Card. O’ Malley: Clerical Abuse Survivors, courageous witnesses of faith
Abuse and its cover up must stop and the wrongs done to God’s people must be corrected
Cardinal O’Malley: Sexual abuse crisis requires a ‘pastoral conversion’
The President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors opens a safeguarding conference in the Polish city of Warsaw, and reiterates Pope Francis’ invitation for the Church in Eastern and Central Europe to undergo a pastoral conversion. By Devin...
Towards Warsaw: Our Common Mission of Safeguarding God’s Children
Since early 2017, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has been organizing a regional meeting for the churches in Central and Eastern Europe. Led by the efforts of Professor Hannah Suchocka it will be held in Warsaw in September. Here she recounts...
Child abuse erases childhood, says Pope in meeting with ‘Meter Association’
Meter Association founded by Italian priest don Fortunato di Noto works tirelessly to detect, track and report online child abuse.
Pope: child abuse is a kind of “psychological murder”
Pope Francis on Saturday urged families, educational and public institutions to tackle with renewed determination the scourge of child abuse, paedophilia and child pornography, describing them as “psychological murder”.
The Centre for Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Persons to Offer a SeMinar on Trauma In the context of Sexual Abuse
From March 24-27, The Centre for Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Persons will offer a seminar studiying the dynamic of trauma, especially in abused persons. This has a deep impact on how to avoid traumatization, how to treat victims in court, and how to provide pastoral care to them. Victims of traumatizing relationships are more vulnerable to abusing contacts. In the light of Christian redemption, a way to healing and reconciliation can be opened.