Pope Francis Extends Rules for Sex-Abuse Investigations to Catholic Lay Leaders

The Vatican published new legislation that extends existing rules for investigating bishops over sex abuse or its coverup to lay leaders of Catholic organizations, in an effort to improve accountability

ROME—The Vatican on Saturday published new legislation that extends to lay leaders of Catholic organizations the existing rules for investigating bishops over sex

abuse or its coverup., following revelations of abuse by lay leaders, but the changes are unlikely to quell criticisms that the procedure in place lacks transparency.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

WSJ /  🏆 98. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Samsung Knox Suite helps the Swiss Guard in protecting the Vatican and the PopeThe army protecting the Vatican is using Samsung's Knox Suite for secure mobile communications and data!
Read more »

Parthenon fragments returned by the Vatican go on display in GreeceThe Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures kept by the Vatican for centuries to Greece.
Read more »

Nicaragua’s campaign against Catholic Church draws rebukeA leading congressional voice on human rights said he hopes a hearing highlighting abuses by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s regime will push the Biden administration and Congress to take even tougher measures against the leader.
Read more »

‘Green’ burial alternatives, human composting get a hard ‘no’ from Catholic bishopsThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued new guidance on Thursday, March 23, explaining why human composting and other green burial techniques are contrary to Church teaching.
Read more »

Defrocked Catholic priest accused of molesting a boy still runs charity for kidsJohn J. Voglio, 65, is president of Mary F. Clancy Charities, which was founded in 2000 by another former priest, John Harrington, who was also accused of sexually abusing a minor, according to the Archdiocese of New York.
Read more »

Defrocked Catholic priest accused of molesting a boy still runs charity for kidsA defrocked New York priest accused of sexually abusing a minor currently runs a charity that provides scholarships for underprivileged children, public records show.
Read more »