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Community approach needed to prevent child sexual abuse
A whole-of-community approach to preventing child sexual abuse is necessary to change the social conditions that excuse, justify or promote child sexual abuse, and to challenge the notion that it cannot be prevented, according to the findings of a new report from the Institute of Child Protection Studies.
Older Australians to have increased choice with control with their funding
Older Australians who access home care services will now be able to exercise greater choice and control with the commencement of new funding
New Bishop appointed for Townsville
Pope Francis has last week appointed Fr Timothy Harris, a priest of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, as the sixth Bishop of Townsville.
Archbishop Hart writes to Australian Catholics regarding Royal Commission
Gail Furness, senior counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, speaks at a hearing in Sydney Feb. 6. Photo: Supplied.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I write to you as the final hearing involving the Catholic Church at the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse commences on February 6, 2017.
For the victims and survivors, for the Ca...
Professor Greg Craven Honoured in Australia Day Awards
Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Greg Craven, has been named in the 2017 Australia Day Honours List, which was announced on Thursday 26 January.
TJHC reinforces Pope ‘zero tolerance’ message to Bishops
Pope Francis has once again sent a clear message to bishops across Australia and around the world that there is ‘zero tolerance’ for crimes against children, for failing to help, for covering up and for the abuse of power within the universal Catholic Church.
Archbishop Hart delivers a message for Christmas
Christmas is a special time when we remember God’s closeness to us and our responsibility to become peacemakers.
TJHC welcomes new Vatican child sex abuse website
A new website launched by the Vatican this week detailing its efforts to protect children from sexual abuse by clergy has been welcomed by the Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council (TJHC).
Archbishop Coleridge elected as chair for historic 2020 Plenary Council
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has been elected to chair a special bishops’ commission to plan and run an historic plenary council of the entire Church in Australia.
Catholic Bishops of Australia Extend an Invitation to the Year of Youth 2018
The Catholic Bishops of Australia have this week invited Catholics across the country to join in celebrating a Year of Youth from the beginning of Advent 2017 to the end of 2018.
