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February 24, 2019

Concrete measures to help protect minors are imminent, summit moderator says

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi and Pope attend the third day of the meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 22, 2019.
VATICAN – While the four-day Vatican summit on the protection of minors has ended, the work to ensure that laws and concrete actions are in place is just beginning, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.
Published in International
February 23, 2019

Church credibility ruined by silent hypocrisy, Nigerian sister tells summit

Nigerian Sister Veronica Openibo, congregational leader of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, attends the third day of the meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 23, 2019.
VATICAN – The hypocrisy of Catholic leaders who claimed to be guardians of morality yet remained silent about clerical sexual abuse has left the church's credibility in shambles, an African woman religious told bishops at the Vatican summit on abuse.
Published in International
February 21, 2019

Survivors expose 'cancer' of clerical sex abuse at summit

Prelates are seen during the opening session of the meeting on the protection of minors at the Vatican in this screen grab taken from video Feb. 21, 2019. Second from left is Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
VATICAN – "Every time I refused to have sex with him, he would beat me," an abuse survivor from Africa told Pope Francis and bishops attending the Vatican summit on child protection and the abuse crisis.
Published in International