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

Mar 28, 2025 18:28

ZENIT Staff

Child abuse in the Catholic Church

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

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

Cardinal Tobin, who serves as chair of both Seton Hall’s Board of Regents and its Board of Trustees, assured that the investigation would be conducted without restrictions on scope or timeline. He emphasized the importance of transparency, stating that a full review of the facts would best serve all parties involved.

Feb 13, 2025 18:08

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Protection of vulnerable people•Vatican Diplomacy•Young People

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

Pope’s words on the occasion of the World Meeting on the Rights of the Child entitled “Let us love and protect them”.

Feb 04, 2025 18:08

ZENIT Staff

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

[PHOTO GALLERY] In the Vatican Gardens, Pope Leo XIV opens a World Week of Prayer for Peace with hundreds of children

The initiative runs from 1 to 7 October and unites children, families, schools, parishes, and communities around the world in a single prayer.

Leo XIV Goes to Argentina: How Popular Is the Pope in Francis’s Home Country? Study Published

The figures, released on September 23 by the polling firm Zuban Córdoba, provide an early indication of the reception Leo XIV may encounter when he reaches Argentina from Uruguay. The survey was conducted from September 16 to 19 among 2,000 people across the country, with a 95 percent confidence level, according to the pollster.

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

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