexual Abuse in the Church
The Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is hosting a conference on safeguarding in the Catholic Church in Europe from Nov. 13–15.
Vatican Publishes First Report on Church Safeguarding Efforts Worldwide
The 50-page report by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is the first in an annual series that aims to provide analysis of safeguarding measures.
Pope Francis to Clergy Abuse Commission: "Our commitment must not wane"
“I encourage you to move forward so that the Church will be, always and everywhere, a place where everyone can feel at home,” Pope Francis said.
“Not a new moral requirement”: Vatican Official on Safeguarding Children in Eastern Africa
The moral requirement to safeguard children is not new, the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has said.
Pope Francis Invites Child Protection Group to have "a spirituality of reparation"
Pope Francis invited the Vatican’s child protection commission to have “a spirituality of reparation” toward victims of clergy sexual abuse and to examine where the Church has committed “sins of omission” in this area.
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.
Pope Francis Wants Seminarians to Read This Letter from a Clerical Abuse Survivor
The letter urges them to ‘Please be a good priest.’
