WASHINGTON (CNS) The U.S. bishops annual report on compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People shows that 2,930 victim survivors came forward with 3,103 allegations during the audit year of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
The number of allegations is 1,149 less than that reported in 2020, according to the audit report released July 12 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection. This decrease is due in large part t