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The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has reaffirmed the requirement that every diocese, Catholic religious order and institution in the world have clear safeguarding guidelines and procedures and that they are publicly accessible....
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A national code of conduct has been released by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for people ministering in Catholic dioceses around Australia as a means of furthering the Conference’s ongoing commitment to the safety of children and vulnerable people. ...
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Pope Francis encourages the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to continue helping the Church safeguard minors and vulnerable people by ensuring a climate of listening and respect....
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Deacon Michael Tan's Homily for the 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time Year A and the Australian Catholic Church's Safeguarding Sunday
10 September 2023...
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Our commitment to protect children must look to the past and to the future. We must remember past failures with shame and look to the future in hope and determination. And both our memories and our hopes must focus with respect on the children who are entrusted to our...
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The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have published a report updating the Church’s progress in implementing the relevant recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse....
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The development of a comprehensive theology, with the child at its centre, is needed in the Catholic Church, says Fr Hans Zollner SJ....
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As the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors’ plenary session in Rome comes to an end, Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley says the Pope “has asked a lot from us, and we are all committed to making this work.”...
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, welcomes Pope Francis’ promulgation of an updated version of ‘Vos estis lux mundi’, and says it confirms the Church’s desire to root out sexual abuse and give justice to abuse victims....