National Review Board Archives

Marriage, family therapist to chair U.S. bishops’ National Review Board

Feb 8, 2020

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has appointed Suzanne Healy, the former victims assistance coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, as the new chair of the National Review Board, effective in June.

By Catholic News Service

Investigation finds Catholic Church boards reviewing sex abuse fail victims

Nov 21, 2019

An investigation of diocesan review boards across the country shows they have broadly failed to uphold their commitments to handle clerical sexual abuse.

By Reese Dunklin, Matt Sedensky, and Mitch Weiss

U.S. bishops face tough questions on new abuse investigation proposals

Jun 11, 2019

As the U.S. Catholic bishops gathered for a closely watched meeting with the hopes of enacting new standards for bishop accountability, debate over what role lay people could be involved in their oversight dominated day one of their gathering.

By Christopher White

Laity not playing ‘gotcha’ with bishops on abuse, review board chair says

Jun 5, 2019

The path to rebuilding the U.S. Church’s credibility as it emerges from the lingering clergy sexual abuse scandal rests in embracing the role of laypeople as important collaborators, said the chairman of the National Review Board.

By Dennis Sadowski

US Bishops told response to abuse crisis is ‘incomplete’

Nov 13, 2018

As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) attempted to salvage its agenda following Monday’s news that the Vatican had requested a postponement of a vote on new measures of bishop accountability, Tuesday’s meeting began with a critical assessment of the current state of transparency and reform.

By Christopher White

National Review Board chairman seeks fix to address charter ‘loophole’

Nov 7, 2018

The National Review Board chairman called for changes to the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” to “make it a less ambiguous document” because despite nearly every diocese meeting its standards in third-party audits, some bishops are facing scrutiny about their handling of reports of wayward priests.

By Dennis Sadowski