Posts Tagged ‘Monsignor Charles Scicluna’

Vatican sex crimes prosecutor named auxiliary bishop of Malta

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Vatican’s sex crimes prosecutor, has been named auxiliary bishop of Malta, an Associated Press report said. Scicluna, who was dubbed “promotor of justice,” worked directly under then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. “He carried out this role very differently to others, both within the Vatican and outside,” said Iacopo Scaramuzzi, Read more

Episcopal conferences submit guidelines for sex-abuse cases

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

About half of the world’s episcopal conferences have implemented guidelines for handling sex-abuse cases, according to a Vatican official. Monsignor Charles Scicluna said bishops’ conferences in Africa have lagged behind — because they face other urgent problems — but guidelines have been submitted to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from most other Read more