Tag: Royal Commission

In 2021, claims were made that hundreds or even thousands of young children were buried in mass graves near religious schools in Canada. 85 Catholic churches were the subject of arson attacks in retaliation. Three years and $8 million later, no human remains have been found. The truth matters—especially if we want true reconciliation, writes Monica Doumit.

There’s more and more of us ageing, and fewer and fewer people willing and able to take care of us. What’s the solution? We’ve always had one, and it’s called a “family”.

Clergy are leading the way in their awareness and knowledge about keeping children safe in church and related environments according to new research led by Australian Catholic University. 

Ministers of religion in Western Australia are now legally required to report information about child sexual abuse, including information gained in the sacrament of...

As articles in last year’s Catholic Weekly on the ACCCR post-Plenary convocation showed, much of the discussion about church governance and church reform begins from a position that assumes conflict between episcopal and lay involvement.

New benchmark for the Church in place from February aims at promoting consistency and compassion.

Unmistakably Australian and unmistakably Christian. The Journal is a master-class in forgiveness as a willed state, always under siege, and only achieved by grace.

Lessons will inform future treatment of abuse claims Survivors of abuse in the Catholic institutions in New Zealand will speak at the first faith-based redress...

The atmosphere in Australia toward Cardinal Pell prior to and during his persecution was sufficiently toxic for any injection of foreign funds to facilitate a prosecution

In an exclusive and frank interview, Cardinal George Pell shares new details of his prison experience.

Aged care is expensive, but for how long can we put off the inevitable investment? Ageing and death can be difficult issues. Most of us...

The ACBC has addressed concerns that a new national approach to child safety may be a step backwards.