The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have today confirmed that the Church will enter the national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse when that becomes possible under national legislation.
New advisory body to monitor Catholic reforms in response to child sexual abuse tragedy
Media Release in support of the missionary work of Sr Patricia Fox
In 2013, Pope Francis wrote that being a Missionary was at the very heart of being a Catholic, a parish or a Catholic Institution. For the past 27 years, Sr Patricia Fox, the Superior of the Our Lady of Sion Order has been living these ideals as a Missionary to the poor and marginalised in the Philippines.
Church body calls for all states to sign up to abuse redress scheme
Statement of Catholic Religious Australia on release of Final Report of Royal Commission
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has today given its Final Report to the Governor General. Many of the findings and recommendations will have significant impact on the way the Catholic Church operates in Australia.