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🕊 Big day at the Vatican!
Archbishop Thibault Verny, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, met with Pope Leo XIV today 🙏
During the meeting, he shared the Annual Safeguarding Report, highlighting the Church’s ongoing commitment to creating safe environments for everyone — especially the most vulnerable.
💬 “With humility and hope, we continue the mission entrusted to us: building a culture of prevention that leaves no room for any form of abuse.”
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🙌 More than 700 priests in Guatemala took part in a historic training on abuse prevention (August 4-6).
The event was organized with the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala and coordinated by Fr. Daniel Portillo, Regional Expert of the Commission.
“Every diocese needs lines of action, proper procedures, and an explicit culture of care.” – Fr. Daniel Portillo
With this initiative, the Church in Guatemala reaffirms its commitment to a transparent, responsible, and dignity-centered pastoral life.
#SafeChurch #Guatemala #CultureOfCare #Prevention #tutelaminorum

An intensive training session aimed at strengthening the Church’s network of listening centers was held Aug. 7–8 in Tegucigalpa, gathering 52 participants from dioceses across Honduras.
The programme, led by Father Daniel Portillo Trevizo, Regional Expert for the Americas, was part of the Memorare Project, which coordinates national safeguarding efforts.
Bishops, priests, religious sisters and lay men and women travelled from dioceses including Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Trujillo, Comayagua, Choluteca and La Ceiba to take part. Several participants came from remote areas, reflecting what organisers described as a growing national commitment to the culture of care.
Volunteers from religious congregations and ecclesial institutions that operate listening centers also joined the training, which focused on developing protocols, strengthening intervention practices, refining criteria for the selection of pastoral agents, and building a coordinated network to provide safe and responsible listening.
Dr. Portillo said listening centers must go beyond being formal structures. “They should be a concrete expression of the Church’s commitment to dignity and healing,” he told participants.
The two-day session represents a step forward in the Honduran Church’s effort to establish a pastoral model of prevention with trained personnel, solid structures and a shared vision, organisers said.
“The goal is that listening, justice and care may become visible signs of a Church that walks with, restores and transforms in the light of the Gospel.” – Father Daniel Portillo Trevizo

Church in Ukraine strengthens child protection with Commission support
The Church in Ukraine is taking significant steps to strengthen child protection, with support from the Commission. Through a series of workshops in schools and community centres across Khmelnytsky, Rivne, and Vinnytsia, safeguarding training is equipping educators, parents, and children with the tools to prevent abuse and build a culture of safety.
This September, the initiative will expand to schools in Zhytomyr, ensuring safeguarding becomes part of daily life in more communities.
🔗 Read the full article at tutelaminorum.org
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Tutela Minorum`s past and present leadership teams hard at work this week, tracking challenges and opportunities ahead of the second Annual Report on safeguarding in the Church.
Founding President Cardinal Seàn O’Malley OFM cap. was joined in Boston by current President Archbishop Thibault Verny, Secretary Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera and Adjunct Secretary Teresa Morris Kettelkamp for a series of strategic meetings mapping the future path for the Commission charged with bringing Pope Leo XIV’s safeguarding vision forward.
#TutelaMinorum #ChildProtection #Safeguarding #AnnualReport #ChurchReform #SafeCommunities #PopeLeo

“What we’re seeing across the continent is a genuine commitment to creating safer environments for children and vulnerable adults. There is still much to be done, but the energy, collaboration, and courage of local Church leaders give me great hope for the future.” — Augusta Muthigani
At a major regional assembly in Nairobi, Church leaders from across Eastern and Central Africa came together to reaffirm their commitment to child protection. The occasion marked a significant new phase of the Memorare Initiative, launched by the Commission to support the development of safeguarding systems on the African continent.
🔗 Read the full article at tutelaminorum.org
#TutelaMinorum #ChildProtection #Transparency #ChurchReform #Safeguarding #MemorareInitiative #Africa #Nairobi

“Do not settle for less. Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are.” – Pope Leo XIV
At today’s Jubilee of Youth Mass in Tor Vergata, Pope Leo called young people to courage, depth, and witness - urging each of us to listen to the deeper thirst for truth.
Among those present was the Secretary of the Commission, representing Tutela Minorum’s commitment to accompany the next generation in building a culture of safeguarding rooted in integrity and hope.
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As young people gather in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, the Commission stands with them, committed to listening, learning, and protecting.
Safeguarding is not a side issue. It is essential to a Church that walks with the young and takes their trust seriously.
#TutelaMinorum #Jubilee2025 #YouthJubilee #Safeguarding #ListeningChurch #CatholicChurch #ChildProtection

Episode III of Inside Safeguarding is out today!
In this very special episode we interview Cardinal Seán O’Malley as he reflects on his decade of leadership of the Commission and its entering a new phase with Archbishop Thibault Verny as President. We also cover safeguarding developments across Latin America and Europe, and take a deeper look at Conversional Justice – truth, justice, reparations, and institutional reform.
Listen now at tutelaminorum.org, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
#TutelaMinorum #InsideSafeguarding #Podcast #CardinalOMalley #Safeguarding #ChildProtection #Accountability #ConversionalJustice #ChurchReform #Transparency

