Tag: Appeal
Thank you, Sydney, for aiding Afghan refugees
When Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP launched the Archbishop’s Afghan Refugee Appeal last August, we knew there was a desire within our community to help,...
Time and timing crucial to Cardinal Pell appeal
The DPP also changed the prosecution’s earlier assertion that the offending occurred in the priests’ sacristy in the five or six minutes immediately after Mass.
Monica Doumit: Clarity on court needed
Like many in the Church, the media and the legal profession, I was pretty stunned at last week’s decision to deny Cardinal George Pell’s...
Archbishop calls for civility after Cardinal Pell appeal dismissed
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has vowed to ensure the Sydney Archdiocese is “doing all we can to ensure that past crimes are never repeated...
Cardinal Pell appeal decision to be live-streamed
The Victorian Court of Appeal will hand down its decision whether to uphold or overturn Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction next Wednesday,...
Monica Doumit: Open courts point to the truth
As a general rule, Australian courts are committed to the principle of the public administration of justice. This is characterised by proceedings being conducted...
Day two of Cardinal Pell’s appeal underway
Day two of Cardinal George Pell’s appeal proceedings in Victoria’s Court of Appeal commenced after his legal team spent the previous day attempting to...
Charity appeal for Sri Lanka
An Australian charity has launched an appeal to support the Church in Sri Lanka.
Monica Doumit: We need saints to rise up
It is almost three years to the day since I had my first proper conversation with Cardinal George Pell.
In December 2015, I had written...
Monica Doumit: Appeal ruling a win for law
As you would have read elsewhere in this week’s paper, the conviction of Archbishop Philip Wilson for failing to report child sexual abuse was...
