Girl, 14, set to make legal history

A 14-year-old Catholic girl from Pakistan will make history if – as expected – she becomes the first alleged victim of abduction, forced marriage and conversion to give testimony in court. Judges in Sindh province’s High Court have instructed police officers investigating Huma Younus’ alleged abduction, requesting that the girl come to the next hearing... Read More

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April 10, 2019

Vatican opens probe into decades-old missing girl case

The Vatican has for the first time opened its own investigation into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican citizen who disappeared in the summer of 1983. The Orlandi family’s lawyer Laura Sgro confirmed the probe. She said “the secretariat of state has authorised the opening of an investigation into a grave in the... Read More

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September 26, 2018

It’s not true to say Church has done nothing ‘to clean up’ abuse scandals, says pope

The Catholic Church has grown in its understanding of the horror of clerical sexual abuse and of the “corruption” of covering it up, Pope Francis said. Returning to Rome from a trip to the Baltic nations, Pope Francis was asked about his remarks to young people in Tallinn, Estonia, when he said young people are... Read More

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