Tag: Abuse
Monica Doumit: Troubling questions remain
The High Court will examine some important issues
The big news from last week is that the High Court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal, hopefully...
Church strengthens child safety
Archbishop Coleridge outlined the Church's work on first anniversary of the National Apology.
Cardinal seeks High Court appeal
But no guarantee the High Court will hear Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against convictions.
Challenges to Confession seal attributed to abuse scandals
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Conversion in the Confessional
For centuries, the Catholic Church has maintained that what a penitent says to a priest in the confessional is strictly confidential,...
Church’s abuse cover-up days ‘over’
"The good of the Church requires condemnation" of abuse to authorities said investigator.
Retired pope addresses abuse crisis
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has written on the clerical sexual abuse crisis and the way forward for the Church.
Call for lay voices at Manning lecture
The way forward for the Church is through faith, transparency and creativity, says Father Tony Percy.
Cardinal Pell sentenced
Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years in prison with a three year and eight month non-parole period for historical sexual abuse...
Children’s safety at school a priority
Many Catholics are grieving the hurt that clerics and lay people have caused to children and families. Parents should be confident that the safety...
‘Unbearable’ pain will purify Church
The clerical abuse scandal has caused "pain and unbearable suffering" the Pope told priests.
French cardinal convicted for failing to report abuse
A French cardinal was given a six-month suspended sentence at a civil trial after he was found guilty of covering up abuses committed decades...
Cardinal’s appeal hearing set for June
Cardinal George Pell’s appeal hearing has been scheduled for June.
The Victorian Court of Appeal today listed the Cardinal’s application for leave to appeal against...