Child abuse: Vatican child protection expert says prelates should apologise for abuse cover up
Following last week’s report scathing report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Archdiocese of Munich and former Pope Benedict XVI’s response, CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, speaks with Jesuit Fr Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors…
Vatican’s revamped Centre for Child Protection will attack ‘systemic’ abuse in the church
Vatican CityRNS An initiative aimed at protecting minors from sexual abuse that has reshaped how the Catholic Church safeguards children is ready to take the next step. On 1st September, the Centre for Child Protection at the Gregorian University in Rome will become the Institute of Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care, or […]
Pope taps Chilean sex abuse whistleblower for Vatican panel
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Wednesday named a Chilean survivor of clerical sex abuse to serve on a Vatican commission that advises the pontiff on how to protect children from paedophile priests. The Vatican said Juan Carlos Cruz is the latest member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Other members of the […]