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'Clarity and charity' – the keys to defending marriage in Australia
As Australians return their ballots for a poll that could aid the recognition of same-sex unions as marriages, the Archbishop... Read more
Australian bishops meet in Rome as Church reels from recent crisis
Last week, Church leaders from Australia traveled to Rome to meet with Vatican authorities to discuss the various crises Catholics... Read more
In fight against sex abuse, Australian archbishop sees progress, challenges
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding clerical sex abuse in Australia, one of the country's archbishops believes the local Churches are making... Read more
Australian bishops call for month of prayer ahead of same-sex marriage vote
At the start of a voter survey being conducted on same-sex marriage in Australia, the country’s bishops have called for... Read more
Ahead of ballot, Australian bishops reaffirm Church can't support gay marriage
As a non-binding poll on same-sex marriage in Australia looms, some leading Catholic bishops have again clarified Catholic teaching that... Read more
Australian priest rips confession proposal as government 'intrusion'
An Australian priest has called the Royal Commission's recent proposal to enforce law requiring that clergy face criminal charges if... Read more
Australian bishops oppose forcing priests to reveal details of confession
The bishops of Australia have indicated that they will resist the Royal Commission's proposal that priests be legally obligated to... Read more
Christian leaders unite to oppose assisted suicide in Australia
Catholics and Christian leaders from several denominations have joined forces in the Australian state of Victoria to decry a bill... Read more
Sydney archbishop applauds rejection of abortion bill
Catholics in the Australian state of New South Wales applauded the rejection of bills in the upper house of the... Read more
Australian bishops: Assisted suicide is the opposite of health care
Proposals to legalize euthanasia in the Australian state of Victoria are based on “misplaced compassion,” the local bishops said. Read more
Australian bishops apologize for Church's failure in sex abuse crisis
Days before Australia’s Royal Commission on institutional sex abuse begins their final hearing into the Church’s response to their abuse... Read more
Doctors warn Australian state against legalizing euthanasia
The government of the Australian state of Victoria is looking to legalize euthanasia in 2017, but physicians have warned of... Read more
Australia's proposed refugee ban is 'deliberately cruel'
The Australian government's proposed permanent ban on visas for refugees and asylum seekers who have recently arrived by boat drew... Read more
He escaped Vietnam on a fishing boat, and now he's a bishop
In the 1970s, a teenager boarded a boat to escape the cruelty of war in his homeland of Vietnam. He... Read more
As abuse hearing ends, Cardinal Pell says he 'should have done more'
Speaking to an Australian committee investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell has expressed his regret... Read more
Indonesia draws international outcry for executing drug traffickers
The Australian bishops joined their voices to the international condemnation of the Indonesian government's execution of foreign drug traffickers last... Read more
Australian bishop affirms innocence amid charges of concealing abuse
An Australian bishop is strongly denying accusations that he concealed a serious sexual abuse offense allegedly disclosed to him in... Read more
Australians welcome appointment of new apostolic nuncio
Australia's Catholics have received with joy the news that Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Archbishop Adolfo Yllana, a Filipino native,... Read more
Jail, not death: appropriate punishment according to Australia's bishops
With two of their nationals on Indonesia's death row over drug trafficking offenses, the Australian bishops are appealing to the... Read more
Christ offers healing and peace, Sydney archbishop says after siege
In the aftermath of a hostage situation at an Australian café, Sydney’s Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., stressed that the love... Read more
