In second report, Vatican minor commission urges listening, reparations for abuse victims

Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, addresses media during a press conference releasing the commission’s second annual report on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 16, 2025 / 11:18 am (CNA). The Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Thursday released its second annual report on the Church’s safeguarding policies and procedures, urging heightened awareness of abuse and the need to…