Vatican City: The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon Law so that “crimes against minors are considered under a different title than crimes against the obligations of celibacy on the part of clerics.” The Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsContinue Reading
Cologne: A German cardinal has announced that he would ask Pope Francis to review his handling of a clerical abuse case. Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne said December 11 that he would seek the pope’s verdict on the decisions he took regarding an accused priest in 2015. “In orderContinue Reading
London, November 25, 2020: Priests are warned against making ‘disparaging remarks’ on social media in a new safeguarding document drawn up by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales. The guidelines, Pastoral Standards and Safe Practices in the Conduct of Ministry, sent to every bishop, secular and religious priest andContinue Reading
New York, June 20, 2020: The Diocese of Syracuse announced on June 19 that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid the financial impact of numerous sexual abuse lawsuits. New York’s Child Victims Act, which passed early last year, opened a one-year window for adults in the state whoContinue Reading
Kochi, July 7 2019: A 40-year-old Christian priest was arrested on July 7 for allegedly sexually assaulting inmates of a boys’ home , police said. The arrest of Father George, alias Jerry Thareparambil, for alleged sexual abuse of young children at a boys’ home in Kochi in Kerala’s Ernakulam districtContinue Reading
Vatican City, Feb 24, 2019: Pope Francis has outlined eight points that the Church will focus on in an “all-out battle” against the sexual abuse of minors to, he said, “turn this evil into an opportunity for purification.” “We need to recognize with humility and courage that we stand faceContinue Reading
Vatican, Feb 3: The Catholic Church has been too slow coming to terms with the sexual abuse of women – particularly women religious – by priests, the editor of the Vatican newspaper’s women’s magazine has said. Although scandalous, the delay in recognising the problem is not surprising for an “ecclesiasticalContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis begins his second set of meetings with victims of Fr. Fernando Karadima, a Chilean priest who committed sexual abuse, as well as abuse of power and conscience, at the Vatican on Saturday afternoon. On June 2, according to the Holy See press office, Pope Francis said MassContinue Reading
They also want to facilitate the gender sensitization of men, particularly bishops, priests and seminariansContinue Reading
Vatican City: When it comes to protection against abuse, guidelines need to be implemented according to the customs of each country if they are to be effective, said one official of the Vatican’s commission for the protection of minors, which met in Rome over the weekend. “The important thing aboutContinue Reading
