“It’s not about scaremongering. It’s about protecting children from abuse on the internet.”
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Pope Francis offers prayers for the dead and injured in Las Vegas shooting
The pope “offers the promise of his prayers for the injured and for all who have died, entrusting them to the merciful love of Almighty God.”
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How can we protect children from abuse online? A congress in Rome will seek solutions
A pioneering international congress on the risks to children in the digital world will be hosted by the Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, from Oct. 3 to 6.
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Sister Norma Pimentel: Be an ‘instrument of faith’ for migrants and refugees
In an interview with America, Sister Normal Pimental talks about her involvement with Pope Francis’ “Share the Journey” campaign.
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Pope Francis launches Caritas campaign to assist victims of forced migration
The Caritas campaign is calling for a week of prayer and action for the world’s 66 million forcibly displaced people, running from Oct. 7 through 13.
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Cardinal Bo defends Aung San Suu Kyi, calls for healing and justice In Myanmar
“The trigger to violence and the aggressive response are lamentable,” Cardinal Bo said in his carefully worded statement.
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Leader of Vatican finance reform accused of spying on personnel
The Vatican has accused its first-ever auditor general of “going beyond his powers” in hiring an external firm to carry out investigations on the private lives of officials of the Holy See. The announcement comes after the auditor-general, Libero Milone, who resigned last June, broke his silence on Saturday and told reporters that he had been […]
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The cries of the Rohingyas are the cries of humanity, Dhaka archbishop says
Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, the archbishop of Dhaka, has described the recent attack on the Rohingya community in Myanmar, as “a crime against humanity.”
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Pope Francis: Priests proven to have abused minors cannot appeal
Pope Francis promised “zero tolerance” in his remarks to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
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Pope Francis redirects mission of John Paul II institute on marriage, family
The mandate for the new institute has “Amoris Laetitia” as its lodestar.