On the Duty to Respect the Good Reputation of the Deceased in the Matter of Abuse: Response from the Dicastery for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Feb 28, 2025 17:04

ZENIT Staff

Church against the culture of child abuse

Gender Ideology•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

“Helping young people accept their bodies and their vocation as women and men is the true path of freedom and happiness,” says Bishop Barron

Feb 02, 2025 16:41

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church

Vatican Seeks to Define ‘Spiritual Abuse’ in Canon Law

Jan 31, 2025 20:18

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Pope Decides to Ban the Sodalitium of Christian Life and Entrusts Its Execution to a Controversial Priest

Among the most immediate challenges for the dissolution is the destiny of the assets and the future of the members. The Sodalitium of Christian Life (SCL)) was made up of consecrated laymen who took vows and lived in community, also with priests (some 35 of the 120 members with perpetual vows). A possibility would be that of a refoundation. There is also a women’s branch. It’s not known at present if the ban applies also to them.

Jan 20, 2025 14:15

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Abuses in the Catholic Church in the USA: Report Reveals Both Shadows of the Past as Well as Indisputable Signs of Change

The Report points out that over 90% of the complaints of abuse compiled occurred before 1990, and only 3% correspond to incidents recorded since 2000. This reflects that the majority of cases happened in a period prior to the efforts of reform implemented over the last decades.

Jan 19, 2025 14:16

Tim Daniels

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment

Circuit Court Judge David Reddy of Walworth County determined that McCarrick’s case, linked to a 1977 incident near Lake Geneva, would remain in legal limbo. “The court will not schedule further reviews, and the case will remain suspended until the defendant’s death,” Reddy stated.

Jan 07, 2025 18:01

ZENIT Staff

This is how the Pope almost died twice (as told by the doctor who treated him)

Dr Alfieri’s words were collected in an interview given and published by the Italian newspaper Corrière della Sera on Tuesday, March 25. What did they do in face of the Pope’s serious situation? «We had to choose between letting him go or trying every medication and therapy possible, running the very high risk of damaging other organs. And in the end, we took this path,» he replied.

King and Queen of England postpone state visit to Pope Francis

The reason given is the period of rest prescribed for the Pope after being discharged from the hospital on March 23.

On the Duty to Respect the Good Reputation of the Deceased in the Matter of Abuse: Response from the Dicastery for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Vatican Dicastery discourages publication of lists of deceased clergy “credibly accused” of sexual abuse and these are the reasons why

Pope Francis Warns of AI’s Role in Enabling Abuse, Calls for Ethical Responsibility

Münster Diocese Introduces Groundbreaking Clergy Disciplinary Code

The Case of Marko Rupnik: An Artist’s Perspective

Investigation Launched into Seton Hall President’s Handling of McCarrick Allegations

Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church

Pope Decides to Ban the Sodalitium of Christian Life and Entrusts Its Execution to a Controversial Priest

Abuses in the Catholic Church in the USA: Report Reveals Both Shadows of the Past as Well as Indisputable Signs of Change

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment