Commission welcomes Synod working document’s focus on accountability and transparency and calls to include safeguarding in the synodal debates

The Instrumentum Laboris, or working document, of the second session of the Synod of Bishops — dedicated to the theme: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission – was released this past July. 

Safeguarding is an ‘evangelistic responsibility to make our Church a safe space and home’

Bishops, priests, religious and lay men and women representing dioceses, religious orders and Catholic organizations across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered to discuss the Church’s commitment to Safeguarding and protecting minors and vulnerable adults.

CARDINAL O’MALLEY URGES ‘PASTORAL PRUDENCE’

“We must avoid sending a message that the Holy See is oblivious to the psychological distress that so many are suffering,” the cardinal said in the letter sent on behalf of the Commission to leaders of the Curia on June 26.

APPLICATIONS OPEN: EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for its upcoming European Conference. 

COMMISSION CONCLUDES PLENARY ASSEMBLY

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors concludes Plenary Assembly, March 5 – 8, 2024.

PCPM ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR SAFEGUARDING INITIATIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

PCPM approves 230,000 Euros in grants as part of its Memorare Initiative. Funds will provide training and qualified staff in several countries.

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