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French Bishop to Lead Vatican’s Minors-Protection Commission

SAVOIE, AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES, JUL 5 – Archbishop Verny, 59, succeeds Cardinal O'Malley to lead the Commission focusing on safeguarding reforms and supporting Churches with scarce resources, overseeing 16 members worldwide.

  • Pope Leo XIV today appointed Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, succeeding Cardinal O’Malley.
  • Built on a 2014 reform mandate by Pope Francis, the Commission now faces calls for greater transparency and justice after over a decade of safeguarding efforts.
  • Verny, 58, brings extensive pastoral and administrative experience, emphasizing subsidiarity and local engagement through safeguarding missions in Central African Republic and Ivory Coast.
  • Under his leadership, the Commission emphasizes practical support for local Churches, promoting subsidiarity and resource sharing to aid regions with safeguarding challenges.
  • Moving into this new phase, the commission faces global calls for transparency, justice, and addressing resource and cultural challenges worldwide.
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French Bishop to lead Vatican’s minors-protection commission

French Archbishop Thibault Verny is the Vatican's new president of its Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors after opposing child abuse within the Episcopal Conference.

·Washington, United States
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Pope Leo XIV appointed this Saturday the Archbishop of Chambéry, Thibault Verny, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors dedicated to the fight against abuses within the Church, the Holy See reported. “I am honoured by the trust he has placed in me, fully aware of the grave and sacred task entrusted to the Commission: to help the Church to be ever more vigilant, responsible and compassionate in her mission to protect …

·Mexico
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Thibault Verny, Archbishop of Chambéry and Bishop of Maurienne and Tarentaise, was appointed this Saturday, July 5, by Leo XIV at the head of this Vatican structure created eleven years ago by Pope Francis. An international commission that leads the fight against paedophilia in connection with the various episcopal conferences in the world.

·Paris, France
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