Federica Tourn

The Church's omertà on pedophiles: "We must judge ourselves among ourselves"

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi explains why bishops do not report priests' sexual abuse to the civil authorities, confirming that for the Church sexual violence is merely a sin

Investigation - Vatican Covers Up Pedophile Priests With Statute of Limitations

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith saves the "beggar of love" Don Valentino Salvoldi, priest of the diocese of Bergamo, despite dozens of testimonies of sexual abuse against him

As Pope Leo XIV said on January 8, 2026, closing the extraordinary consistory, «often the scandal in the Church is because the door has been closed and the victims have not been welcomed, accompanied by the closeness of authentic pastors». The Church that pretends to be scandalized by what the Church does. Federica Tourn