CHILD PROTECTION SUNDAY

The Church in Australia marks Child Protection Sunday on the second Sunday of September – September 13 this year. The day seeks to acknowledge the immense damage caused by the sexual abuse of children, including by priests, religious and lay people within Catholic contexts. It makes a commitment to practices and protocols that create and maintain safe environments for all people, especially children and other people who are at risk. It invites people to pray for those harmed by abuse directly and indirectly.