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The role of the Safeguarding Champion is to be another voice of encouragement and a source of clarity as their parish builds on its commitment to developing a safe community for children and adults at risk. ...
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Lay members of the Catholic Church have scored lowest on a range of child safeguarding measures compared with those holding other roles, new ACU-led global research shows....
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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....