Edmund Rice Education Australia Title: Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Australia Date: 24JUL2026 Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving much of its property holdings. The entity gifted vast property holdings by the…
Good Priest Kevin Dillon Title: As a priest, I wonder what Jesus would say about the Christian Brothers crying poor Author: Father Kevin Dillon Publisher: Father Kevin Dillon’s Newsletter Date: 05JUL2026 What would the Pope make of recent reporting that reveals the Christian Brothers in Australia is set to declare itself bankrupt after shifting at ... Read more The post As a priest, I wonder what…
Epstein and the Catholic Church Title: Epstein and the Catholic Church Author: Bernadette Howell Publisher: Bernadette Howell: My Blog Date: 12FEB2026 Breaking silence. Confronting clergy abuse. I am baffled, as no doubt many of you are, by the high numbers of individuals holding positions of power and authority who all knew what Jeffrey Epstein was ... Read more The post Epstein and the Catholic…
Vicarious Liability Laws Pass Title: ‘Thunderous applause’ as vicarious liability laws pass Victoria’s upper house Author: Eden Hynninen Publisher: ABC Date: 18FEB2026 In short: The Vicarious Liability Bill passed through Victoria’s upper house unopposed yesterday, reversing a High Court decision that found the Catholic Church could not be sued for the actions of a priest. ... Read more The post…
Canon Law and Culture Title: Canon law and culture Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 06FEB2026 In 2003, Cardinal Francis George, the former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote an article in the Ave Maria Law Review titled “Law and Culture.” He was arguing against the proposal then contemplated by many legislatures to legalise ... Read more The post…
AA vs RCC Title: High Court ruling changes legal landscape in abuse cases Author: Michael Cook Publisher: The Catholic Weekly Date: 17FEB2026 In a landmark decision handed down on 11 February, the High Court of Australia has expanded the scope of the Catholic Church’s liability in sexual abuse cases. When he was 13 years ... Read more The post High Court ruling changes legal landscape in abuse…
Pope Leo Dictatorship of Relativism? Title: Has the Holy See succumbed to the dictatorship of relativism? Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCA News Date: 13 JAN 2026 No one will ever know if it does not publish reasons behind the inconsistency in punishments meted out to child abusers. Pope Benedict XVI often warned about the “dictatorship ... Read more The post Has the Holy See succumbed to the…
Grace Tame Law Reform Title: Grace Tame demands law reform after Diocese of Ballarat cleared of vicarious liability Author: Joanna Woodburn & Eden Hynninen Publisher: ABC News Date: 20Dec2025 In short: Grace Tame and a man known as DP are launching a campaign for consistent state and territory-based legislative reform. It has been triggered by a ... Read more The post Grace Tame demands law reform…
Holy See and Rights of the Child Title: The Holy See and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 09DEC2025 The Holy See was one of the strongest promoters and first signatories of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted on Sept. 2, 1990. This convention ... Read more The post The Holy See and the UN Convention on the…
1300 Sexual Abuse Claims Title: New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims Author: Daniel Trotta Publisher: Reuters Date: 09DEC2025 Summary Companies Mediator who helped settle record L.A. case to reprise role in New York Attorney for accusers says archdiocese finally giving in to pressure Archdiocese says efforts to pay victims complicated ... Read more The post…
