USCCB issues annual audit on compliance with charter by dioceses, eparchies July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ annual report on compliance with the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” shows that 2,930 victim survivors came forward with 3,103 allegations during the audit year of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Do not hide reality of abuse, pope tells religious orders July 14, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religious orders must never tolerate the abuse of children or vulnerable persons, and they must end the practice of moving alleged abusers to other countries, Pope Francis said.
Teen trauma, impaired brain development seen as factors in gun violence July 5, 2022By Gina Christian Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Gun violence in Philadelphia highlights the deep-seated trauma and developmental issues experienced by many of the city’s youth, said an Archdiocese of Philadelphia mental health professional.
Priest, abuse survivor says church still needs ‘lamentation’ for abuse June 23, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News As the Catholic Church in the United States marks two decades since the U.S. bishops adopted a document establishing policies to deal with allegations of sexual abuse of children by clergy, Jesuit Father Jerry McGlone worries about the psychological responses the event could trigger.
Diocesan victim advocates say they’re on healing quest for abuse survivors June 22, 2022By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The goal of the victim assistance coordinator is to be “trauma informed,” affirming that a survivor’s trauma is real and that there are specific do’s and don’ts that must be observed in helping someone on the road to healing.
Abuse victim seeks damages from retired Pope Benedict XVI June 22, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News A victim of sexual abuse is reported to be suing retired Pope Benedict XVI in connection with the Munich abuse scandal.
Archdiocese follows detailed process to respond to allegations of abuse June 20, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News When the Archdiocese of Baltimore receives any allegation of child sexual abuse by clergy, employees or volunteers in the church, archdiocesan officials take very seriously the person who has come forward, according to Bishop Adam J. Parker, moderator of the curia and vicar general.
Lay group gives Baltimore Archdiocese high marks for accountability, transparency June 16, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News While VOTF started in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, it now focuses on three primary goals: supporting survivors of clergy sexual abuse, supporting priests of integrity and shaping structural change within the church.
USCCB plans to release more resources on abuse prevention, child protection June 14, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, invited Catholics June 13 “to pray for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, their families and all those who accompany survivors in the path toward healing, that they experience Christ’s profound love for them and God’s healing grace.”
Charter’s 20th anniversary calls for ‘continued vigilance,’ archbishop says June 9, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The 20th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ passage of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is “not a time of celebration, but a time of continued vigilance and determination,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Archdiocesan Review Board continues to monitor safe environments for young people June 6, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Reports from the archdiocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection and the Independent Review Board indicate that the archdiocese continues its efforts to educate about safe environments for young people and to screen clergy, employees and volunteers to determine suitability for ministry.
Report: $78 million paid to sex abuse victims in Philadelphia Archdiocese June 3, 2022By Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid close to $78.5 million of a total of more than $81 million awarded to 438 victims of sexual abuse by archdiocesan clergy under the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program, which released its final report June 2.
