Commission For The Protection Of Minors

Irish clerical abuse survivors lambast Pope Francis’ letter

Groups say Pope needs to acknowledge Vatican’s role in cover up and promise action

Cardinal says clock ticking for all in Catholic hierarchy over abuse issue

Archbishop of Boston says change only possible with significant involvement of lay men and women

Pope Francis’s record on child protection ‘has been a dismal failure’

Worldwide ‘the problem is not managed effectively anywhere’

Vatican child protection chair Cardinal O’Malley cancels attendance WMoF

Second US Cardinal due in Dublin criticised in report for concealment of clergy abuse

Pope must address clerical abuse during Ireland visit, survivor says

Pope ‘needs to commit to doing something to stop this cancer,’ says Marie Collins

Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinals

Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh

Chilean bishops’ resignations alone not justice, says Collins

Irish abuse survivor says clerics should face disciplinary process over alleged cover-up

Chilean abuse survivors to visit Vatican as guests of Pope Francis

Dubliner Marie Collins played major role in pope’s admission of error in disbelieving victims

Pope accused of being ‘deliberately deceptive’ over Chilean abuse case

February 16th ‘ Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of sexual abuse’

Marie Collins challenges assertions by top Vatican cardinal

Protection of minors: Cardinal says did not understand Collins’s talk of lack of co-operation

Marie Collins: the struggle goes on

Church officials stand exposed while her integrity is unsullied

Vatican ignores child protection proposals approved by pope

Sir Humphrey would have a lot to learn from Curia bureaucrats on art of obfuscation

Irish Catholic Church ‘trying to dump’ sex abuse priests on State

Church should use wealth to keep abusers away from public – child protection advocate

Spotlight’s Oscar and questioning of Cardinal George Pell good news for abuse survivors

Catholic Church and child sex abuse

Vatican body stresses ‘moral responsibility’ to report abuse

Commission for protection of minors emphasises church’s duty to inform authorities

Challenging Pope Francis on clerical child abuse

When abuse victim Marie Collins claims the Roman Curia is frustrating efforts to implement decisions which will make the church a safer place for children, we must take notice

Roman Curia ‘not co-operating’ with child abuse commission

Survivor Marie Collins speaks of resistance, even though Pope approves of new plans

Indian priest claimed superiors knew he abused before

Florida’s Palm Beach diocese has murky past on clerical child sex abuse issue

Irish priest praised in US police letter to the Vatican

Fr John Gallagher’s evidence led to abusive priest’s conviction

Irish priest in conflict with church authorities over child abuse-related case in Florida

An Irish priest who has been serving in Florida since 2000 claims he has been ostracised by the church for reporting abuse-related activities of a fellow priest to local police.

Collins says abuse survivor not blocked from Vatican body

Activist says attempts by cardinals to deny man membership not a factor in decision

Vatican’s announcement on tribunal to hold bishops to account on how they dealt with clerical sex abuse complaints should be broadly welcomed

The speed with which commission recommendations were acted on underlines pope’s commitment to bringing accountability

Most Read

1

Bono reveals he has a half-brother from his late father’s extramarital affair

2

He says he doesn’t want a relationship so why is he acting like he does?

3

Ireland’s most expensive postcode to buy a property — and the cheapest

4

Lonely Planet row underlines how Dublin needs to work out who it is for

5

LIVE: All-Ireland quarter-finals - Galway v Armagh into extra-time after dramatic finale