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Archbishop Silvano Tomasi’s Address to UN Committee on the Convention of the...
Here is the address given by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, to the Committee on the Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols,...
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Vatican Responds To UN Committee Recommendations
The Holy See has responded to a report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child that strongly criticizes the Vatican for failing to protect children from abuse. The UN’s recommendations come one...
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Fr. Lombardi: UN Report Shows "Serious" Lack of Understanding of Holy See
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, today made several clarifications regarding the reaction of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s report. Fr. Lombardi’s...
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Fr. Federico Lombardi’s Note on the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s...
Here is the translation of the Vatican Spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi's note on the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. * * * After the large number of articles and...
View ArticleVatican to Present Report in Geneva on Sex Abuse Crimes
On May 5-6, Vatican representatives will appear in Geneva, Switzerland, before the UN Committee on the Convention Against Torture (CAT) and will answer questions regarding sexual abuse crimes. Vatican...
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Holy See’s Presentation of Report to UN Committee on the Convention Against...
Here is the address given by Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva during the presentation of the Initial Periodic Report to the UN Committee...
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Holy See To UN Committee: ‘Credible Accusations Will Not Be Ignored’
The Holy See is making “every effort” to combat the “plague and scourge” of child sexual abuse and “condemns torture, including for those who are tortured and killed before they are born,” the Holy See...
View ArticleArchbishop Tomasi Reflects on Recent UN Hearings
The Holy See has given answers in two sessions of the UN Committee on Torture, as do all countries that adhere to this United Nations Convention. In the interrogations on the subject, the case of...
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