New chapter in the protection of minors: Pope Leo XIV receives six victims of clerical abuse at the Vatican

Oct 21, 2025 15:41

Pope Leo XIV met with six members of ECA Global, an international network of survivors and advocates for victims of clerical sexual abuse. Photo: Vatican Media

Protection of vulnerable people

Bolivian Court Convicts Jesuit Superiors in Cover-Up of Predator Priest

The court found that Recolons and Alaix, who led the Bolivian Jesuit province between 1993 and 2007, were informed directly of Pedrajas’s predatory behavior, sometimes by victims themselves, yet failed to notify authorities or take steps to protect minors

Sep 09, 2025 18:05

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

French archbishop reverses appointment of priest convicted of abuse

In a written statement, Archbishop de Kerimel acknowledged the outcry, apologized to victims who interpreted the appointment as a dismissal of their suffering, and confirmed the selection of Father Léopold Biyoki as the new chancellor, effective September 1.

Aug 19, 2025 20:50

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Turbulent Times for Emmanuel Community as Global Leader Steps Down Amid Internal Strains

In his farewell letter, De Vregille acknowledged “blind spots” that had hindered attentiveness to victims and admitted that “ecclesial differences” had sharpened existing tensions between the International Council—which includes members from four continents—and other leadership organs.

Aug 11, 2025 20:30

Covadonga Asturias

Causes of Saints•Protection of vulnerable people•Rome

Case of mismanagement of abuse allegations could halt canonization of Jesuit Pedro Arrupe

The case not only implicates institutional failures at multiple levels, but forces a reckoning with how the Church remembers its revered leaders. Arrupe’s involvement may have been limited to correspondence, and the surviving documentation does not indicate whether he approved the ordination against advice or simply deferred to others

Jul 30, 2025 16:04

Valentina di Giorgio

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

U.S. Catholic priests write to Pope asking for just canonical process when they receive accusations

Their recent report, circulated among Church leaders and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines a pattern in which accused priests are frequently suspended, named publicly, or otherwise penalized before an investigation concludes—sometimes even without sufficient preliminary evidence

Jul 17, 2025 16:57

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV summons bishops to Rome to discuss the reimplementation of the controversial Amoris Laetitia

The Pope has invited the presidents of the world’s Episcopal Conferences to Rome to discern the steps to be taken to proclaim the Gospel to today’s families, in light of Amoris Laetitia

What does it mean that the Church is a priestly and prophetic people? Pope Leo XIV explains it

General Audience with the Pope, March 18, 2026, on the Church as a priestly and prophetic people

New chapter in the protection of minors: Pope Leo XIV receives six victims of clerical abuse at the Vatican

The Vatican presents its second report on combating abuse, and this is what it says

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Vatican announces date of its second report on protection against abuse

Canada: First Adoption of a Girl by Three Men in a «Polyamorous» Relationship

Australian Bishop Returns to Ministry After Independent Probe Clears Abuse Allegation

Pedro Arrupe’s Legacy Confronts a New Test Amid Jesuit Abuse Lawsuit

Bolivian Court Convicts Jesuit Superiors in Cover-Up of Predator Priest

French archbishop reverses appointment of priest convicted of abuse

Turbulent Times for Emmanuel Community as Global Leader Steps Down Amid Internal Strains

Case of mismanagement of abuse allegations could halt canonization of Jesuit Pedro Arrupe

U.S. Catholic priests write to Pope asking for just canonical process when they receive accusations