Gillard urges states to act after ‘deeply concerning’ ruling that Catholic Church is not liable in abuse case

Gillard urges states to act after ‘deeply concerning’ ruling that Catholic Church is not liable in abuse case

The former Australian prime minister has spoken out after legal experts said the High Court decision could cast doubts over cases against religious orders nationwide.

  • byTony Wright

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‘Free pass for sexually abusive clerics’:Catholic Church not liable,High Court rules
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‘Free pass for sexually abusive clerics’:Catholic Church not liable,High Court rules

Attorneys general are being urged to push through new laws after the High Court found religious orders did not have vicarious liability for sexual abuse committed by their clerics.

  • byCameron Houston andHolly Hales
Notre-Dame’s bells ring together for first time since fire

Notre-Dame’s bells ring together for first time since fire

The sound of the eight bells rang throughout the city for the first time in five years,a sign of the cathedral’s rebirth as it prepares to reopen to the public next month.

  • byIsabella Kwai
Prodding for a penalty
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Prodding for a penalty

And praying for a safe pair of hands.

Why Catholic uni VC skipped controversial anti-abortion speech

Why Catholic uni VC skipped controversial anti-abortion speech

Former union boss Joe de Bruyn’s keynote address triggered a mass walkout. But the ACU vice chancellor wasn’t there.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Anti-abortion keynote speech sparks walkout during Catholic uni graduation

Anti-abortion keynote speech sparks walkout during Catholic uni graduation

Hundreds of students and staff at Australian Catholic University marched out of Melbourne’s Convention Centre as former union boss Joe de Bruyn railed against gay marriage and abortion during a graduation ceremony.

  • byAlex Crowe,Stephen Brook andCaroline Schelle
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The dinner that showed why Trump and a cardinal should go to confession

The dinner that showed why Trump and a cardinal should go to confession

Instead of telling Trump he was over the line,Cardinal Dolan enabled him to cast his campaign as a quasi-religious crusade.

  • byMaureen Dowd
New Melbourne cardinal says his appointment could be a message from Pope to Putin

New Melbourne cardinal says his appointment could be a message from Pope to Putin

Cardinal-designate,Melbourne-based Mykola Bychok,says he was so surprised at news of his appointment that he initially thought it was a joke.

  • byBrittany Busch
Cop who beat child abuse material possession charges wins reinstatement bid
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Cop who beat child abuse material possession charges wins reinstatement bid

Multiple courts have accepted the senior sergeant’s claim that the videos downloaded automatically from WhatsApp without his knowledge.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Pope Francis taps Melbourne bishop to be one of 21 new Catholic cardinals

Pope Francis taps Melbourne bishop to be one of 21 new Catholic cardinals

The nomination of 44-year-old Bishop Mykola Bychok of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is also seen as sending a subtle political message as Russia’s war grinds on.

  • byBrittany Busch
From hot priests to hot rabbis,is faith the new forbidden fruit?
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From hot priests to hot rabbis,is faith the new forbidden fruit?

If it’s a human thing to want what we can’t have,then even men of the cloth might be super sexy for the irreligious.

  • byJustine Toh