Teresa Kettelkamp

February abuse summit will have to navigate waters of a global church
- Nov 25, 2018
A major challenge the planning committee for Pope Francis’s Feb. 21-24 summit on sex abuse will face is taking account of differing instincts inside a global Church.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Anti-abuse expert says Pope can hammer home it’s everyone’s problem
- Nov 25, 2018
A leading expert in the field of child protection has said a global summit of bishops addressing the issue in February will force prelates to accept the problem as a global phenomenon happening on their own turf, and voiced hope that there will be concrete follow-up to any proposals made.

By Elise Harris
Papal adviser feels ‘Infuriated and embarrassed’ over latest abuse revelations
- Aug 23, 2018
Teresa Kettelkamp, a former head of the US bishops’ Child Protection Office and a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, said it’s hard to hold your head high as a leader in the Church “seeing all the failures.”

By Inés San Martín

Experts say threats to child safety have gone viral in digital age
- Aug 23, 2018
In a 21st century digital world, children face exponentially greater risks of exploitation and abuse, said a panel on Wednesday during the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families.

By Inés San Martín
Two-year process to revise bishops’ protection charter nears completion
- 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.

By Peter Finney Jr.
Member of Pope’s anti-abuse panel insists, ‘The Church is not failing’
- Feb 23, 2018
Teresa Kettelkamp, a former staffer for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and now a full member, says of the anti-abuse fight, “The Church is not failing on this issue, the Church is aggressively addressing it … People who want things to change faster are not realistic about how things change.”

By John L. Allen Jr. and Ines San Martin