by Ricardo Perez | Apr 17, 2026 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission Members
ROME — Safeguarding leaders from across Italy gathered in Rome today for a national meeting focused on strengthening protection for minors and people in vulnerable situations, as Church officials and experts called for a shift from procedural frameworks to a...
by William Roberts | Apr 9, 2026 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission
BOGOTÁ — The Commission has advanced its collaboration with key Church bodies in Latin America following a series of meetings in Bogotá aimed at strengthening safeguarding practices and promoting a Culture of Care across the region. A delegation from the Commission,...
by Emer McCarthy | Mar 27, 2026 | TERESA MORRIS KETTELKAMP
Vatican City, 27 March 2026 — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Adjunct Secretary of the Commission Teresa Morris Kettelkamp. She will be stepping down from the role as of 1 April 2026 for family reasons. The news was shared today by the Commission’s...
by William Roberts | Mar 16, 2026 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, DR. EMILIE RIVET DUVAL, EWA KUSZ, From the Commission, From the Commission Members, HON. NEVILLE OWEN, JUAN CARLOS CRUZ, MAUD DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO, MONS. THIBAULT VERNY, NELSON GIOVANELLI ROSENDO DOS SANTOS, PROFESSOR BENYAM DAWIT MEZMUR, PROFESSOR ERNESTO CAFFO, Senza categoria, SR. ARINA GONSALVES, RJM, TERESA DEVLIN, TERESA MORRIS KETTELKAMP
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Monday opened the Plenary Assembly of the Commission, encouraging its members to continue strengthening a culture of safeguarding across the life of the Church. Receiving the Commission in audience at the Apostolic Palace, the Pope...
by William Roberts | Feb 26, 2026 | From the Commission, Senza categoria, TERESA DEVLIN
VATICAN CITY — In this month’s episode of Inside Safeguarding, William Roberts sits down with Commission member Teresa Devlin, head of the Universal Guidelines Framework initiative. After more than 15 years working in child safeguarding within the Catholic Church,...
by William Roberts | Feb 19, 2026 | From the Commission Members, SR. NILUKA PERERA
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has renewed the Church’s urgent call to defend the rights and dignity of the world’s most vulnerable children, praising the global Catholic initiative From Crisis to Care: Catholic Action for Children while warning that...
