Father Federico Lombardi Archives

Measures to help protect minors are imminent, summit moderator says

Catholic News Service, February abuse summit
Feb 25, 2019

While the four-day Vatican summit on the protection of minors has ended, the work to ensure that laws and concrete actions are in place is just beginning, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.

How the Vatican summit’s moderator approaches the problem of clerical sexual abuse

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
Jan 23, 2019

The moderator of the Vatican’s February summit on child sexual abuse has written an article outlining his take on the Church’s most effective models of response for addressing its sexual abuse crisis.

Vatican summit to help nations lagging on abuse policies, Jesuit says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jan 17, 2019

Only about half of the national bishops’ conferences in the world have adopted complete, Vatican-approved guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and promoting child protection, said the Jesuit named to moderate the Vatican’s February summit on abuse.

Vatican press office shuffle could mean the age of a ‘papal spokesman’ is over

News Analysis
Jan 4, 2019

Vatican communications might see a change after American Greg Burke is replaced by a longtime Vatican Radio employee as head of the Vatican press office.

Abuse expert hopes summit will include bishops’ accountability

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Dec 28, 2018

A member of the committee organizing Pope Francis’s February summit on the sexual abuse crisis said the meeting should include discussing ways to hold bishops accountable for handling cases correctly.

Ex-Vatican spokesmen challenge papal accuser over Davis meeting

Vatican
Sep 3, 2018

Two former Vatican spokespersons say Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is not telling the full truth on Pope Francis’s September 2015 meeting with Kim Davis.