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Cardinal: Can the church step up, lead way in protecting children?

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Only together, by humbly sharing their experiences, encouragement and corrective advice, can the bishops and leaders in the Catholic Church work to prevent the abuse of minors and help bring healing to survivors, said the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. Church leaders also must cooperate fully with local […] Full Story

• Faith and flowers: Special rules keep God’s house simply beautiful

  

  By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
  Published March 14, 2019

  VATICAN CITY—Of the many traditions and penitential practices observed during the season of Lent, one of the more visible is the stark change in church decor and a complete absence of flowers. The small floral arrangement usually seen on the corner of the altar of the chapel in the papal residence for morning Mass has […] Full Story

• Religious superiors admit denial, slowness to act against abuse

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published February 22, 2019

  VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Twisted ideas of power and authority in the Catholic Church have contributed to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, leaders of religious orders said, but sometimes the positive “sense of family” in their own communities also made them slow to act. “Pope Francis rightly attacks the culture of clericalism which has hindered our fight […] Full Story | En Español

• Streaming video, resources for the Vatican Summit on the Protection of Minors in the Church

  By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
  Published February 21, 2019

  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics need to know that their leaders “mean business” when it comes to protecting minors from abuse, the Vatican’s top abuse investigator told representatives of the world’s bishops and religious orders. “They should come to know us as friends of their safety and that of their children and youth. We will […] Full Story