Tag: child abuse

Safeguarding: “The standards will allow Catholic entities and the public to have additional confidence in the Church’s approach to addressing the ...

Strong message: Pope Francis has put child safety front and centre with new child safety laws. Photo: Dicastery for Laity, ...

Heartfelt apology: “We look now to the Father of all mercies to forgive us, to heal the wounds of survivors ...

Apology planned: Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, June 13, ...

Taking heart: Commissioner Bob Atkinson is heartened by church support for the work of the royal commission. Photo: Mark Bowling ...

Guilty verdict: Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse. Magistrate Robert Stone handed down ...

Safety focus: Leading Queensland educator Dr Kerrie Tuite has been appointed to the board of the Catholic Professional Standards Limited. ...

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has today released a report describing “catastrophic failure” in Church ...

Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other relationship, because the ...

Abuse bill: Independent MP Rob Pyne today introduced a new bill on child abuse reporting. INDEPENDENT Member for Cairns Rob ...

In focus: Commissioner Andrew Murray (left), Commissioner Peter McLellan and Commissioner Helen Milroy listen to testimony at the Royal Commission ...

Protection priority: Pope Francis has expanded the Vatican’s Commission for the Protection of Minors.Photo: CNS/Paul Haring POPE Francis has named ...

Facing questions: Pope Francis answers a reporter's question on his flight back to Rome after speaking at the European Parliament ...

FORMER judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia Neville Owen is the new chair of the Catholic Church’s Truth, ...