Pope Leo Dictatorship of Relativism? Title: Has the Holy See succumbed to the dictatorship of relativism? Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCA News Date: 13 JAN 2026 No one will ever know if it does not publish reasons behind the inconsistency in punishments meted out to child abusers. Pope Benedict XVI often warned about the “dictatorship
Grace Tame Law Reform Title: Grace Tame demands law reform after Diocese of Ballarat cleared of vicarious liability Author: Joanna Woodburn & Eden Hynninen Publisher: ABC News Date: 20Dec2025 In short: Grace Tame and a man known as DP are launching a campaign for consistent state and territory-based legislative reform. It has been triggered by a
Holy See and Rights of the Child Title: The Holy See and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 09DEC2025 The Holy See was one of the strongest promoters and first signatories of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted on Sept. 2, 1990. This convention
1300 Sexual Abuse Claims Title: New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims Author: Daniel Trotta Publisher: Reuters Date: 09DEC2025 Summary Companies Mediator who helped settle record L.A. case to reprise role in New York Attorney for accusers says archdiocese finally giving in to pressure Archdiocese says efforts to pay victims complicated
Zero Tolerance and Transparency Title: Pope Leo XIV and transparency in child sexual abuse cases Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 12NOV2025 In an address to the National Safeguarding Conference held in the Philippines from Oct. 20-24, Pope Leo stated that “there can be no tolerance for any form of abuse in the Church.” At
ACT Stand Up For Survivors Title: The ACT has made a historic decision. What about survivors elsewhere? Author: Louise Milligan Publisher: ABC News Date: 31Oct2025 “I think it’s a good day, but let me put it this way: if this was a trench in Ukraine, we’ve put a foot forward in the right direction, but we’ve
Release the Full Epstein Files Title: Statement from the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) on the Call to Release the Full Epstein Files Author: Angela Walker, SNAP Executive Director Publisher: Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Date: 05SEP2025 This week’s press conference demanding the release of the full Epstein files
Rest In Peace Stephen Title: The true legacy of the rapist George Pell Author: Louise Milligan Publisher: The Monthly Date: September 2025 As the Catholic Church finds a new legal defence against child sexual abuse charges, disgust with the late cardinal George Pell’s glorification has now led some of his own victims to come forward
Firm Action Sex Abuse Title: Pope Leo XIV affirms celibacy for priests, demands ‘firm’ action on sex abuse Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press (AP) Date: 25JUN2025 ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers, as
Pope Leo Zero Tolerance Title: Pope Leo XIV says there should be no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church Author: Franklin Briceno Publisher: Associated Press (AP) Date: 22Jun2025 LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse –