Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew

Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew

Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew is an executive for Livent, a multinational company. In 2021, he was appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable People. He is also a global advocate for survivors of abuse. He was born in Santiago, Chile, and has lived for the past 18 years in the United States.

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People hold signs supporting lgbtq rights in Uganda.

It's time Ugandan bishops speak up about inhumane anti-LGBTQ+ laws

As Uganda enacts a law that imposes harsh penalties, including the death penalty, for homosexuality, the silence from the country's bishops is deafening, says Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew.
 

Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew, right, with Pope Francis (Courtesy of Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew)

I'm an abuse survivor. Pope Francis met with me and changed my life.

After a battle of years with church leaders who tried to silence me about the horrors of abuse, I met Pope Francis in 2018, and I encountered a man who was humble and ready to listen to whatever I was going to say.

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