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Australian state hesitates to require priests to break seal of confession

Catholic News Agency, Global Church
Jul 13, 2018

The Australian state of Victoria has said a recommendation by the royal commission that it pass a law requiring priests to break the confessional seal to report cases of child sex abuse requires further consideration.

Ex-priest accused of abuse allowed access to Chicago schools

Associated Press, Church in the US
Jun 22, 2018

Chicago Public Schools’ correspondence provided to The Associated Press shows that the nation’s third largest school district gave a former Roman Catholic priest access to its schools for months despite knowing he was forced to leave the priesthood for sexually abusing a boy of 6 when he was around 15.

Bishops approve charter changes to widen protection of young people

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jun 14, 2018

Changes in language to clarify several sections of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” were approved during the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Two-year process to revise bishops’ protection charter nears completion

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jun 4, 2018

The chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People said a two-year project to revise the charter that guides the U.S. Church in protecting minors from sexual abuse is nearly ready to be presented to the full body of bishops.

Irish bishop warns against thinking sexual abuse crisis is “behind us”

Church in UK and Ireland, Global Church
Jan 15, 2018

Bishop Brendan Leahy is warning that the greatest danger in the fight against abuse is to “relax and believe that the worst is in some way behind us.”

Experts say online child abuse pervasive, growing, and needs coordinated response

Vatican
Oct 4, 2017

Experts at an Oct. 3-6 summit on ‘Child Dignity in the Digital World’ at Rome’s Gregorian University laid out the staggering statistical realities of child abuse on Wednesday morning: Around the world, one in three children are victims of emotional abuse. One in four experience physical abuse. One in five girls is sexually abused before she reaches the age of 18, and one in 12 boys.