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Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican Sept. 19, 2024, on the dicastery's approval of pilgrimages and other spiritual practices related to the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan)

Vatican to form study group to classify crime of ‘spiritual abuse’

Elise Ann Allen|Nov 27, 2024|4 Min Read

Left to right: Deacon Frank Gonzalez, Joe Montanez, Father David Loftus, pastor of Our Lady of Refuge Church, Dr. Heather Banis, coordinator for the archdiocese’s Victims Assistance Ministry, Marge Graf, general counsel for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Auxiliary Bishop Marc Trudeau pose in front of the new healing garden at Our Lady of Refuge on Nov. 17. (Mike Cisneros)

Final healing garden in LA archdiocese offers hope to abuse survivors

Mike Cisneros|Nov 19, 2024|4 Min Read

Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury is seen in an undated photo. He announced his resignation Nov. 12, 2024, due to failures in dealing with clerical sexual abuse case in the Church of England. (OSV News photo/courtesy Church of England)

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British Catholics react to Anglican archbishop's shock resignation

Jonathan Luxmoore|Nov 13, 2024|5 Min Read

Vestments are seen in this undated photo. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn, CNS)

20 years of abuse settlements for US Catholic dioceses exceeds $5 billion total

Gina Christian|Nov 8, 2024|4 Min Read

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LA sex abuse victims see a changed Church amid settlement news

Pablo Kay|Nov 5, 2024|6 Min Read

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After Vatican report, officials in Africa flag cultural challenges to safeguarding minors

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 1, 2024|4 Min Read

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican Oct. 29, 2024, about the commission’s first pilot annual report, which highlights safeguarding progress, gaps and recommendations for over 20 church-based entities. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Survivor says delays, lack of transparency on abuse cases is ‘retraumatizing’

Elise Ann Allen|Oct 30, 2024|6 Min Read

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors presents its pilot report on safeguarding at a Vatican news conference Oct. 29, 2024. From the left are: Sri Lankan Good Shepherd Sister Niluka Perera, a social worker and coordinator of Catholic Care for Children; Teresa Kettelkamp, adjunct secretary of the commission; Colombian Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, commission secretary; Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, commission president; Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, a Dutch lawyer; and Juan Carlos Cruz, a commission members and abuse survivor. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope’s abuse watchdog panel urges transparency, streamlining in Roman Curia

Elise Ann Allen|Oct 29, 2024|6 Min Read

A crucifix and candles are pictured in Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Oct. 4, 2021. A report on clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France, published Oct. 5, 2021, showed there have been 3,000 abusers since the 1950s. (CNS photo/Eric Gaillard, Reuters)

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3 years after landmark French abuse report, experts still work with survivors, urge vigilance

Caroline de Sury|Oct 8, 2024|5 Min Read

Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Centre, N.Y., delivers the homily during Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, N.Y., June 29, 2020. The Diocese of Rockville Centre has agreed to a $323 million settlement with abuse survivors. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Long Island diocese reaches $323 million bankruptcy settlement over abuse claims

Gina Christian|Sep 27, 2024|4 Min Read

Wellington Catholic Cathedral in New Zealand. (Wikipedia via Crux)

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Assessment of Catholic safeguarding offers blueprint for improvement, New Zealand bishop says

Charles Collins|Aug 16, 2024|4 Min Read

A dream catcher and crucifix are seen on the wall at St. Anthony Indian School on the Zuni Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico in late October. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) (Jan. 4, 2012) See BUREAU-PAYSSE and BUREAU-EDUCATION Jan. 4, 2012.

Catholic bishops want Church to have say in commission on boarding schools for Native Americans

John Lavenburg|Aug 14, 2024|5 Min Read

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