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April 8, 2019

Papal commission for protection of minors meets in Rome

Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, during a private audience at the Vatican April 4, 2019. Cardinal O'Malley was at the Vatican for meetings of the commission and also the Council of Cardinals, a group that advises Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley told members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors how much Pope Francis appreciated their efforts, particularly their proposal for a summit of leaders of the world's bishops' conferences and for the recently released safeguarding guidelines for Vatican City and the Roman Curia.

Published in Vatican
March 23, 2017

Cardinal O'Malley: There’s no excuse for not implementing sex abuse safeguards

U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a seminar on safeguarding children at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome March 23.

ROME – There is absolutely no excuse for not implementing concrete measures to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse, said Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston.

Published in Vatican
July 27, 2016

Boston cardinal encourages WYD pilgrims to embrace mercy every day

Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley speaks to World Youth Day pilgrims July 27 at Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland.

KRAKOW, Poland – Jesus did not stop talking about mercy even though he was nearly thrown from a cliff after his first public talk in a Nazareth synagogue, and the rest of his life can serve as an example for people of faith to follow, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley told an energized World Youth Day audience.

Published in World Youth Day 2016
April 22, 2013

Build 'civilization of love' in response to bombings, cardinal urges

An early morning runner pauses April 21 to say a prayer at a memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings near the scene of the blasts on Boylston Street in Boston. In celebrating the Good Shepherd Sunday Mass April 21 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley offered it for the repose of the souls of those killed in the bombings and the subsequent manhunt. Prayers also were said for those injured and for the first responders.

BOSTON - Even though "the culture of death looms large" today, the light of Christ the Good Shepherd "can expel the darkness and illuminate for us a path that leads to life, to a civilization of solidarity and love," said Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley.

Published in International