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Child & Youth Protection

Pope Francis leaves complicated legacy on addressing the sexual abuse crisis

April 23, 2025
By Junno Arocho Esteves
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News

Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, faced the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, attempting to balance defending the church from criticism while showing compassion toward survivors, with often mixed results.

Francis took pastoral and practical approach against abuse

April 22, 2025
By Carol Glatz
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News

Over the course of his pontificate, Pope Francis held up two recurring images: the good shepherd who looks for the lost sheep and lays down his life to save them; and the good Samaritan, who did not ignore the wounded traveler, but helped him without asking for anything in return.

France turns the page on the abuse crisis as bishops elect new president of conference

April 7, 2025
By Caroline de Sury
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News

The French bishops’ conference is entering a new era under Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, following his election as president. This transition comes after years of focus on abuse reform and safeguarding.

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94

April 4, 2025
By Maria Wiering
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Obituaries, World News

The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94.

Prison calls lead Chicago Archdiocese to allege fraud against abuse claimants in moneymaking scheme

April 3, 2025
By Simone Orendain
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News

The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against seven alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse who either have pending settlements or have already received settlements in the millions of dollars.

House approves bill limiting payments to victims of child sexual abuse

April 3, 2025
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News

The Maryland House passed a bill April 3 that makes significant changes to the Child Victims Act, lowering the limits for future lawsuits for sexual abuse of a minor and limiting the civil damages to each claimant, rather than each incident of alleged abuse. The bill now moves to the Maryland Senate for action before the session ends April 7.

Australian sociologist: Church must tackle clergy sexual misconduct with adults

March 29, 2025
By Maria Wiering
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vocations, World News

A possible 50 percent of priests are unchaste, a sociologist who studies clergy sexual abuse and misconduct told a webinar audience March 24.

Maryland legislators consider reducing state’s financial responsibility for child sex abuse

March 27, 2025
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News

Del. C.T. Wilson, sponsor of the Child Victims Act that was passed by the Maryland Legislature in 2023, said he wants to ensure that the names of all perpetrators of child sexual abuse in the state Department of Juvenile Justice are made public. 

Principal of Legionaries of Christ-linked school in Spain resigns amid abuse scandal

March 26, 2025
By Junno Arocho Esteves
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News

The principal of a school run by members of Regnum Christi, the lay arm of the Legionaries of Christ, resigned after a school chaplain was arrested for sexually abusing five underage girls.

Former Baltimore priest arrested, charged with abuse of a minor 

March 24, 2025
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News

William “Bill” Mannion, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was arrested March 24 by Baltimore County Police and charged with second-degree child abuse and multiple sex offenses.

Church urges protection of young after attack on Mexican youth group

March 24, 2025
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News

Masses were celebrated around the country March 23 as Catholics prayed for the victims of the attack, which claimed eight lives and left five injured, in the city of Salamanca in western Guanajuato state March 16.

Speakers: Church has role in fight against AI-generated exploitation

March 21, 2025
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News

The Catholic Church needs to expand its safeguarding efforts to include the new threats and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence, top organizers of a Vatican conference said.

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