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Pope Leo holds first meeting with survivors of Catholic sexual abuse
Pope Leo holds first meeting with survivors of Catholic sexual abuse
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 20, 2025
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 20, 2025
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo met with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy for the first time on Monday, participants said, days after the Vatican's child protection commission accused senior Church leaders of being too slow to help victims.
Leo held a meeting with Ending Clergy Abuse, an international coalition of survivors, the group said. They called the encounter "a significant moment of dialogue."
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee, editing by Gavin Jones)