The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:10:32 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Clerical abuse victim from Windsor is looking for results after Vatican summit /item/29083-clerical-abuse-victim-from-windsor-is-looking-for-results-after-vatican-summit /item/29083-clerical-abuse-victim-from-windsor-is-looking-for-results-after-vatican-summit

OTTAWA  – A sexual abuse victim from Windsor, Ont., is reserving judgment on the Vatican sex abuse summit until she sees the results.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:33:18 -0500 Victims shed harsh light on sex abuse at Vatican summit /home/international/item/29082-victims-shed-harsh-light-on-sex-abuse-at-vatican-summit /home/international/item/29082-victims-shed-harsh-light-on-sex-abuse-at-vatican-summit

The abuse summit began with the voices of the abused … five testimonies gathered from around the world.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) International Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:49:59 -0500 Team effort is needed for change in abuse crisis, says Bishop Gendron /item/29068-team-effort-is-needed-for-change-in-abuse-crisis-says-bishop /item/29068-team-effort-is-needed-for-change-in-abuse-crisis-says-bishop

OTTAWA – The Canadian bishop who participated in the Vatican abuse summit believes the unprecedented gathering of Church leaders is a “sign of hope” that the Church is finally coming to grips with the worldwide problem of sexual crimes against minors.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:43:36 -0500 Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican meetings /home/international/item/29061-nuns-hope-more-women-at-summit-sets-standard-for-future-vatican-meetings /home/international/item/29061-nuns-hope-more-women-at-summit-sets-standard-for-future-vatican-meetings ROME – The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis' summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen women at the gathering sets a standard for a growing presence of women at Vatican meetings of bishops.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:19:43 -0500 No more excuses; time for 'all-out battle' against crime of abuse, Pope Francis says /home/international/item/29045-no-more-excuses-time-for-all-out-battle-against-crime-of-abuse-pope-francis-says /home/international/item/29045-no-more-excuses-time-for-all-out-battle-against-crime-of-abuse-pope-francis-says VATICAN – The time has come for an "all-out battle" against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global four-day summit on child protection in the Catholic Church.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 24 Feb 2019 12:17:40 -0500 Lack of transparency harms church, justice, victims, Cardinal Marx says /home/international/item/29044-lack-of-transparency-harms-church-justice-victims-cardinal-marx-says /home/international/item/29044-lack-of-transparency-harms-church-justice-victims-cardinal-marx-says VATICAN – Transparent, reliable and respectful administration is critical for counteracting sinful behavior within the Catholic Church, said German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sat, 23 Feb 2019 19:53:24 -0500 Bob Brehl: Toronto priest doesn’t pull any punches on clerical abuse /opinion/columnists/item/29041-bob-brehl-toronto-priest-doesn-t-pull-any-punches-on-clerical-abuse /opinion/columnists/item/29041-bob-brehl-toronto-priest-doesn-t-pull-any-punches-on-clerical-abuse

Even before Pope Francis called on bishops from around the globe to meet for a Vatican sex abuse summit, a Toronto priest was travelling to parishes to talk about the origins of and solutions to clergy abuse of minors.

]]> robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Register Columnists Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:57:53 -0500 Peter Stockland: ‘Priestly problem’ must be tackled /opinion/columnists/item/29037-peter-stockland-priestly-problem-must-be-tackled /opinion/columnists/item/29037-peter-stockland-priestly-problem-must-be-tackled

Long ago, a childhood friend and I were walking across an old wooden bridge in the small town where we lived when a car stopped to offer us a ride. The local priest was at the wheel.

]]> peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Register Columnists Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:49:48 -0500 Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Sex abuse summit is catch-up time for much of the world /opinion/columnists/item/29035-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-sex-abuse-summit-is-catch-up-time-for-much-of-the-world /opinion/columnists/item/29035-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-sex-abuse-summit-is-catch-up-time-for-much-of-the-world

It is déjà vu all over again for Canadian bishops who travelled to Rome for the VaticanƵapp meeting on the protection of minors in the Church.

]]> fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Register Columnists Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:59:38 -0500 Clericalism, abuse of power, at heart of sex abuse crisis, Colombian cardinal says /home/international/item/29030-clericalism-abuse-of-power-at-heart-of-sex-abuse-crisis-colombian-cardinal-says /home/international/item/29030-clericalism-abuse-of-power-at-heart-of-sex-abuse-crisis-colombian-cardinal-says VATICAN – The abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is a call for bishops to unmask the deep-seated clericalism that placed protection of the institution of the church above the sufferings of victims, said the head of the council of Latin American bishops. 
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:42:05 -0500