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Washington D.C., May 20, 2016 / 04:08 pm (CNA).- In their annual report on nationwide measures for the protection of minors, the U.S. bishops found extensive diocesan cooperation with recommended standards.“When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2002, we made a pledge to heal and a promise to protect. These promises remain essential priorities for our Church,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the bishops’ conference.“We remain ever vigilant in the protection of children and the outreach to those most harmed by sexual abuse. The Church cannot become complacent with what has been accomplished. We look for new ways of addressing the issue and showing others a model of protection.”In 2002, in response to the scandal of sexual abuse by clergy dating back decades, the U.S. bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and You...
Vatican City, May 20, 2016 / 04:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis issued a binding clarification of a question regarding Canon Law and the establishment of new diocesan Institutes of Consecrated Life on Friday.Specifically, the Holy Father confirmed that a local Ordinary (diocesan bishop) who wishes to establish a new Institute of Consecrated Life within his own diocese under his own authority must first consult with the Holy See before deciding to establish the new Institute.The Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, told Vatican Radio that the local bishop does not have to obtain permission, per se, but must at least consult with and hear from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life before proceeding.“The bishop is always responsible in his diocese – but he has to evaluate the answer, the opinion, of the Congregation,” Bishop Arrieta told Vatican radio.“After (he...
IMAGE: CNS/USCCBBy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- The annual report on the implementation of the U.S. bishops' "Charterfor the Protection of Children and Young People" warns against complacency indioceses, and the firm contracted to conduct audits of dioceses and parishessaid there was "plenty of room for improvement" in implementing twoof the charter's articles.Inremarks prefacing the report, Francesco C. Cesareo, chairman of theNational Review Board, the all-lay group that tracks for the bishops how dioceses address clergy sexual abuse, said this year'saudit results "continue to demonstrate the progress that has been made inensuring safe environments for children in the church." "Thebishops need to be acknowledged for keeping the protection of children andyoung people in the forefront of their leadership by continually enhancingtheir efforts to comply with the charter," Cesareo said. However, he also warned that the U.S. church's progress can "foster afalse sense of security" th...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed legislation to make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion, a measure that would have effectively outlawed the procedure in the state....
