Pope Francis Speaks Harshly Against Child Pornography: “Criminality at the Service of Mobile Phones

Sep 25, 2023 16:12

Meeting with the Latin American Council of the Research and Training Center for the Protection of Minors (CEPROME) Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

According to An Expert, Former Cardinal McCarrick Is Not Fit for Trial

McCarrick’s lawyers requested that the case be thrown out, arguing that a psychiatric expert had examined him and concluded that he has dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease.

Jul 10, 2023 15:47

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launches global consultation on updated Guidelines to prevent sexual abuse in the Church

The function of these principles is to promote protection from abuse in the Church according to existing good practices in safeguarding, with a focus on assisting people impacted by abuse and the importance of dealing appropriately with instances of abuse.

Jun 23, 2023 06:07

ZENIT Staff

Protection of vulnerable people•Rome

Father Marko Rupnik Corrects the Society of Jesus: He Asked to Leave First and with Him All the Jesuits of the Aletti Center

According to Maria Campatelli, director of the Aletti Center, «the event that led to his resignation deserves a reconstruction that takes into account at least other elements.»

Jun 17, 2023 18:26

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people•Young People

USA: Bishop Chairmen Call on Lawmakers to Protect Children Online

The signatories of the letter are Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. of Kansas City-St. Joseph; Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia; Bishop Robert P. Reed; and Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester.

Jun 08, 2023 00:11

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Commission for the protection of minors signs agreement with a second dicastery of the Roman Curia

The Agreement, signed on behalf of the Dicastery by the Prefect Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-Sik and by the Commission President, Cardinal Sean O’ Malley OFM Cap., identified three main areas of shared interest.

May 30, 2023 03:03

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.

Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released

Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope

Pope Francis Speaks Harshly Against Child Pornography: “Criminality at the Service of Mobile Phones

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Declared Incompetent to Stand Criminal Trial

WYD Lisbon 2023: Pope privately received a group of 13 victims of sexual abuse

Official: Artist Priest Marko Rupnik Is Expelled from the Jesuits Who Also Break with the Aletti Center

Peru: What Does the Sodality of Christian Life Think About Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s Visit to Peru to Investigate Them?

USA: On the «disappearance» of sexual abuse by clergy

USA: bishops make sex abuse data and their struggle transparent in 2022 annual report

According to An Expert, Former Cardinal McCarrick Is Not Fit for Trial

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launches global consultation on updated Guidelines to prevent sexual abuse in the Church

Father Marko Rupnik Corrects the Society of Jesus: He Asked to Leave First and with Him All the Jesuits of the Aletti Center

USA: Bishop Chairmen Call on Lawmakers to Protect Children Online

Commission for the protection of minors signs agreement with a second dicastery of the Roman Curia