The New Year is a traditional time to contemplate both the past and the future, which made it a most suitable setting for the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) Scholastics and Brothers’ Circle workshop on Safeguarding and Protection of … Continued
The Myanmar Jesuit Mission introduced its updated Policy on Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults to Jesuits and partners in mission in two workshops in late November in Yangon and Taunggyi. The Mission’s original policy, For the Greater Good, in … Continued
Child sexual abuse is a growing concern in Vietnam. In the last three years, an average of 1,000 child sexual abuse cases were reported every year. Roughly one child was sexually abused every eight hours. In 2017, the Vietnamese Jesuit … Continued
“Communication is an instrument of the fight against abuse, not a technique of defence”, said Fr Federico Lombardi SJ during a talk with the communication delegates of the six Jesuit conferences around the world. Fr Lombardi, who has worked in … Continued
Nearly 200 church leaders gathered in Rome from February 21 to 24 for the Vatican summit on “The Protection of Minors in the Church” convened by Pope Francis. At the start of the event, the Pope called for “concrete and … Continued