Australian law enforcement examine Vatican money trail
- Oct 21, 2020
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Report: Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis
- Sep 28, 2020
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, will soon return to the Vatican during an extraordinary economic scandal for the first time since he was cleared of child abuse allegations in Australia five months ago, a newspaper reported Monday.
New Zealand bishops say ‘No’ to euthanasia; urge caution on recreational marijuana
- Sep 23, 2020
Ahead of elections scheduled for next month, New Zealand’s bishops have come out strongly against euthanasia and urged voters “to give serious thoughts” about a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana.
New Zealand’s euthanasia bill called ‘dangerous and flawed’ ahead of vote
- Sep 10, 2020
No matter what one’s views are on euthanasia, New Zealand’s proposed law to legalize this practice is “poorly drafted, dangerous and flawed,” according the director of the country’s Catholic bioethics center.
Report abuse learned in confession or go to jail, says Australian state
- Sep 8, 2020
A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years in jail.
As election campaign begins, New Zealand’s bishops promote Catholic Social Teaching
- Sep 7, 2020
Ahead of New Zealand’s Oct. 17 elections, the country’s bishops urged the electorate to remembers Catholic Social Teaching during their annual Social Justice Week.
Vatican tells Australian Church that seal of confession not up for debate
- Sep 5, 2020
Although reaffirming the principle that the seal of confession can never be violated, the Vatican has told Church leaders in Australia that victims of sexual abuse should be encouraged to report abuse to the proper authorities.
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