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October 9, 2018

Positive reviews for Canadian bishops’ sex abuse document, but hard work is ahead

CCCB president bishop Lionel Gendron presents a new sexual abuse document in an introduction YouTube video.
OTTAWA - The Canadian Catholic bishops’ new sexual abuse document released Oct. 4 sets the right tone, say observers, but now the hard work of implementation begins.
Published in Canada
January 17, 2018

Pope meets with clergy sex abuse victims in Chile

Pope Francis looks on as he visits the women's prison center in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 16.
SANTIAGO, Chile – Pope Francis met in private Jan. 16 with survivors of sexual abuse by Chilean clergy, a Vatican spokesman said.
Published in International
April 2, 2017

Acknowledgement, respect is the least the Church can do, say abuse survivors

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

VATICAN CITY – Acknowledging correspondence and treating victims with respect is the very least church officials can offer, said survivors of clergy sex abuse.

Published in Vatican