The world was shaken by an incident during the Hyrox fitness competition held in Beijing, where Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk had a bowel movement but, despite everything, continued the competition. This…
The Curia of the Archdiocese of Vilnius states that after the cases of possible sexual abuse of children in the Church were made public in August, it is strengthening prevention measures, organizing training, providing…
On Thursday, the Seimas began considering a proposal to legalize a public register of individuals convicted of criminal offenses against children.
The Lithuanian Catholic Church has taken the first step towards the initiative to conduct a broad investigation into sexual abuse in the church. The Archdiocese of Vilnius met with those proposing the investigation…
When we talk about sexual crimes against children, the most important question is not how to come up with the harshest punishment, but how to prevent another victim from appearing.
As scandals of sexual abuse by priests rise to the surface, photographer and journalist Vidmantas Balkūnas shared a personal story – in his adolescence, someone tried to sexually abuse him…
Archbishop of Vilnius Gintaras Grušas claims to have spoken with one of the 11 victims in the case against priest Tadas Švedavičius, who is accused of sexual crimes against children.
The Speaker of the Seimas Juozas Olekas says he does not see the need for a wide-scale independent investigation to determine the extent of sexual exploitation in the Lithuanian Catholic Church,…
The leader of the Conservatives, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, says he supports the idea of creating a public registry of sex offenders in Lithuania.
To the interview of Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, in which he spoke about priest Tadas Švedavičius, the Church’s responsibility, and the prevention of sexual abuse, Santaros responded…
