Bishop Ciro Fanelli to open II Regional Conference on Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults

Bishop Ciro Fanelli will open the II Regional Conference on the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults on Friday, October 23, 2026. The event takes place from 16.30 to 19.00 at the Auditorium Cecilia of the Centro per la Creatività in Contrada Santa Venere, Tito.

The Basilicata Episcopal Conference is promoting the conference through the Interdiocesan Service for the Protection of Minors. Bishop Fanelli, the bishop of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa, addressed the meeting to Catholic religion teachers, catechists, educators, youth and family pastoral leaders, and parish priests.

The conference serves those in the Church responsible for accompanying children and vulnerable persons. The diocesan service for the protection of minors and vulnerable persons is assisting with the organization.