Father Federico Lombardi Archives

As Church’s expands online footprint during virus, so does porn

Mar 24, 2020

Amid the global coronavirus outbreak, the Catholic Church has expanded its digital footprint through online Masses and prayers, but at the same time the porn industry has also sought to increase its new stay-at-home audience, something a former Vatican spokesman criticized as immoral and derogatory toward women.

By Elise Ann Allen

Is Vatican anti-abuse task force ‘Tale of Two Cities’ or ‘Remembrance of Things Past’?

Feb 29, 2020

The Vatican presented a new high-level task force Friday intended to help national and regional bishops’ conferences around the world, as well as religious orders, to develop and update their guidelines on child protection and the fight against abuse.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Measures to help protect minors are imminent, summit moderator says

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.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

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

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.

By Andrea Gagliarducci

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

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.

By Cindy Wooden

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

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.

By Charles Collins