First Anniversary Abuse Summit
Title: Abuse survivors seek more progress 1 year after papal summit
Author: Nicole Winfield
Publisher: Midland Reporter-Telegram
Date: 20FEB2020
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Survivors of church sex abuse have descended on Rome this week, marking the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ summit of church leaders on preventing abuse with calls for more accountability and acknowledgment of their pain.
On Thursday, three deaf Argentines marched to St. Peter’s Square. They were among the victims of violent sexual abuse by priests in the Argentine branch of the Provolo Institute, a Catholic-run school for the deaf that also saw dozens of victims at its school in Verona, Italy.
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