Compensation pay outs to child abuse survivors are expected to cost the Catholic Church in Australia £18.4 million ($31million). After a review, the church made the decision to raise the compensatio...
A Catholic priest from Australia who abused dozens of young children has told a court he was responsible for "destroying the lives of so many people". John Sidney Denham pled guilty to more than 25 c...
The Anglican Church of Australia's General Synod has passed a motion rebuking the Scottish Episcopal Church over its recent decision to allow clergy to conduct Earlier this year it voted to allow ga...
An Australian archbishop has said he will stand aside but does not intend to resign after becoming the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be conv Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson w...
An Australian Anglican bishop has resigned from his role after receiving threats and harassment for his efforts to help expose child abuse. Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson said he was steppin...
The most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse has been sentenced in an Australian court to 12 months in dete Newcastle Magistrate Robert Stone orde...
Priests should not be forced to report cases of sexual abuse on children revealed to them in the confessional, according to top Australian bishops. This comes after a national inquiry proposed a law ...
Catholic bishops in Australia have warned ageist attitudes towards older people cannot continue. The collection of bishops released a document reminding people that everyone ages and everyone d...
Catholic bishops in Australia have spoken out strongly against what it perceives as a youth-obsessed culture, reminding believers that older people were also ma The Australian Catholic Bishops Confer...
Lawyers for the most senior Roman Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse have argued in his appeal that he could not have molested two choirboys in an Austral Cardinal George Pell, 77, wore a black...
The most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex abuse is to face his first night in prison on Wednesday while he waits two weeks to learn his senten Victorian state County Court Chief Jud...
The most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse is to ask an Australian appeals court to reverse his conviction on charges of molesting two choirboys i Australian Cardinal George Pell has ap...
Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, will face two trials within months on s Pell appeared for an administrative fi...
An Australian university has said it plans to award two undergraduate scholarships to Indonesian students, to recognise two of the Bali Nine leaders - Andrew Ch Nine prisoners, including two Australi...
Male pupils are reportedly being allowed to wear skirts to classes and use female toilets at one school in Australia. Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (NHSPA) in Sydney is said to be lettin...
The gay rights supporter charged with arson following an explosion outside the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) office last year has died before his trial. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) poli...
The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed a significant delay in the introduction of same-sex marriage in the country. It's after Australian politicians refused to let the people decide whether sam...
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has claimed gender confusion will increase in the country if same-sex marriage is brought in. It's speaking as the Australian government's been urging people to p...
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the commission will unearth some very uncomfortable truths but wants it to be a moment of healing for abuse survivo A national inquiry into child abuse in...
Churches in Australia have said they will offer sanctuary to almost 300 asylum seekers in danger of deportation. 268 asylum seekers face removal to the islands of Nauru or Manus after a High Court de...
