CARDINAL George Pell has spent his first days in jail after being found guilty of child sexual abuse, and awaiting sentencing on March 13. He has been found guilty of abusing two choir boys in Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral in 1996. Cardinal Pell’s conviction has shocked Catholics across Australia and around the world. During his appearance in the Victorian County ... Read More »
BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has addressed the conviction of Cardinal George Pell in a letter to the entire community of the archdiocese urging parishioners to acknowledge the Church’s failures with child sexual abuse, but to recognise “a whole dimension” of good works carried out by the Church. In a rousing Sunday homily, Archbishop Coleridge also called on Catholics to keep ... Read More »
PILGRIMS who attended World Youth Day in Panama have returned cherishing the moment of sharing with hundreds of thousands of fellow pilgrims from around the globe and, for some, it proved a joyful turning point and a renewal of faith. “It was so great to see that no matter where you go you’ll always be welcomed by God’s love,” Brisbane ... Read More »
AUSTRALIA’S elderly suffer the indignity of poor care in an aged-care sector plagued by systemic problems, the royal commission into aged care has heard. Health Services Union president Gerard Hayes described how care workers across the country were overworked and underpaid, while there was a lack of funding and a lack of resources. “Because I think, to be quite honest, ... Read More »
GOLD Coast parishioners are still coming to grips with the death of a 23-year-old man believed to have fallen through the skylight of a church. Police say it appears the man “had been climbing on the roof” of St Vincent’s Church, Surfers Paradise, about 2am on February 24, hours before Sunday Mass. It is understood the man, from Wales and ... Read More »
AMID rowdy scenes outside a Victorian courthouse Cardinal George Pell has been formally remanded in custody – a first step towards jail – after being found guilty of child sexual abuse. Cardinal Pell’s defence team withdrew a bail application, and he will now be sentenced on March 13. Cardinal Pell’s conviction has shocked Catholics across Australia and around the world, ... Read More »
CARDINAL George Pell has been found guilty and faces jail for child sexual abuse – a court decision that shocked Catholics across Australia and around the world, including the bishops of Australia. After a plea hearing in a Victorian court on February 27, Cardinal Pell, who was Vatican treasurer and one of the most senior Catholic figures in the world, ... Read More »
THE Catholic Church has promised laws and concrete actions to protect children and the vulnerable after Pope Francis concluded an historic four-day Vatican summit on child sexual abuse. In a final statement delivered in the grand Sala Regia, an antechamber next to the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis vowed to confront abusers with “the wrath of God”, end Church cover-ups and ... Read More »
BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has described the powerful impact of hearing from child sexual abuse survivors during the opening of an historic Vatican summit on child protection. “I was surprised at the way tears welled up,” Archbishop Coleridge said of the pre-recorded video testimonials from abuse survivors. They included one made pregnant three times by a priest who started abusing ... Read More »
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