Centre for Child Protection

This week a ‘best of times, worst of times’ montage on abuse crisis
- Oct 6, 2018
The opening week of October’s Synod of Bishops served up a “best of times, worst of times” dynamic with regard to the clerical sexual abuse scandals.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Sexual abuse victims want to be heard by Church hierarchy, Jesuit says
- Sep 7, 2018
The president of the Pontifical Gregorian University’s Center for Child Protection said most of the victims of clergy sexual abuse whom he has met primarily want the Church hierarchy to listen to them and understand the depth of their suffering.

By Catherine Sheehan
Expert says abuse of power at root of sexual abuse crisis in Church
- Apr 26, 2018
“Dalla parte dei piccoli” [“On the side of the small ones”] is by Angela Rinaldi, a 28-year-old Italian research assistant at the Center for Child Protection, and she argues the problem of sexual abuse in the Church “is a question of abuse of power.”

By Filipe Domingues

Jesuit ‘man on a mission’ sees change happening on sexual abuse
- Mar 29, 2018
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a “man on a mission” when it comes to child protection and the fight against sexual abuse, spends astonishing amounts of time delivering training on the subject all over the world, and says, “I see change happening.”

By John L. Allen Jr.
Church expert: #Metoo, Chile bishop scandal a wake-up call
- Feb 10, 2018
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner spoke at the graduation ceremony for students who have completed a course in safeguarding people from abuse held at the Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University.

By Nicole Winfield
Child safety center says Pope’s ‘failure’ in Chile also an opportunity
- Jan 27, 2018
A writer for Rome’s Centre for Child Protection says that Pope Francis has admitted he failed victims of clerical sexual abuse in Chile, but that failure is also a chance to double down on efforts for change.

By Crux Staff