Pope Leo XIV met with several survivors of sexual abuse in an hourlong meeting in which he listened to their experiences and their proposals on how the Catholic Church can promote safety and healing for victims, the Vatican said.
Abuse Survivors
Diocese’s Hope and Healing Mass Offers Abuse Survivors Path Forward
Abuse survivors in the Diocese of Brooklyn are finding strength and support through the annual Mass of Hope and Healing, which takes place Oct. 29 at St. Finbar Church in Bath Beach.
Church Needs Creative Ministries to Care for Abuse Survivors, Advocate Says
A ministry for homebound victim-survivors of clergy abuse to receive the Eucharist in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is an example of the creativity needed to help abuse survivors find healing, said the executive director of the Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection for the U.S. bishops.