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Pope: Hear the cry of the little ones who ask for justice

Pope Francis opens the “Protection of Minors in the Church” Meeting in the Vatican telling the Bishops and Religious gathered, “the Holy People of God look to us and expect from us not simple and predictable condemnations, but concrete and effective measures to be established”. 

Protection of Minors: Reflection Points

21 Reflection Points that Pope Francis wanted to share in order to help the work of the "Protection of Minors in the Church" meeting were presented on Thursday ... 

Protection of Minors: Card. Tagle, "their wounds ... my woundedness"

In an interview at the Meeting on the Protection of Minors, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says the Church must face the wounds of sexual abuse “together, with ... 

Protection of Minors: Press Briefing after Day 1 Morning Session

“Responsibility, Accountability, and Transparency” need to be “part of the Church’s DNA”. This is the opening statement with which the ad interim Director of ... 

Protection of Minors: Archb. Scicluna pledges to protect minors 'at all costs'

Arcbhishop Charles Jude Scicluna on Thursday addressed the 3-day Meeting on “The Protection of Minors in the Church” taking place in the Vatican and pledged to ... 

Protection of minors: Pastors need to touch, heal the wounds of victims

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle opened the 3-day Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church on Thursday in the Vatican, speaking about the need for pastors ... 

Council of Cardinals focuses on Curial reform and protection of minors

A 3-day meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisors has focused on two issues in particular: the new Apostolic Constitution and the Vatican meeting on “The ... 

Protection of minors: Meeting of abuse victims in Vatican

The ad interim Director of the Vatican Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, issues a statement confirming a meeting that took place in the Vatican on Wednesday ... 

Pope’s condolence for victims of fire in Bangladesh

Cardinal Pietro Parolin sent a telegram on behalf of Pope Francis expressing the Holy Father's sorrow for the loss of life and injury caused by the fire in the ... 

Pope prays for victims of Liberia mudslide

Pope Francis has sent a telegramme of condolences to the Bishop of Gbarnga in Liberia where over 40 people were killed in a mudslide in the north of the ... 

Pope Audience: God the Father loves us like no one else can

Pope Francis during his continuing catechesis on the Lord's Prayer at the Wednesday General Audience tells pilgrims, that “when we feel that hunger to love God, ... 

Pope’s special audience to pilgrims from Benevento

Pilgrims from the Italian Archdiocese of Benevento paid a visit to Pope Francis in response to his visit to the shrine of popular Italian saint, Padre Pio, at ... 

Pope commends Jesuits for being in tune with Church priorities 

The promotion of discernment and spiritual exercises, walking with the excluded, accompanying the young in their journey and caring for our common home. These ... 

Protection of Minors Meeting: Four days that will leave their mark

The four-day “Protection of Minors in the Church” Meeting, taking place from February 21 to 24 February in the Vatican, offers new opportunities for awareness, ... 

Men and women religious feel shame for failures on abuse 

“The abuse of children is wrong anywhere and anytime: this point is not negotiable.” This is what the leaders of men and women religious of the world have ... 

Pope lifts suspension on Nicaraguan priest Fr. Ernesto Cardenal

Pope Francis has lifted sanctions on Fr. Ernesto Cardenal of Nicaragua. The 94-year old priest was suspended from his priestly ministry and duties in 1984 by ... 

Pope at Mass: ‘Cost of war weighs on the weak’

In his homily at Mass in the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday, Pope Francis reflects on the cost of war, calling it a ‘modern-day flood’ whose price is paid by the ... 

Venezuelan bishops urge prosecutors to uphold human rights in the face of violations 

The Justice and Peace Commission of Venezuela’s Bishops’ Conference is calling on Police Forces to respect rules enshrined in the Constitution to protect human ... 

Abp. Martin offers message to abuse victims

On the eve of the special meeting in the Vatican on the protection of minors in the Catholic Church, Archbishop Eamon Martin, of Armagh and President of the ... 

Fire in Bangladesh's capital kills at least 81

Fire raced through an old quarter of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, between Wednesday and Thursday night, killing at least 81 people. 

France in shock over Jewish cemetry attack amid rising antisemitism

rench officials and ordinary people across the political spectrum are marching in Paris and dozens of other cities against antisemitism, amid a dramatic rise in ... 

Pakistan warn India as spat grows

The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Pakistan will retaliate if India takes military action against it. 

Poland Cancels Summit With Israel Over Holocaust Row

A planned summit between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with leaders of four Central and Eastern European nations known as the Visegrad group has ...