by Emer McCarthy | Jul 29, 2026 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA
During a visit to the AMECEA Secretariat in Nairobi, Commission Secretary Bishop Alí Herrera reflected on a local saying that captured the essence of safeguarding: a road is judged not by how straight it runs, but by how many people can still walk it after the rains...
by Emer McCarthy | Jul 28, 2026 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission
“Prevention that begins after ordination begins late. Prevention that begins in formation shapes a person before the habits of authority have hardened.” — Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera NAIROBI, Kenya (July 28, 2026) — Bishop Luis...
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 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 Ricardo Perez | Dec 30, 2025 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission Members
The latest episode of the Commission’s Inside Safeguarding Podcast is an extended conversation with Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Bishop Luis Manuel Ali Herrera, a figure recognised for clear teaching on the pastoral imperative...
