Tomorrow, Tuesday 29 October 2024, at 12.00, a press conference will be held in the Holy See Press Office, Via della Conciliazione 54, to present the first Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Protection of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

The speakers will be:

- His Eminence Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., metropolitan archbishop of Boston, United States of America; chair of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors;

- Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, jurist, in charge of the Annual Report.

The following will be present:

- Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, auxiliary of Bogotá, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors;

- Teresa Morris Kettelkamp, assistant secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors;

- Juan Carlos Cruz, promoter of the rights of survivors of clerical abuse worldwide, communication consultant;

- Sr. Niluka Perera, of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, coordinator of Catholic Care for Children International (CCCI).

The press office will be livestreamed in the original language on the Vatican News YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.

Both by connecting to the respective Vatican News linguistic channels on YouTube and by using the virtual participation platform, it is possible to access the simultaneous translation channels to listen to the press conference in Italian, English and Spanish.

Simultaneous translation is also available for those present at the Holy See Press Office.