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US bishops' child protection report shows 'historic milestone,' but flags warning signs

Gina Christian|May 29, 2026|6 Min Read

French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux is pictured in a 2013 photo at the Vatican. He has admitted to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

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French cardinal’s bombshell signals setback, progress on abuse

Elise Ann Allen|Nov 11, 2022|4 Min Read

Oblate Father Andrew Small, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks to reporters in the Vatican press office Oct. 28, 2022, about the commission's fall meeting. (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden)

Commission starts planning global report on child protection efforts

Cindy Wooden|Oct 28, 2022|4 Min Read

Alexander Ramos, 8, a student in the Los Angeles Unified School District works on a school-issued computer with unreliable internet connectivity Aug. 18, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters)

California takes child protection seriously with new online law

Mark Pattison|Sep 28, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany, N.Y., second from left, listens to a speaker during a "Movement to Restore Trust" symposium at Canisius College Dec. 7, 2019, in Buffalo, N.Y. To the bishop's right is clergy sexual abuse survivor Michael Whelan. In addition to heading the Albany Diocese, (CNS/Movement to Restore Trust via Crux)

New report on abuse shows ‘need for continued commitment and diligence’

John Lavenburg|Nov 10, 2021|6 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

This is a general view of a session of the correctional court in Dendermonde, Belgium, March 3 2020, in the case of five men accused of owning, creating and distributing child pornography, child abuse and human trafficking. Catholic campaigners have demanded action to curb online pornography and child abuse in the European Union. (CNS photo/Charlotte Gekiere, Belga via Reuters)

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Catholic groups urge action against child pornography in Europe

Jonathan Luxmoore|Jun 30, 2021|3 Min Read

This is the cover of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection annual report on dioceses' compliance with the USCCB's "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People." It was released June 25, 2020. (CNS photo/USCCB)

Annual audit shows more than 4,400 allegations of clergy abuse reported

Catholic News Service|Jun 25, 2020|5 Min Read

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner. (File photo)

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Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert

Carol Glatz|Jun 19, 2020|3 Min Read

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