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"As this New Year of Hope begins, a Commission delegation travels to the Central African Republic meeting with the local leaders gathered in Plenary Assembly to advance the protection of children and vulnerable people in a challenging context. The Commission's Universal Guidelines Framework for Safeguarding Minors is tested in churches in the Pacific, Central America and Southern Africa. In Venezuela, diocesan and religious commissions join in a 'One Church' approach to embed safeguarding across the territory. And the Jubilee of Hope opens in Rome."
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Commission spotlights safeguarding in the Central African Republic in first trip of 2025
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A Commission delegation recently returned from the Central African Republic, highlighting the vitality of the young church and its growing safeguarding needs The Central African Republic lies in the heart of Africa and is home to a population of 6 million, an estimated 50 percent of which are Christian, mainly Catholic, and 47 percent of which is aged 0 to …
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Tonga and Fiji lead in testing the Universal Guidelines Framework
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Daniele Donini and Communication Staff At its fall Plenary Assembly, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors gave the green light to launching the Memorare Initiative and simultaneously piloting the Universal Guidelines Framework (UGF) throughout the Diocese of Tonga, in the Pacific, as part of a testing phase for the Commission’s safeguarding capacity building program in underdeveloped churches with …
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Testing the Universal Guidelines Framework in Zimbabwe
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The church in Zimbabwe has begun testing the Universal Guidelines Framework (UGF), the priority tool of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in implementing its mandate to assist local churches in their ministry to safeguard children, adolescents and vulnerable from the risk of abuse. Embracing the Commission’s request to lead a Pilot Project on the UGF the Zimbabwe …
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One-Church approach on Safeguarding in Venezuela
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Daniel Portillo and Patricia Espinosa During the month of November two Safeguarding activities took place in Venezuela: November 4 to 15 an online course on abuse prevention and safeguarding policy development in dioceses and congregations; November 28 to 30 The II Meeting of diocesan commissions entitled “The Culture of Good Treatment, Safeguarding and Prevention.” A two-week Diploma to embed safeguarding …
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