“Despite Pope Francis’ repeated calls for zero tolerance on abuse, his words have yet to lead to any real action,” stated Gemma Hickey, a transgender survivor and president of the global survivor network Ending Clergy Abuse. The proposal to expand ...

Former Vatican official urges Pope Francis to implement global zero-tolerance law for clergy abuse, calling for a fundamental shift in the Church's approach to safeguarding victims

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic Church in 2002 to the rest of the world, arguing that children everywhere should be protected from predator priests.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican on Monday to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.