Tag: Abuse
Pope meets with clerical sex abuse survivors in Belgium
At the end of the first full day of his apostolic visit to Belgium, Pope Francis met with 17 survivors of abuse perpetrated by members of...
Protection of Minors Commission asks Synod to dedicate time to safeguarding issues
Ahead of the upcoming Synod on Synodality this October in the Vatican, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors appeals for safeguarding children to be seriously and frequently deliberated
Pope Francis: Child sexual abuse concerns the entire society
The scourge of child sexual abuse must be addressed by society at large, Pope Francis told a Catholic Latin American interdisciplinary group involved in training priests and religious...
Abuse, Ratzinger: ‘Shame, sorrow, heartfelt request for forgiveness’
In a letter to the faithful of Munich, the Pope Emeritus speaks of clerical pedophilia, taking his cue from the words "mea maxima culpa" repeated at Mass...