Bishops’ statement on safeguarding

Following their plenary meeting this week, the Bishops of England and Wales have issued the following statement on safeguarding: The account given in the IICSA Report of abuse known to be inflicted on children in the Catholic Church in England and Wales in the past 50 years is shocking and overwhelming. At our meeting this... Read More

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November 12, 2020

At audience, pope renews commitment to fight abuse

After the Vatican released its extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick, Pope Francis renewed the Catholic Church’s pledge to uproot the scourge of sexual abuse. Before concluding his weekly general audience, the pope made his first public statement on the release of the report regarding the “painful case” of the former cardinal. “I renew my... Read More

News – Vatican

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November 11, 2020

McCarrick report summary cites lack of serious investigations of rumours

Although dogged for years by rumours of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure based on personal contacts, protestations of his innocence and a lack of Church officials reporting and investigating accusations, according to the Vatican summary of its report on the matter. In choosing then-Archbishop Theodore E.... Read More

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November 11, 2020

Inquiry report hammers Church over abuse response

The Catholic Church in England and Wales has welcomed the recent report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse relating to the institutional response of the Church in its duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. In a joint statement Cardinal Nichols and Archbishop Malcolm McMahon thanked the IICSA Panel... Read More

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October 12, 2020

French cardinal says book royalties to go to abuse victims

A French cardinal who resigned as archbishop of Lyon after being acquitted of failing to report clerical sex abuse said the royalties from his new book would go to abuse victims. Cardinal Philippe Barbarin told France’s RTL radio that the Archdiocese of Lyon would distribute the money. “I’m not benefiting personally and I’m happy to do anything which helps the victims,” he said... Read More

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September 16, 2020

Foster: Ministers to be involved in talks with churches over compensation

Stormont ministers will be directly involved in negotiations with churches to ensure they provide “appropriate” compensation for historical abuse victims in Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster has said. The First Minister said initial exchanges with religious institutions had involved senior civil servants but she said ministers would be playing a more prominent role as the talks... Read More

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August 28, 2020

New survey of German religious orders finds decades of abuse accusations

A new survey of heads of German Catholic religious orders found abuse allegations against at least 654 members over a period of decades, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. The survey of 392 orders found at least 1,412 children, adolescents or wards were the victims of sexual abuse. Of the victims, around 80 per cent were male and around 20 per... Read More

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