The government that leads Australia following May elections needs to increase support for vulnerable families and indigenous Australians, provide jobs for all and aid refugees, the bishops’ social services commission said.
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Cardinal Pell is sentenced to 6 years in prison for child sex abuse
An Australian judge has sentenced Cardinal to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys.
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Secret archives, Cardinal Pell and the slow progress of the sex abuse summit
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry O’Connell and I update you on what has been happening since the sexual abuse summit.
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Explainer: The context and history of the Cardinal Pell verdict
There are elements in the trial of Cardinal Pell that do not easily translate to a U.S. context, including a media blackout and the cardinal’s long history with the issues of sexual abuse and cover-up.
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Vatican to open canonical investigation into Cardinal Pell, now in Australian prison
If tried and found guilty, the penalties can vary depending on the seriousness of the crime and, often, the age of the accused; possible penalties include removal from office, restricted ministry, “a life of prayer and penance” without any public ministry and dismissal from the clerical state.
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‘We dare not fail’: Australia’s top bishop on the church’s sex abuse crisis
After the Vatican’s historic summit on the sexual abuse of children, Archbishop Mark Coleridge says “the mission of the church” is at stake.
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Vatican: Cardinal Pell news is ‘painful’ and he has right to defend himself to the end
The Vatican said the conviction is “a painful news that, we are well aware, has shocked very many persons, not only in Australia.” At the same time, “it reaffirmed maximum respect for the Australian judicial authorities.”
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Cardinal Pell, most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse, convicted
He faces a potential maximum 50-year prison term after a sentencing hearing that begins on Wednesday.
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Live from Australia: How young Catholics are changing the church
We look at the Synod’s final document and talk about what still needs to be done to have young people lead in the Catholic Church.
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Cardinal Pell, top advisor to Pope Francis, found guilty of ‘historical sexual offenses’
The cardinal is the most senior churchman yet to be convicted of historical sexual offenses. His conviction is a grave blow not only to the church in Australia but also to Pope Francis.