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Meeting in Orlando during their spring plenary assembly, the bishops approved the revised text by a decisive margin of 176 votes to 22, with six abstentions. Photo: OSV News photo/Bob Roller

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn

The Rhode Island investigation thus occupies an uneasy space between revelation and closure. It contributes to the historical record of abuse within the Catholic Church in the United States, reaffirming patterns already documented elsewhere: a concentration of cases in the mid-20th century, followed by a sharp decline as awareness, reporting mechanisms and safeguarding protocols evolved

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Poland’s Bishops Move to Rebuild Trust with Independent Abuse Commission

The design of the new commission also reflects an acute awareness of legal and ethical tensions. Victim care is identified as the primary priority, with explicit references to the need for respect, justice, and compassion—an acknowledgment of the risk of secondary victimization. At the same time, the framework insists on safeguarding privacy, protecting personal data, and upholding the presumption of innocence, a principle enshrined in Article 42(3) of the Polish Constitution

Gender Ideology•Protection of vulnerable people•Young People

American Society of Plastic Surgeons advises its members not to perform “sex change” operations on children

The decision places the ASPS in uncharted territory. It is the first major U.S. professional medical association to explicitly tighten its recommendations on pediatric gender-affirming surgery, grounding the shift in what it describes as insufficient evidence to support a favorable risk–benefit balance for children and adolescents.