Plenary Assembly Documentation
2026
2025
Plenary Assembly 24 – 28 March 2025
- Message of His Holiness, Pope Francis, to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
- Plenary Assembly Jubilee Pilgrimage of Reparation and Hope
- Opening Address of Cardinal Sean O’Malley, OFM Cap., to March 2025 Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
- Presentation by Annual Report Chair, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, to Plenary March 2025
- Reparation and Conversional Justice in the Catholic Church’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Minors and Vulnerable Adults
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
2024
Plenary Assembly 5 – 8 March 2024
- Opening Address of Cardinal Sean O’Malley, OFM Cap., to March 2024 Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
- Press Release at the Conclusion of the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, March 2024
- Address on the Pilot Annual Report by Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Chair of the Annual Report Committee
- Adopting a Transitional Justice Framework to Abuse in Catholic Contexts, David M. Smolin
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Diocese of Rawson, Chubut Province, Argentina
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Archdiocese of Mexico and Conference of Major Superiors of Mexico
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Episcopal Conference and Conference of Religious of Venezuela
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Ecclesiastical Province of Mombasa, Kenya
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa
2023
Plenary Assembly 3 – 6 May 2023
- Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to the members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
- Address of Cardinal Sean O’Malley, OFM. Cap., to the Holy Father, Pope Francis
- Press Release from the Plenary Assembly
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Italian Bishops Conference CEI
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Diocese of Rome – Palazzo Maffei Mariscotti
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Dicastery for Evangelization
- Protocol for the Retention, Disbursement and Accountability in the Use of Funds
- Commission Resource People
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Church in Rwanda
- Strategic Plan 2022 – 2027
Plenary Assembly 19 – 22 September 2023
- Opening Address of Cardinal Sean O’Malley, OFM Cap., to September 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
- Blueprint for the Annual Report on Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in the Church
- Presentation to Plenary Assembly on Transitional Justice by Prof. D. Smolin
- Overview of Safeguarding Guidelines in the Church by Region
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Episcopal Conference of the Central African Republic (CAR)
- Video: Plenary Assembly Opening Liturgy with LoudFence Action
- Video: Rwanda Begins the Memorare Initiative
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Episcopal Conference and Conference of Religious of Paraguay
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Episcopal Conference and Conference of Religious of Panama
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Episcopal Conference and Conference of Religious of Costa Rica