April is Child Abuse Prevention Month April 2, 2018By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News April is Child Abuse Protection Month. See the following resources, news stories and commentaries for keeping our children safe.
Archdiocese of Baltimore Review Board provides accountability for victims of abuse January 22, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Burkhardt said she has come to respect and rely on the review board, not only to review individual allegations brought before them, but also to help shape archdiocesan policy in the future.
Charter, training still aim to protect children November 27, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Recent attention on sexual misconduct in Hollywood and politics has highlighted concerns and pain that the Catholic Church has been addressing for decades.
Charter 15 years later September 15, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, From the Archbishop, News Since 2003, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has trained 292,639 adults who volunteer and/or work with children and young people. In addition, more than 44,000 students per year have been trained in child abuse prevention and reporting since 2003, as part of religion class in Catholic schools or in faith formation classes in our parishes.
Archdiocese reaffirms church fully cooperated with 1969 murder investigation May 16, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News Officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore reaffirmed that the church did not attempt to interfere in the investigation of the death of School Sister of Notre Dame Catherine Cesnik.
Faith sustains Merzbacher abuse survivor August 19, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News Murphy insisted her story is not one of rape and betrayal. It’s about the “awesome healing power of a gracious God,” she said.