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Safeguarding Office highlights need to protect all members of the church community
The session helped to raise awareness of Elder Abuse and the Care Finders Program Initiative.
Pope condemns child pornography: ‘Criminality available to everyone’
Pope Francis meets with a delegation of the Latin American Council of the Research and Training Center for the Protection of Minors at the Vatican 25 September 2023, 2023. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.
By Justin McLellan
Child pornography is "criminality available to everyone through their phones," Pope Francis said.
Discussing abuse prevention with representatives of a safeguarding resea...
Abuse is ‘clear and present danger,’ Pope Francis says; local action essential
Pope Francis kisses the hand of residential school survivor Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nation during a welcoming ceremony at Edmonton International Airport 24 July 2022. Photo: CNS /Paul Haring.
By Justin McLellan
Establishing clear procedures for protecting vulnerable people against abuse "must become a priority in every local church," Pope Francis said.
In a message to p...
Notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI
Here is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI from homilies, documents, messages and speeches from 2005 to 2013, the years he served as pope. They are grouped according to subject.
Plenary Council contemplates wounds, seeking new peripheries
Day four of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will take on a different feel, as members spend extra time offline, praying with and reflecting on questions about seeing through the eyes of those who have been abused and reaching those on the peripheries. Photo: Max Hoh.
Day four of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has taken on a different feel, as Members spend extra time offline,...
‘Victims of domestic abuse more worried about their partners than the virus’
Businesses have closed, jobs have been axed, and the city’s streets have been deserted – these have been just a few of the adverse effects of the economy-damaging Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). But what about the those facing an increased risk of domestic abuse during the lockdowns?
Retired Pope Benedict publishes reflection on abuse crisis
Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 9 February 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. The retired pope marked his 92nd birthday on 16 April. Photo: Paul Haring/CNS.
By Carol Glatz
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with t...
