Pope Advises Safeguarding Importance Across Asia

Pope advises safeguarding importance across Asia

Pope Leo XIV poses with French Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, and Colombian Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, commission secretary, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Sept. 12, 2025. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) Pope Leo XIV and Vatican officials have urged Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt a “zero tolerance” stance on abuse and called…

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt 'zero tolerance' stance on abuse - The Dialog

Pope Leo XIV and Vatican officials have urged Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt a “zero tolerance” stance on abuse and called on them to strengthen measures to protect minors and vulnerable adults. The appeal came during the first National Safeguarding Conference, held in the Catholic-majority Philippines Oct. 20–24, with more than 300 bishops, religious superiors and lay experts in attendance. Pope Leo, in a message to the conference, reite…