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New Zealand cardinal opens inquiry into late bishop’s actions on abuse
- Nov 18, 2020
Cardinal John Dew of Wellington has asked for an independent investigator to determine whether the late bishop of Dunedin took proper action when he received complaints of sexual abuse.

By Catholic News Service
U.S. congressman to Australians: Catholic social teaching needed in public discourse
- Nov 17, 2020
An outgoing U.S. congressman told Australians that Catholic social teaching is desperately needed to enrich public discourse in the face of increasing political polarization.

By Catholic News Service
Statue of Mary beheaded at cathedral in Fiji
- Nov 14, 2020
A statue of Mary in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva, Fiji, was vandalized on Nov. 11.

By Crux Staff

Australian anti-graft agency dismisses Vatican speculation
- Nov 11, 2020
An Australian anti-graft agency said on Wednesday it was not investigating the transfer of Vatican funds to Australia because of a lack of evidence of wrongdoing, further undermining Italian media speculation that the money might be linked to the overturned convictions of Cardinal George Pell for child sex abuse.

By Rod McGuirk
Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case
- Nov 9, 2020
High-profile Australian journalists and large media organizations went on trial on Monday on charges that they breached a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell’s sex abuse convictions in 2018 that have since been overturned.

By Rod McGuirk
New Zealand on ‘dangerous path’ with legalized euthanasia, ethicist says
- Oct 30, 2020
New Zealand’s decision to legalize euthanasia puts the country on a “dangerous path” and brings “a new and unwelcome dynamic” into the lives of those facing terminal illnesses, according to says the ethics expert for the country’s Catholic bishops.

By Charles Collins

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