More than 120,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding streets to participate in Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evanglization, and to see Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of the evening Mass as part of the Jubilee of Youth at the Vatican July 29, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The Vatican’s child protection board said on October 16 that the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal, and identified financial reparations and sanctions for abusers and their enablers as essential remedies. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors focused on the issue of reparations in its…
