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President Verny Presents Commission’s Second Annual Report to Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY - Archbishop Thibault Verny was received in audience by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on Fraiday September 12th, marking the first official meeting between the President of the Commission and the Holy Father, following his appointment on July 15. Monsignor...
Guatemala hosts major clergy training on abuse prevention
GUATEMALA CITY — More than 700 priests from across Guatemala gathered this past month for a large-scale training on safeguarding minors, organised in collaboration with the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala and the Commission. The three-day initiative, held from...
First Ever Canon Law and Safeguarding Seminar in the Pacific
SUVA, Fiji — More than 120 seminarians from across the Pacific gathered in Fiji for a three-day workshop aimed at strengthening understanding of Canon Law and safeguarding in the Church. The event was the first of its kind ever to be held at the Pacific Regional...
Honduras Holds Intensive Training for Listening Centers Supporting Abuse Victims
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — An intensive training session aimed at strengthening the Church’s network of listening centers was held Aug. 7–8 in Tegucigalpa, gathering 52 participants from dioceses across Honduras. The programme, led by Father Daniel Portillo...
Church in Ukraine Strengthens Child Protection with Backing from Commission
ROME — The Commission has launched a special grant funding initiative in Ukraine to reinforce child safeguarding practices in Catholic pastoral and educational settings. Developed in partnership with the Roman Catholic Episcopal Conference in Ukraine, the initiative...
Building Capacity for Accountability and Support in the Church: A Three-Part Series on Canon Law and Safeguarding
In recent years, the global Catholic Church has taken significant steps to strengthen safeguarding measures, respond with integrity to cases of abuse, and ensure justice and healing for victims-survivors. Yet, for many Church authorities, canon lawyers, and...
Church Leaders in Africa Advance Safeguarding Efforts Through Memorare Initiative
NAIROBI — Efforts to expand and strengthen child protection policies across Africa are gaining traction, as Church leaders from Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other West African nations take critical steps toward implementing the Memorare Initiative,...
Zimbabwe tests Commission’s Universal Guidelines Framework
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Catholic leaders in Zimbabwe have made concrete strides to strengthen child protection efforts, following a three-day training hosted by the Commission and the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) from June 24 to 26. Held in Harare, the...
On the Frontline of Protecting Children: Commission gathers with Divine Word Missionaries in Maharashtra
PUNE, India — A two-day safeguarding workshop focused on the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable persons was held at Ishvani Kendra in Pune, Maharashtra, drawing religious participants from across five continents. The Divine Word Missionaries (Society of the...
Thank You Cardinal Seán
From the early 2000s in Boston to the Vatican to the global Church, Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, OFM Cap has brought a consistent pastoral heart and reforming vision, emerging as a clear voice in the Catholic Church for safeguarding children and vulnerable people....
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National Board In Ireland for Safeguarding Children launches video series on Theology of Safeguarding
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland has commissioned 9 videos from theologians, scripture scholars and ethicists on the Theology of Safeguarding.
The Primate of All Ireland leads Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse
Archbishop Martin: “It’s important for people who have been abused to know that they are part of the body of Christ, they are today and they always have been.”
#TogEther for a Better, Safer Internet
Under the slogan "Together for a better Internet", the eighteenth edition of Safer Internet Day will be held on 8 and 9 February. This event brings together experts, parents, teachers and children from all over the world with a common mission: To make the web a safer...
Australian Bishops publish New Church protocol for responding to sexual abuse
Australia's Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) have published a new protocol for responding to sexual abuse. Consultation for new Australian Church protcol included engagement with victims and survivors and their advocates. (ACBC media blog Jan. 2021) A new protocol...
Brazil launches Núcleo Lux Mundi
The Nucleo or Lux Mundi Center will coordinate and facilitate the setting up of diocesan commissions for the protection of children, adolescents and vulnerable people in the pastoral structures of the Catholic Church of Brazil
Australia’s University of Divinity launches new Professional Supervision Program
Two new professional supervision awards are now available through @UniDivinity in 2021. Welcoming the new programs Australia Catholic Safeguarding Ltd. (ACSL) tweeted: "Professional supervision for those in ministry working with children and adults at risk is a...