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Abuse survivor David Ryan to meet Pope Leo in Vatican

David Ryan is the first Irish clerical abuse survivor to meet Pope Leo XIV privately since his election, highlighting ongoing calls for accountability after 2,395 abuse allegations in schools.

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Abuse survivor David Ryan, who featured in the RTÉ documentary Blackrock Boys, will be received in private audience by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican today.
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Clerical sexual abuse victim shares story with Pope Leo XIV: ‘I didn’t hold back’

“I told him about the abuse,” David Ryan said. “I did get a feeling of being listened to and being understood.” A victim of clerical sexual abuse from Ireland shared his story in a private [...]

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Irish IndependentIrish Independent
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Pope Leo apologises to abuse survivor David Ryan during private audience in Vatican

Abuse survivor David Ryan said Pope Leo XIV “felt his pain” as he met the pontiff for a private audience in the Vatican today.

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Irish TimesIrish Times
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David Ryan’s papal audience followed participation in 2022 radio documentary

Blackrock Boys broadcast led to hundreds of testimonies involving some of State’s best known schools

·Dublin, Ireland
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The JournalThe Journal
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'It was their fault': Blackrock College abuse survivor David Ryan to meet Pope Leo today

David Ryan will meet with Pope Leo at around 12 noon Rome time and said he has ‘a lot of questions’ to put to the pontiff.

·Ireland
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Radio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale
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Pope Leo Xiv Receives for the First Time in the Vatican an Irish Victim of Sexual Abuse

On Monday, February 2, at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV receives David Ryan, a victim of sexual crimes committed by priests in Ireland. This is a much awaited meeting by other survivors, while the scandals of sexual abuse of minors in the Church continue to burst. Ireland, one of the most Catholic countries in Europe, is no exception. Now 61 years old, David Ryan wants to ask the clergy for an account.

·Paris, France
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Abuse survivor David Ryan to meet Pope Leo in Vatican

Abuse survivor David Ryan, who featured in the RTÉ documentary Blackrock Boys, will be received in private audience by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican today.

·Ireland
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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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