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Commission concludes Spring Plenary Assembly
ROME — The Commission has concluded its Spring 2026 Plenary Assembly in Rome, marking five days of discussions centred on strengthening safeguarding practices, deepening engagement with victims and survivors, and advancing global guidelines for the protection of...
Pope Leo XIV opens Commission plenary with call to deepen safeguarding culture
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...
Commission Announces Second Annual Encounter on Safeguarding in Consecrated Life
VATICAN CITY — The Commission is preparing the second edition of its annual encounter dedicated to abuse prevention in consecrated life. Titled "Called to Communion, Care, and Justice: Mutual Relations for a Shared Mission", the event will take place over three days...
Tonga-Niue diocese finalises locally grounded safeguarding framework
TONGA — The Catholic Diocese of Tonga and Niue is finalising a comprehensive safeguarding policy and protocol suite developed through the Universal Guidelines Framework (UGF) pilot programme and subsequent local diocesan work. The new suite brings together a...
From Policy to Practice: Why Safeguarding Must Change How the Church Lives
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,...
Accompanying the Churches of central and Eastern Europe: commission presents its safeguarding priorities
GAMING, AUSTRIA - On 28 January, representatives of Catholic aid agencies gathered at the invitation of the Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). During the meeting, the Regional...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Global Action as Catholic partners convene on “From Crisis to Care” Initiative
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...
Caritas India strengthens safeguarding through learning visit in Mumbai
MUMBAI — Caritas India strengthened its safeguarding efforts through a two-day learning and exposure visit held in Mumbai on 5–6 December, bringing together members of its Internal Committee with leading practitioners from the Church and social service sectors. The...
Commission leads Safeguarding Formation to Support Curia Colleagues
VATICAN CITY - A new training programme focused on workplace wellbeing and emotional safety has been launched for staff of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (DIVCSVA), following a formal request from the...
Cape Verde Capuchin Custody gathers for safeguarding formation and draft guidelines
MINDELO, CAPE VERDE - From 13 to 17 January 2026, the Capuchin Custody in Cape Verde gathered at the Domus Ordinis on the island of São Vicente for its annual week of ongoing formation, this year focused on the care of minors and vulnerable persons. The...
From Our Partners
Canada’s St. Paul’s University hosts April Conference on “A Wounded Church”
“The Centre for Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Persons at Saint Paul University in Ottawa is organizing a three-day conference in which international witnesses and experts who have lived through this crisis will share their experiences and findings. This is a unique opportunity offered to listen, understand and explore new paths of reconstruction and hope.”
Gregorian University Gives Space to Family, Discernment and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The experience of the Pandemic confronts everyone with the need not only to defend their own and others’ health, but also to measure themselves against the unmasking of false security and the detection of the pitfalls present in relational dynamics that show the fragility and vulnerability of individuals and family life.
UCESM offers Two Part Webinar Series on Spiritual Abuse
On April 28 and on May 18 the Union of the European Conferences of Major Superiors (U.C.E.S.M.) will be sponsoring a two part webinar series on "Spiritual Abuse." Speakers for the first April installment will include Sister Katharina Kluitmann osf and Dr. Doris...
A bird’s nest and healing: Vatican sponsors event on preventing sexual abuse
The Vatican teams up with Harvard University to host a virtual Symposium on preventing and healing child sexual abuse, an event which grew out of a bird’s nest presented to Pope Francis, according to Jennifer Wortham.
TutelaMinorum PRESIDENT Cardinal O’Malley, OPENS HArvard’s Interfaith SYmposium On Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
“We all have a moral and legal obligation to as best possible provide protection and care for the people we serve, especially minors young people, vulnerable adults, in all religious, civic and social groups. And the people we serve rightfully expect that protection.”
April 8-10: A Global interfaith Symposium on Preventing and Healing Child Sexual Abuse
The best thinking from psychology, counseling, public health, ethics, and moral theology needs to be brought together to help shape the most effective approaches to healing and to prevention.
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.
Children Denied Rights in #Covid-19: The New Inequalities
Prof. Andrea Farina: Today more than ever it is essential to continue talking about boys and girls to direct public attention to and encourage debate on the inequalities that are characterizing the living conditions and developmental opportunities of many minors.
A Deep Wound: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
St. Paul University centre for safeguarding hosts webinar on the dynamics of sexual abuse
India: Prayer for abuse victims on the first Friday of Lent
Sr. Arina Gonsalves: “Prayer makes our communities aware of the reality of sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults, which continues in our society, especially in the digital world”.