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A delegate holds a program during an international conference titled, "Our Common Mission of Safeguarding God's Children," in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 21, 2021. Pope Francis sent a message to a congress in Rome on promoting safeguarding children during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Polish bishops' conference)

The culture of death includes all forms of abuse, pope says

Carol Glatz|Nov 4, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis gestures in front of Father Peter Harman, rector of the Pontifical North American College, as he meets seminarians from the college during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2021. The pope has shared a letter from an adult survivor of clergy abuse, addressed to the world's seminarians, calling for an end to silence and a commitment to truth. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope shares survivor's letter pleading for clergy to face truth of abuse

Carol Glatz|Oct 18, 2021|4 Min Read

A confessional on which is written: "M. the Priest" is pictured in a Catholic church near Nantes, France, Oct. 5, 2021. Church and government leaders in France are at odds over whether priests should be required to report the abuse of minors if they learn about it in the sacrament of confession. (CNS photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)

Seal of the confessional simply not a roadblock to fight against abuse

John L. Allen Jr.|Oct 16, 2021|5 Min Read

Cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. (CNA)

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European court rules Vatican cannot be sued in local courts over clerical abuse

Catholic News Agency|Oct 12, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis is pictured during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Oct. 6, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Pope calls damning French report on abuse a ‘moment of shame’

Elise Ann Allen|Oct 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Former French priest Bernard Preynat is seen in a Lyon, France, courthouse Jan. 13, 2020. On March 16 that year he was sentenced to jail for five years for the sexual assault of Scouts. (CNS photo/Emmanuel Foudrot, Reuters)

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New report to show more than 3,000 pedophiles in French church since 1950s

Catholic News Service|Oct 4, 2021|2 Min Read

An offering is seen at the site of the former Brandon Indian Residential School June 12, 2021. Researchers -- partnered with the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation -- located 104 potential graves at the site in Brandon, Manitoba. On Sept. 24, Canada's Catholic bishops "unequivocally" apologized for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system. (CNS photo/Shannon VanRaes, Reuters)

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Canadian bishops apologize for abuses, ongoing trauma of Indigenous

Catholic News Service|Sep 28, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, center, and other prelates celebrate Mass during a conference of church representatives and child protection experts in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 20, 2021. Pope Francis in a message to the conference called on bishops to recognize mistakes in their handling of sexual abuse and to convert sorrow into "concrete pathways of reform." (CNS photo/courtesy EpiskopatNews)

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Cardinal O’Malley at safeguarding summit: ‘The wrongs done to God’s people must be corrected’

Catholic News Agency|Sep 22, 2021|6 Min Read

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, center, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is seen at a conference of church representatives and child protection experts in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 20, 2021. Pope Francis in a message to the conference called on bishops to recognize mistakes in their handling of sexual abuse and to convert sorrow into "concrete pathways of reform." (CNS photo/courtesy EpiskopatNews)

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Pope urges church leaders to recognize errors in dealing with clergy abuse

Jonathan Luxmoore|Sep 20, 2021|4 Min Read

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives at Massachusetts' Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment, Sept. 3, 2021. (Andrew Bukuras/CNA)

Theodore McCarrick faces new sex abuse lawsuit in New Jersey

Christine Rousselle and Matt Hadro|Sep 16, 2021|6 Min Read

Pope Francis arrives June 7, 2021, for an audience at the Vatican with priests staying at the St. Louis of France residence for clergy in Rome. Pope Francis has named a Chilean priest who had testified against his abusive mentor to be secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Pope promotes theologian-priest who once testified against abusive mentor

Carol Glatz|Sep 8, 2021|2 Min Read

Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick arrives at Dedham District Court in Dedham, Mass., Sept. 3, 2021, after being charged with molesting a 16-year-old boy during a 1974 wedding reception. (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters)

Former Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty; two more lawsuits filed

Rhina Guidos|Sep 7, 2021|5 Min Read

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