The former priest from Australia is on trial for 18 charges of rape and acts of indecency allegedly committed against the minor girl in the 80s.
Judge from the Victorian Supreme Court withdrew an unexpected move - he forbade the wife of an accused terrorist to attend the trial wearing burka.
Catholic bishop called this year an annus horribilis for people of faith because ‘Christian conceptions of life and love have been challenged.’
Australian Royal Commission recommends overhauling celibacy rules and amending canon law to allow priests to report disclosures during confessions.
Catholic Church in Australia failed to deal with child sexual abuse which “demonstrates the catastrophic human consequences of inaction,” report says.
Australian Baptist Church has formally apologized to victims of domestic violence, following the example of three other Australian churches.
61.6% of respondents voted “Yes” in a voluntary postal survey which was ascertaining the views of Australians on legislating for same-sex marriage.
“The major precipitating risk factor” in abuse cases in the Catholic Church is certainly the institution’s celibacy requirement, a new study finds.
For the first time in Australia’s history the number of people who claim “no religion” has overtaken Catholics and it became Australia’s top religion.
The Vatican’s financial chief, Cardinal George Pell, is accused of sexually abusing two choirboys after becoming archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s.