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
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
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 –
NCR exposed Catholic Church Title: NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month Author: Ryan Di Corpo Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 19JUN2025 Forty years ago this month, readers of the National Catholic Reporter first learned through a series of three articles about a dark secret in the Catholic
New Jersey Grand Jury Title: New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules Author: Mike Catalini Publisher: AP News (Associated Press) Date: 17JUN2025 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday,
Hero Denis Ryan Dies Title: Child abuse survivors pay tribute to Victorian detective Denis Ryan Author: Tyrone Dalton Publisher: ABC News Date: 03JUN2025 In short: Former Victoria Police detective Denis Ryan has died in Mildura, aged 93. Mr Ryan was driven from the police force in 1972 after his superiors stopped him from charging paedophile
Title: Pope Leo XIV’s religious order still mired in secrecy over child sex abuse Author: Robert Herguth Publisher: Chicago Sun Times Date: 09MAY2025 Cardinal Robert Prevost, the new pope and the first U.S. leader of the Catholic Church worldwide, is already being hailed as a breath of fresh air by some. But the ancient religious
Washington clergy child abuse law Title: New law requires clergy in Washington to report child abuse Author: Jerry Cornfield Publisher: Washington State Standard Date: 02MAY2025 Religious leaders in Washington will be required to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, under a new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on
Sexual abuse of nuns Title: Sexual abuse of nuns: one of the Catholic Church’s last taboos Author: Agnès Pedrero Publisher: Agence France-Presse (AFP) via Yahoo News Date: 04MAY2025 Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for