By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald For the past two decades, the Diocese of Honolulu has provided a way for victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse by priests, deacons or other church personnel to come forward and speak to someone who can provide support and resources. That role, the victim assistance coordinator, was […]
Audit finds diocese in compliance with charter on sex abuse
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every three years, the Diocese of Honolulu undergoes an audit to assess its compliance with guidelines established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” was created in […]