The Portuguese Episcopal Conference (CEP) has approved the creation of a fund, “with solidarity contributions from all dioceses”, to financially compensate.
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Pope Francis embarked on his first day in Portugal with a poignant meeting with 13 survivors of clerical sex abuse, urging the Church to listen to the anguished cry of the victims. The private .
The emotional private meeting at Lisbon’s apostolic nunciature was a moment of ‘intense listening’ by the Pope and lasted more than an hour, according to the.