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Whistleblowers allege culture of bullying and intimidation at Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Title: Whistleblowers allege culture of bullying and intimidation at Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Authors: Louise Milligan and Elise Potaka Publisher: ABC Date: 12NOV2026 A Catholic order is engaged in an extraordinary legal stoush with women it employed to investigate child abuse, turning on a whistleblower after she alleged serious

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November 12, 2026 No Comments
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Kieran Tapsell

Pope Leo’s call for transparency and evidence destruction

Pope Leo’s Call For Transparency Title: Pope Leo’s call for transparency and evidence destruction Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: Catholic Outlook Date: 11th NOV 2026 Pope Leo XIV said on June 21 that there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any form of abuse — sexual, spiritual, or abuse of authority — and

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November 11, 2026 No Comments
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Edmund Rice Catholic schools considering cutting ties with abuse-plagued Christian Brothers

Title: Edmund Rice Catholic schools considering cutting ties with abuse-plagued Christian Brothers Author: Louise Milligan, Elise Potaka and Lara Sonnenschein Publisher: ABC News Date: 07 SEP 2026 In short: The Trustees of Edmund Rice Education Australia, is looking to part ways with the Christian Brothers after agreeing to take on its child abuse payouts. In

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September 7, 2026 No Comments
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Kieran Tapsell

Transparency in the Catholic church

Title: Transparency in the Catholic church Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: Pearls and Irritations Date: 31AUG2026 LETTER: The lack of transparency in the Catholic Church reflects the famous line of the Sicilian aristocrat in Giuseppe de Lampedusa’s novel, The Leopard: “If you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” In 2019

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September 1, 2026 No Comments
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Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales

Edmund Rice Education Australia Title: Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Australia Date: 24JUL2026 Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving much of its property holdings. The entity gifted vast property holdings by the

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July 25, 2026 No Comments
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Epstein and the Catholic Church

Epstein and the Catholic Church Title: Epstein and the Catholic Church Author: Bernadette Howell Publisher: Bernadette Howell: My Blog Date: 12FEB2026 Breaking silence. Confronting clergy abuse. I am baffled, as no doubt many of you are, by the high numbers of individuals holding positions of power and authority who all knew what Jeffrey Epstein was

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February 19, 2026 No Comments
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‘Thunderous applause’ as vicarious liability laws pass Victoria’s upper house

Vicarious Liability Laws Pass Title: ‘Thunderous applause’ as vicarious liability laws pass Victoria’s upper house Author: Eden Hynninen Publisher: ABC Date: 18FEB2026 In short: The Vicarious Liability Bill passed through Victoria’s upper house unopposed yesterday, reversing a High Court decision that found the Catholic Church could not be sued for the actions of a priest.

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February 18, 2026 No Comments
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Kieran Tapsell

Canon law and culture

Canon Law and Culture Title: Canon law and culture Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 06FEB2026 In 2003, Cardinal Francis George, the former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote an article in the Ave Maria Law Review titled “Law and Culture.” He was arguing against the proposal then contemplated by many legislatures to legalise

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February 18, 2026 No Comments
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High Court ruling changes legal landscape in abuse cases

AA vs RCC Title: High Court ruling changes legal landscape in abuse cases Author: Michael Cook Publisher: The Catholic Weekly Date: 17FEB2026 In a landmark decision handed down on 11 February, the High Court of Australia has expanded the scope of the Catholic Church’s liability in sexual abuse cases.   When he was 13 years

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February 18, 2026 No Comments