An independent monitor’s first-year review of the Diocese of Brooklyn’s child-protection program has credited the diocese’s efforts to foster a safe environment and recommended enhancements for current processes.
Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Diocese of Brooklyn Pursuing ‘Global Resolution’ to Abuse Claims
The Diocese of Brooklyn is pursuing a “global resolution” to resolve the approximately 1,100 remaining sex abuse cases brought against it, Bishop Robert Brennan announced in a Feb. 12 letter to the faithful.
Illinois Bishops Welcome, But Also Wary of, Attorney General’s Abuse Report
A new report from the Illinois Attorney General on clergy sex abuse across the state’s six Catholic dioceses identified 451 clerics and religious brothers who abused at least 1,997 children from 1950-2019.
Progress Made Protecting Minors, but Adults Remain Vulnerable to Clergy Abuse, Say Experts
The Catholic Church in the U.S. has made progress over the past two decades in confronting sexual abuse against minors within the church, but has only begun to address the vulnerability of adults to sexual abuse by clergy, religious and lay leaders, experts told OSV News.
Cardinal Gregory on 20th Anniversary of Dallas Charter: ‘The Task is Not Complete’
The nation’s Catholic bishops have made progress in regaining the trust of the laity since approving a groundbreaking document in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis two decades ago, but for Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory “the task is not complete.”
Statement From the Diocese of Brooklyn About the ‘Vos Estis Lux Mundi’ Probe
Bishop DiMarzio looks forward to the investigation of the allegation made against him and having his good name cleared and restored.