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
Pope Francis complicated legacy Title: Pope Francis promised ‘decisive action’ on sexual abuse, but critics say his legacy is complicated Author: Michelle Rimmer Publisher: ABC News Date: 23APR2025 When Pope Francis took on the challenge of leading the Catholic Church into a new era in 2013, he said that cleaning up a global sexual abuse
Long Shadow Over Papacy Title: Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Francis’s papacy Author: Harriet Sherwood Publisher: The Guardian Date: 22APR2025 Issue dogged Francis throughout his time as head of Catholic church, with abuse survivors saying he failed to do enough. In 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the
Zero Tolerance False Francis Title: Pope Francis and zero tolerance of child sexual abuse Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 14FEB2025 Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has publicly claimed eight times that the Catholic Church practises “zero tolerance” towards child sexual abuse by clergy. At worst, this is
Ireland Catholic Church Crimes Title: Shock in Ireland as inquiry reveals scale of new child sexual abuse cases at Catholic religious schools Author: Declan McSweeney Publisher: Catholic Herald UK Date: 05SEP2024 Ireland’s Catholic Church and wider society are in shock following revelations on 3 September that an inquiry has uncovered significant numbers of uncovered cases
George Pell Lied Under Oath Title: George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12JAN2023 The child sexual abuse royal commission in 2020 released a bombshell un-redacted report examining the failings of George Pell during his time as an assistant priest, bishop, auxiliary bishop
Family Sue Catholic Church Title: Victorian court allows abused altar boy’s children and wife to sue Catholic church Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Date: 05JAN2023 Unique case may set precedent as family alleges church’s failings caused man’s violence in later life. A Victorian court has paved the way for the children and wife of
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Title: Law Firm Ends Relationship with Catholic Church Author: Sonia Hickey Publisher: Sydney Criminal Lawyers Date: 26JUL2022 A Melbourne-based law firm which employs around 900 lawyers including 145 partners says it will end its relationship with the Catholic Church, after 50 years of representing the organisation in the context of claims of
New Zealand Royal Commission Title: NZ royal commission hears from survivors abused by Bernard McGrath ahead of Australian transfer Author: Giselle Wakatama Publisher: ABC News Date: 10FEB2022 A New Zealand royal commission into abuse in care has heard horrific evidence about a member of a Catholic order who was transferred from his homeland to a