Essential Norms

Journalists watch a live feed of the Nov. 12 fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS/Catholic Review/Kevin J. Parks)

Psychologist: Communication failures obscure US bishops' progress on abuse

Strategies implemented since 2002 are working to prevent abuse, says Thomas Plante, past member of the National Review Board, and now is the time to plug any holes in child protection policies.

U.S. bishops listen to a homily during Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore on the eve of the November 2017 general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (CNS/Bob Roller)
Editorial

Editorial: Bishops' plan to address abuse falls short on accountability

By NCR Editorial Staff
Prelates attend Mass June 13 at St. Pius X Catholic Church during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual spring assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (CNS/Bob Roller)

Expanded background checks among changes to child protection charter

By Brian Roewe

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