The Catholic Register

Church must follow, accept local laws on abuse, Fr. Hans Zollner says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 06:47:53 -0400

VATICAN – The Catholic Church must respect the law and accept court decisions regarding clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up, said Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a leading expert in child protection.

Hear no evil: How culture of resistance may hinder child protection

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – When a child-protection advocate resigned from a papal advisory board in early March, she did so because of growing frustration with persistent resistance and a "toxic" sense of superiority from some in the Roman Curia.

‘People don’t really understand what we do,’ says head of Toronto's Catholic Children��Ƶapp Aid

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:00:00 -0500

When kids aging out of the child welfare system got together in 2012 to tell the Ontario legislature what they think the system should look like, one of the first things they talked about was how invisible they become — how little the world knows about child protection.

‘Special forces’ armed with skills to fight abuse

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:30:00 -0400

The Catholic Church has launched a new kind of "special forces" in the fight against child abuse.

Brothers, sisters, fathers: Religious orders key to child protection

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 16:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – In a continuing effort to protect children, the Catholic Church's focus is now turning to religious orders of men and women.

Bishops' accountability is key concern for Pope's child protection commission

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:30:00 -0500

VATICAN CITY - Bishops who do not comply with the child protection norms adopted by their bishops' conferences and approved by the Vatican must face real consequences, said Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.