by Ricardo Perez | May 16, 2025 | From the Commission
VATICAN CITY — The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has launched its first podcast, Inside Safeguarding, a monthly series aimed at increasing transparency, fostering dialogue, and educating listeners about the Catholic Church’s global child...
by Emer McCarthy | May 5, 2025 | From the Commission
As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome ahead of the Conclave to elect the next Pope, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors joins their call to prayer. We unite our voices with the People of God in a plea for discernment guided by the Holy...
by Ricardo Perez | May 1, 2025 | From the Commission Members, Memorare, PROF. DR. IRMA PATRICIA ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ
VATICAN CITY — Humanity has endured many pandemics throughout history, the last Covid-19 crisis costing some 15 million lives. But there is one pandemic that continues to proliferate in the shadows and remain largely unspoken. The damage from it doesn’t flash across...
by William Roberts | Apr 25, 2025 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission, From the Commission Members, HON. NEVILLE OWEN, MAUD DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO, Senza categoria, TERESA DEVLIN
VATICAN CITY — Today, the Commission joins the global Catholic community in mourning the loss of our founding father. Pope Francis will be remembered not only as a steadfast spiritual leader, but as the architect of a historic cultural shift within the Church—placing...
by Ricardo Perez | Apr 16, 2025 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission
Marking the Jubilee Year, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors made a Pilgrimage of Reparation and Hope on the eve of Holy Week carrying with them, as they crossed the Holy Door, the prayers and testimonies of everyone who has reached out to the...
by Ricardo Perez | Apr 10, 2025 | From the Commission, TERESA DEVLIN
In September 2022, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors began drafting an updated Safeguarding Guideline framework as one of its first tasks under the new mandate provided by the Holy Father in the June 2022 Apostolic Constitution Praedicate...
by William Roberts | Apr 7, 2025 | Annual Report, From the Commission, From the Commission Members
Addressing the Spring Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Constitutional Law Professor David Smolin, director of the Centre for Children, Law and Ethics at Samford University Cumberland, emphasized the Church’s evolving response...
by Ricardo Perez | Mar 25, 2025 | From the Commission
ROME – In an inspiring message delivered from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis urged the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to persevere in their crucial mission with “unwavering dedication and renewed hope.” He...
by William Roberts | Mar 19, 2025 | BISHOP LUIS MANUEL ALI HERRERA, From the Commission, PROF. DR. IRMA PATRICIA ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ, Senza categoria
LIMA, Peru – The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors marked a significant milestone in its efforts across Latin America with the second regional meeting of Memorare Advisors on Feb. 28, 2025. The gathering took place during the 4th Latrin American...
by William Roberts | Mar 18, 2025 | From the Commission
KAMPALA, Uganda — Safeguarding coordinators and seminary representatives from the member episcopal conferences of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) gathered in Uganda from February 17-21, 2025, to discuss the implementation of...
