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July 13, 2014

Lead by example: Pope offers abuse victims open ear, open heart

Marie Collins, a clerical sexual abuse survivor from Ireland and a member of the new Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, poses for a photo during a conference on child protection at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome July 9. Collins was present during Pope Francis' July 7 meeting with six men and women who had been abused by clergy.

VATICAN CITY - More than a meeting and homily, Pope Francis laid out a clear road map for the Church when he celebrated Mass and welcomed abuse survivors to the Vatican.

Published in Vatican
July 7, 2014

Irish abuse victim who met with pope calls it 'huge vindication'

Irish abuse victim who met with pope calls it 'huge vindication'

DUBLIN - One of the Irish survivors of clerical sexual abuse who met Pope Francis July 7 described the encounter as a "huge vindication" for her.

Published in International
July 7, 2014

Pope Francis meets sex abuse victims, says clergy actions cloaked in complicity

Pope Francis meets sex abuse victims, says clergy actions cloaked in complicity

VATICAN CITY - Asking for forgiveness, Pope Francis told abuse survivors that "despicable actions" caused by clergy have been hidden for too long and had been "camouflaged with a complicity that cannot be explained."

Published in Vatican
May 26, 2014

Pope to meet with sex abuse victims for first time in June

During an in-flight news conference Pope Francis stated that he will meet with a group of sex abuse victims in June.

Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for the first time in June, he told reporters May 26.

Published in A Holy Land pilgrimage
May 7, 2014

French priest uncovers even more Holocaust horrors

Fr. Patrick Desbois with the Holocaust by Bullets display.

OTTAWA - Arrested, forced to walk the death road, stripped of clothing and possessions, shot and then looted. This was the fate of many thousands of Holocaust victims across Eastern Europe whose tales went untold for generations — until Fr. Patrick Desbois, a French priest, unearthed the truth through painstaking interviews and archival research.

Published in Canada
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