USCCB Office for Children and Youth Protection

Protecting Church Children and Youth

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is comprised of the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The USCCB established the Office of Child and Youth Protection to assist dioceses and eparchies in the implementation of their Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and to ensure the consistent application of the Charter’s guidelines and procedures to prevent abuse and properly deal with allegations of sexual abuse by priests and deacons.

For further information on the Office of Child and Youth Protection and the USCCB’s initiatives to protect children and young people, visit their website.

The USCCB has also launched a new website highlighting the importance of prevention, protection and accountability in response to the ongoing effort to eradicate clergy sexual abuse: www.usccb.org/committees/communications/abuse-prevention-resources.

Pope Francis' Motu Proprio Ordering Worldwide Response to the Evil of Sexual Abuse 

President of USCCB Issues Statement on Pope Francis' Motu Proprio Ordering Worldwide Response to the Evil of Sexual Abuse - Q&A Included

Cardinal DiNardo's Statement at Close of Meeting at Vatican on the Protection of Minors in the Church - February 24, 2019

15th Anniversary of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People Report

Charter for the Protection of Children

Supplemental Analysis of Data Report - John Jay College - March 2006

The Nature and Scope Report - John Jay College - February 2004

Sexual Abuse Crisis Report - The National Review Board - February 2004