Pope does not meet with accusers of church abuse

Accusers of abuse by members of the Catholic Church in Peru said Thursday Pope Leo XIV had not met with organisations during his Latin America tour.

The group of accusers have for decades called for action in their cases.

Jose Escardo was the first to bring forward his case of abuse by members of the Sodalitium Chistianae Vitae, once a powerful organisation in Peru that was dissolved by Pope Francis in 2025

after years of attempted reforms and a Vatican investigation.

The probe uncovered sexual abuse by its founder, financial mismanagement by its leaders and spiritual abuse by its top members.

Escardo is calling on the Vatican to disclose information held by the Catholic Church about alleged abusers and to ensure they appear before civil courts.