Dioceses to mark day of prayer for surivors of abuse

In Poland, day of prayer for abuse victims overshadowed by blast on independent commission

Poland's day of prayer for victims of clerical sexual abuse, scheduled each year for the first Friday in Lent, was overshadowed March 7 by a controversial opinion from the legal council of the Polish bishops' conference regarding an independent commission for the investigation of abuse cases that has been under development for the past two years.

Churches in Ireland and Poland express solidarity with abuse victims and survivors

Irish and Polish dioceses commemorate the Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse on the first Friday of Lent, which is March 7 this ...

Dioceses to mark day of prayer for surivors of abuse

Dioceses around the country will observe the annual 'Day of Prayer for Survivors of Abuse' tomorrow to coincide with the first Friday of Lent.

Sri Lankan nuns march for unwed mothers, abuse victims

Good Shepherd nun Sister Rosary Perera collects donations for unwed mothers and abuse victims in Negombo, Sri Lanka on Mar 5 (Photo supplied) By UCA News reporter SRI LANKA – Hundreds of Catholic nuns in Sri Lanka took to the streets on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, to call on the government and other groups to protect the rights of unwed mothers and abuse victims. The nuns from Good Shepherd congregation, wearing their religious habits,…

The bishop emeritus of Saltillo, Raúl Vera, began to celebrate Lent by performing acts of social justice in favor of the dispossessed, particularly women abused since childhood, who, to top it all, are also victims of judges with “stupid habits” such as “minimizing” child and gender violence. As part of his usual homily, the prelate's exhortation took place almost at the same time that the head of the Procurator's Office for Children, Girls and …

“Living with the experience of sexual abuse contains every station of the Way of the Cross,” Robert wrote in this year's reflections on the Way of the Cross of the Wounded. On the Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Persons Hurt by Sexual Abuse, on March 7, at the Chapel of the Miraculous Image of the Mother of God, the Way of the Cross will be celebrated at 17.00 on Jasna Góra. It will be led by the auxiliary bishop of Częstochowa Andrzej Jasna G…