Anglican Archbishop Philip Richardson (left) and Cardinal John Dew from the Catholic Church. The Anglican and Catholic churches are making their most concentrated push yet to get the Royal Commission into abuse expanded to fully
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From the Church of England’s refusal to discipline William Yate when he was banished from Northland almost two centuries ago, until today, the churches have long been responsible for covering up those abusing children here
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NZ Catholic Church still keeping issues behind closed doors Analysis – The sexual abuse of women by men in positions of power takes many guises, writes Phil Pennington. Where it occurs in the Catholic Church,
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1100 child abuse complaints made against Australian church The head of Australia’s Anglican Church expressed sorrow and shame after a government report published on Friday said close to 1100 people had filed child sexual
Continue reading Vatican will be terrified of state inquiry, whistleblower says An international Catholic whistleblower says the Vatican will be “quaking in fear” in case the New Zealand Catholic Church is included in an inquiry into abuse.
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Catholic church response to child sex abuse ‘criminal negligance’ Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher appeared in front of the royal commission for the first time. The Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, has told a royal
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Australian abuse survivors criticise NZ inquiry New Zealand’s plan to leave the Church and other non-state groups out of the Royal Commission of inquiry into abuse is getting some bad press in Australia today. The
Continue reading Filipino leaders want state care inquiry to include Church Philippine ambassador to New Zealand Gary Domingo has written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asking for an expanded Royal Commission of Inquiry. He cited the case
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Catholic Church at centre of sex abuse hearing The hearing, part of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, is examining the current policies and procedures of the Catholic Church’s authorities in
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State abuse inquiry a ‘long time coming’ The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the historical abuse of children in residential state care has been a long time coming – so long, in fact, that a
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