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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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press relase - Plenary Assembly plans next phase of Commission’s work
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Implications of the Commission’s new statutes • Survivor engagement and the Annual Report • Digital Safeguarding in Church environments and online child protection • Understanding vulnerability and strengthening prevention • Safeguarding and consecrated life VATICAN CITY, 5 October 2026 – The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors concluded its October Plenary Assembly in Rome this weekend after five days …
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President Verny opens the Commission’s Autumn Plenary Assembly
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Opening address by Commission President Mons. Thibault Verny at the Autumn Plenary Assembly, held at Palazzo Maffei Marescotti in Rome from 28 September to 2 October 2026. I am delighted to open our Plenary Assembly by welcoming you all and thanking you for being here. For some of you, this has involved a long journey or required you to make …
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Commission Secretary Mons. Alí Herrera Sheds Light on Latin America Memoranda of understanding
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VATICAN CITY — The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is expanding its cooperation with episcopal conferences and regional Church organisations across Latin America to help local Churches develop sustainable safeguarding structures. Earlier this month, Content Manager William Roberts sat down with the Commission’s Secretary, Mons. Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, to discuss Tutela Minorum’s Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) across …
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REPARA: Learning from the Magisterium of Survivors
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During a visit to REPARA on 19 September, Bishop Alí Herrera, Secretary and Juan Carlos Cruz, member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, met Lidia Troya, Coordinator of the Archdiocese of Madrid's centre for the support of people affected by abuse within the Church. The visit offered an opportunity to reflect on the importance of victim accompaniment, …
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