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Tag: Child Abuse and Neglect
Vatican Signals Pope Will Keep His Plan to Visit Canada for Apology
Francis plans to deliver a long-sought apology to Indigenous people for the church’s role in a residential school system where abuse was rife.
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Power Broker Linked With Sex Abuse Cover-Ups, Dies at 94
He rose to the second-highest-ranking position in the Roman Catholic Church, but his reputation was stained by his handling of sex-abuse cases.
Italian Bishops to Examine Clerical Abuse, but Only to a Point
The Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday presented its plan to investigate clerical abuse, but critics say it is insufficient and disappointing.
Report Catalogs Abuse of Native American Children at Former Government Schools
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland called for a review last year, after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves of children who attended similar schools in Canada.
How Catholics Avoided Paying Millions in Reparations for Residential Schools
During its final weeks in office, the previous Conservative government reached a deal allowing the church to walk away from most of its obligations.
Pope Apologizes to Indigenous People of Canada
Pope Francis also promised to visit Canada as part of a process of healing and reconciliation over the church’s involvement in an abusive system of residential schools.
Ireland’s Last ‘Magdalene Laundry’ Will Become a Memorial
A compound in Dublin where unmarried mothers and other unwanted women were incarcerated to work in abject conditions had been earmarked as a site for a budget hotel.
Pope Francis Meets With Canadian Indigenous Leaders Seeking Apology
For the first time, Francis received Indigenous survivors of abusive boarding schools in Canada who were seeking the pontiff’s apology over the church’s role in running the schools.
Pope Francis Issues New Vatican Constitution
The document stipulates that baptized lay Catholics, including women, can lead departments and increases institutional efforts to protect minors.