Abuse survivors

Survivors irritated: IDs of most Canadian bishops’ protection committee members secret
- Mar 10, 2020
The Canadian bishops’ Standing Committee for the Responsible Ministry and Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons met for the first time in January, but the fact that the identities of the majority of its members is kept secret irritates victims, who see a lack of transparency.

By Francois Gloutnay
One year after global abuse summit, reaction mixed on progress made
- Feb 22, 2020
Exactly one year after Pope Francis’s historic Feb. 21-24 abuse summit, attended by the presidents of all episcopal conferences worldwide, both survivors and experts muse on what the institution has accomplished, and what has yet to be done.

By Elise Ann Allen
On summit anniversary, what we still don’t know about clerical abuse
- Feb 21, 2020
What’s striking one year after Pope Francis’s historic clerical sex abuse summit is how much still isn’t understood.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Church damaged by abuse, ‘but more damage done to people,’ says abuse expert
- Feb 9, 2020
Almost 200 people filled the Driscoll Hall Auditorium on Villanova University’s campus Jan. 29 looking to deepen their understanding about global perspectives on the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

By Gia Myers
Columbus diocese task force examining sexual abuse policies
- Jan 25, 2020
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus has taken steps to examine its policies regarding the sexual abuse of minors with the creation of a task force, and has hired a law firm to determine whether more names should be added to a list of credibly accused priests.

By Associated Press
Shelter in Bolivia empowers young female victims of abuse
- Jan 4, 2020
Our Home shelter, supported by organizations such as the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, was founded in 2005 by a group of laywomen and Jesuit Father Arturo Moscoso to respond to a growing problem in Bolivia of violence against women, especially girls and adolescents.

By Giovana Soria