by Sean Reilly | Jul 19, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, has told Australians he is deeply sorry for the sexual abuse of children by some Catholic priests and has said that those responsible must be brought to justice. He was speaking at a gathering of...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
Roman Catholic social justice advocates have joined in criticism of new laws restricting protests during World Youth Day in Sydney, which Pope Benedict XVI will attend in his first visit to Australia – reports Matthew Fenwick. The 15-20 July 2008 World Youth Day...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 4, 2008
An Australian church leader has said his country should spend as much on reconstructing war-torn Iraq as its did on its military operations there – writes Kim Cain. The Rev Gregor Henderson, president of the Uniting Church in Australia, made his comments...
by Sean Reilly | May 28, 2008
After decades of debate, Australian Anglicans now have one female bishop, and they will get a second within 10 days of the first woman’s consecration – writes Matthew Fenwick. On 22 May 2008, West Australian Archdeacon Kay Goldsworthy was consecrated...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 24, 2008
Four Christian peace protestors who broke into the Pine Gap defence facility in Australia in 2005 have won a major victory in their struggle against prosecution. The Northern Territory’s Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed their convictions. In 2007, Bryan Law,...
