Church in Oceania

Australian agency reviewing data on Vatican money transfers
- Jan 7, 2021
The Australian government’s financial intelligence agency said Thursday it is reviewing its data after questions were raised about its report that $1.8 billion were transferred from the Vatican to Australia over six years.

By Nicole Winfield
Australian bishops puzzled by reported money transfers from Vatican
- Jan 5, 2021
Australia’s bishops are seeking answers after the country’s financial watchdog reported that there have been over 47,000 separate transfers from the Vatican or affiliates worth $1.8 billion in the past seven years.

By Inés San Martín
Coadjutor archbishop appointed to New Zealand capital
- Jan 1, 2021
Bishop Paul Martin of Christchurch has been appointed coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington in New Zealand.

By Crux Staff

Faith behind bars: Cardinal’s book shares spiritual insights from prison
- Dec 20, 2020
The first evening Australian Cardinal George Pell was incarcerated, he began writing a record of his thoughts and experiences in the form of a diary.

By Robert Duncan

Santa, Christmas decorations stolen from Catholic school in Guam
- Dec 18, 2020
Thieves broke into a school this week and stole an inflatable Santa along with Christmas decorations set up to celebrate the school’s 70th anniversary, the school principal said.

By Associated Press
Pell speaks out about prison, Trump, and the role of a retired pope
- Dec 17, 2020
At the virtual launch of his new book, Cardinal George Pell opened up about what his time in prison before acquitted of charges of sexual abuse was like, and he also offered an evaluation of US President Donald Trump’s time in office as well as the need for a set of clear rules when a pope retires.

By Elise Ann Allen
What happened to Cardinal Pell can happen to any Australian, author warns
- Dec 11, 2020
Australia has entered a new phase that could see any Australian consigned to imprisonment without any evidence for crimes they have not committed, warned the author of a new book on the trial and imprisonment of Cardinal George Pell.

By David Ryan
Some Australians say conversion therapy ban would harm religious freedom
- Dec 9, 2020
A proposed law to ban so-called conversion therapy in the state of Victoria is the most egregious attack on religious freedom the country has ever seen, said faith leaders and legal experts.

By Marilyn Rodrigues