UNITED STATES
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
Archbishop of New York
President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Preface

I am pleased to present to you the final report of the tenth consecutive annual audit of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The annual audit continues to ascertain diocesan and eparchial compliance with the provisions of the Charter. The annual report, based as it is on the results of the audit process, is an essential component of the audit. It includes the findings of StoneBridge Business Partners and the results of the 2012 Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) Survey of Allegations and Costs.

Over the past ten years, millions of clergy, employees, and volunteers have been trained to provide safe…