Vatican Assembles Independent Tribunal to Try Former Jesuit Marko Rupnik

Jul 06, 2025 23:41

Valentina di Giorgio

The announcement was made on July 3 by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez Photo: Religión digital

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Jesuits acknowledge failures in Rupnik abuse scandal and offer victims path to healing

The Jesuit letter invited each victim to express their personal needs and the kind of support they require, stating that any form of reparation would be tailored to the individual. However, the order also maintained that, to protect victims’ privacy, it would not publicly disclose details of these dialogues.

Mar 30, 2025 19:41

Valentina di Giorgio

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Church calls on legislature to investigate child sexual abuse in state-run facilities and to treat all victims of abuse equally

The Maryland Catholic Conference issued the following statement on March 26, 2025 on House Bill 1378:

Mar 28, 2025 18:28

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Pope Francis•Protection of vulnerable people

Pope Francis Calls for a Cultural Shift in Child Protection Within the Church

«Prevention of abuse is not a blanket to be pulled out in times of emergency but one of the foundations on which to build communities faithful to the Gospel,» the pope wrote to the participants of the PCPM’s Plenary Assembly, held from March 24 to 28.

Mar 28, 2025 18:20

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries•Documents•Protection of vulnerable people

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

On the duty to respect the good reputation of the deceased in the matter of abuse (canon 220) in current Canon Law

Feb 28, 2025 17:04

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Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

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

Stance aligns with previous statements from both the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for the Clergy, as well as Pope Francis himself.

Feb 27, 2025 18:14

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Jesuits acknowledge failures in Rupnik abuse scandal and offer victims path to healing

Church calls on legislature to investigate child sexual abuse in state-run facilities and to treat all victims of abuse equally

Pope Francis Calls for a Cultural Shift in Child Protection Within the Church

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