Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, the Peruvian Catholic conservative movement, has confirmed its upcoming dissolution by the Vatican. This final decision follows multiple scandals, both sexual and financial.

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda announced the Sodalitium's suppression to its members during the group's General Assembly in Aparecida, Brazil Jan. 18.

The text indicates that the greatest number of cases that were given reparations were for abuse committed in the 1990s and 2000s.

The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), the largest Catholic lay movement in Peru, confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis has decided to dissolve it.

Sources attending an ongoing general assembly have said that after undergoing over a year of investigation by the Vatican, it was announced that the Peru-based, scandal-ridden Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) will be dissolved.

Pope Francis dissolves the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae after uncovering abuses and financial mismanagement, marking a significant decision.

the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation. The probe uncovered sexual abuses by its founder, financial mismanagement by its leaders and ...

walk outside of the Nunciatura Apostolica during a break from meeting with people alleged abused by the Catholic lay group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, in Lima, Peru, on July 25, 2023.

Pope Francis met with José Enrique Escardó, the first member of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae to denounce abuse within the movement 25 years ago. Speaking to several journalists outside the Vatican press office Jan.

A year and a half after two private citizens filed a criminal complaint against a Vatican official investigating a scandal-plagued lay group in Peru, prosecutors for the second time are poised to drop the complaint on grounds of diplomatic immunity.

Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following years of investigations into alleged sexual and psychological abuse by the group's founder and others.