Lockdown has increased risk of grooming and abuse of minors, says expert

The increased screen time and isolation due to quarantine measures or restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, a Jesuit safeguarding expert said. Almost every nation that has had lockdowns or other restrictions has had similar consequences in which young people are spending a lot... Read More

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September 30, 2018

Pushy parents criticised as tricks to grab school places revealed

The Catholic Education Service (CES) has said it is concerned at the measures some parents are going to in order to obtain a good school place for their child. According to the recently released Sutton Trust’s Parent Power report, going to church, buying a second home or using a relative’s address are some of the... Read More

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September 27, 2018

German bishops apologise formally, release sex abuse data

The head of the German bishops conference formally apologised for sexual abuse in the Church, saying it “has been denied, turned away from and covered up for far too long.” “Sexual abuse is a crime,” Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising told a news conference in Fulda, Germany. “And whoever is guilty of it... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

June 8, 2018

Church in Congo suspends sacraments during Ebola outbreak

The Catholic Church in Congo said emergency measures will remain indefinitely in place in parishes at risk of Ebola, and urged effective action against the disease by the government of President Joseph Kabila. “Although Masses are continuing, sacraments such as Baptism and Confirmation have had to be suspended,” said Mgr Jean-Marie Bomengola, secretary of the... Read More

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