Current State of the Rupnik Case Told From Inside the Vatican

Jun 11, 2024 05:58

Rafael Llanes

Rupnik, 69, is accused of sexually abusing at least 30 consecrated women of the Loyola Community Photo: FarodiRoma

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Pope’s Commission on Guardianship of Minors gives green light to study group on vulnerable adult issue

Commission finalizes Pilot Annual Report on Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in the Church and approves submission to the Holy Father. Commission approves an expanded version of the Universal Guidelines Framework (UGF). Commission welcomes Holy Father’s endorsement of Memorare Initiative capacity-building program in the Global South and expands engagement with local churches.

Mar 13, 2024 05:42

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Protection of vulnerable people

Proximity and compassion: the style for accompanying victims of abuse pointed out by the Pope

Pope’s Address to Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Mar 07, 2024 01:26

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Australian bishops’ president speaks out on abuse allegation against bishop emeritus of Broome

Following a canonical investigation ordered by Pope Francis, the police opened a new investigation that led to the charges. Saunders will plead not guilty to all allegations.

Feb 26, 2024 01:41

Elizabeth Owens

Protection of vulnerable people

Rupnik Case on the 5th Anniversary of the Summit on Abuses Held in the Vatican: Two Abused Women Show Their Faces

Five years later, precisely in February, on the morning of February 21, a press conference was held at the headquarters of the National Federation of the Italian Press in Rome, in which two women, former members of the Loyola Community, founded by the priest and former Jesuit Marko Ivan Rupnik, took part.

Feb 22, 2024 13:03

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Swiss government refuses to suspend contributions to Catholic Church after abuse report

The Berne Executive considers that the measures taken by the Church are sufficient to prevent further attacks and that the suspension of contributions has no legal foundation.

Feb 07, 2024 22:24

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

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Current State of the Rupnik Case Told From Inside the Vatican

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