The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:37:24 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Sex abuse is a great humiliation, 'shows our level of hypocrisy', Pope says to priests /home/international/item/26830-sex-abuse-is-a-great-humiliation-shows-our-level-of-hypocrisy-pope-says-to-priests /home/international/item/26830-sex-abuse-is-a-great-humiliation-shows-our-level-of-hypocrisy-pope-says-to-priests VATICAN – In a conversation with Jesuits during his recent visit to Peru, Pope Francis said he regularly meets with victims of sexual abuse on Fridays, and that while the percentage of priests who abuse is relatively low, even one is too many.
]]> International Thu, 15 Feb 2018 21:39:22 -0500 Church's legal procedures for abuse cases must change, expert says /home/international/item/26800-church-s-legal-procedures-for-abuse-cases-must-change-expert-says /home/international/item/26800-church-s-legal-procedures-for-abuse-cases-must-change-expert-says ROME – Even though the Catholic Church has all the necessary norms and laws in place to safeguard minors from abuse by clergy, the problem continues to be a lack in understanding or caring about those rules and guidelines and applying them effectively, said one Jesuit expert.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:01:58 -0500 Don't compromise on protecting minors from abuse, Pope says /home/international/item/26709-dont-compromise-on-protecting-minors-from-abuse-pope-says /home/international/item/26709-dont-compromise-on-protecting-minors-from-abuse-pope-says VATICAN – Pope Francis said he told the bishops and priests of Chile to be uncompromising when it comes to protecting minors from sexual abuse and to trust that God will purify and renew his church during this time of trial.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:28:07 -0500 Family öÏÓãÊÓƵapp seeks long-term housing solutions /item/26500-family-services-seeks-long-term-housing-solutions /item/26500-family-services-seeks-long-term-housing-solutions The money helps, but OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp new initiatives to help victims of domestic abuse and human trafficking still face some hurdles, warns Catholic Family öÏÓãÊÓƵapp of Toronto.
]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 10 Dec 2017 08:08:45 -0500 New York cardinal creates compensation program for sex abuse victims /home/international/item/23284-new-york-cardinal-creates-compensation-program-for-sex-abuse-victims /home/international/item/23284-new-york-cardinal-creates-compensation-program-for-sex-abuse-victims

NEW YORK – The Archdiocese of New York has initiated a voluntary Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program to promote healing and serve as a "tangible sign of the church's outreach and reparation" by providing compensation to victim-survivors of sexual abuse as minors by clergy of the archdiocese.

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