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Child and Youth Protection
Pope Leo meets with coalition of survivors of clergy abuse
In a landmark meeting, Pope Leo XIV met with leaders of the coalition, Ending Clergy Abuse, to discuss zero-tolerance standards, greater transparency and survivor-led...
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Child and Youth Protection
Child protection commission urges prayers for cardinals in conclave
U.S. Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston, is president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. He is participating in the...
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Child and Youth Protection
Speakers: Church has role in fight against AI-generated exploitation
Organizers of a Vatican conference are calling for greater safeguards to protect children from the misuse of artificial intelligence. They said AI poses new risks and...
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Child and Youth Protection
Church should be ashamed, beg forgiveness for crime of abuse, pope says
UPDATE: Pope Francis met with 17 survivors of abuse by clergy and will study their requests after calling for the church to seek forgiveness and prevent future abuse. He...
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Child and Youth Protection
Fight against trafficking must include combating its crimes online, advocate says
The head of an international network of consecrated men and women calls for strategic collaboration with law enforcement to tackle human trafficking online, especially...
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Child and Youth Protection
U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report
The report is based on the audit findings of StoneBridge Business Partners, a specialty consulting firm headquartered in Rochester, New York, which provides forensic...
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Child and Youth Protection
Jesuits expel mosaic artist Father Rupnik, accused of abuse
The Society of Jesus has expelled Father Marko Rupnik, a well-known mosaic artist, from the order after he refused to comply with measures and limitations imposed on his...
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Child and Youth Protection
Bishop Chairmen Call on Lawmakers to Protect Children Online
In a letter to members of the U.S. Congress, four bishops who serve as chairmen of committees in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) encouraged lawmakers to...
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Child and Youth Protection
Pope to safeguarding commission: Be kind, bring hope, heal broken lives
Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors met with Pope Francis while in Rome for their plenary assembly May 3-6.
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Child and Youth Protection
Pope issues updated 'Vos Estis' text for handling abuse cases
Pope Francis has updated and made definitive the provisions in "Vos Estis Lux Mundi" (You are the light of the world), his 2019 document setting out procedures for...