As the Northern hemisphere slowly resumes activities after the summer break, this month’s Newsletter highlights the Commission’s continuing engagement across diverse regions and contexts.
As the Northern hemisphere slowly resumes activities after the summer break, this month’s Newsletter highlights the Commission’s continuing engagement across diverse regions and contexts. A new three-part series on canon law explores how accountability and support mechanisms can be strengthened within the Church; in Ukraine, safeguarding initiatives are being reinforced with direct backing from the Commission; leaders across Africa are advancing child protection through the Memorare Initiative; and in India, Commission members have worked alongside the Divine Word Missionaries on the frontline of safeguarding in Maharashtra. Together, these developments reflect both the breadth and the depth of our mission to embed safeguarding in every corner of the Church.
Building Capacity for Accountability and Support in the Church: A Three-Part Series on Canon Law and Safeguarding
In recent years, the global Catholic Church has taken significant steps to strengthen safeguarding measures, respond with integrity to cases of abuse, and ensure justice and healing for victims-survivors. Yet, for many Church authorities, canon lawyers, and safeguarding professionals, navigating the complexities of Canon Law in this space can be challenging. Recognizing this need, the Canon Law Series has been … Read more
On the Front-line of Protecting Children: Commission gathers with Divine Word Missionaries in Maharashtra
PUNE, India — A two-day safeguarding workshop focused on the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable persons was held at Ishvani Kendra in Pune, Maharashtra, drawing religious participants from across five continents. The Divine Word Missionaries (Society of the Divine Word, SVD) are a global Catholic missionary congregation founded in 1875 by St. Arnold Janssen. Today, around 6,000 priests and … Read more
Church Leaders in Africa Advance Safeguarding Efforts Through Memorare Initiative
NAIROBI — Efforts to expand and strengthen child protection policies across Africa are gaining traction, as Church leaders from Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other West African nations take critical steps toward implementing the Memorare Initiative, the Commission’s capacity building programme. On 15 May Bishop Markos Gebremedhin, the delegate for Safeguarding and Child Protection for the Catholic Bishops … Read more
Church in Ukraine Strengthens Child Protection with Backing from Commission
ROME — The Commission has launched a special grant funding initiative in Ukraine to reinforce child safeguarding practices in Catholic pastoral and educational settings. Developed in partnership with the Roman Catholic Episcopal Conference in Ukraine, the initiative provides targeted support for the formation and training of Church personnel and volunteers who work with children and young adults. Teresa Devlin, Member … Read more
