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NY Archdiocese accuses insurer of ‘waging shadow campaign’
The New York Archdiocese is arguing in state court that its longtime insurer has secretly been “waging a shadow campaign” and posing as a victims’ rights group in order to “undermine and weaken” the archdiocese amid an ongoing insurance dispute. Source: EWTN News.
‘Justice an act of love’, lawyers told at annual Red Mass
At this year’s Red Mass to mark the opening of the legal year, members of Melbourne’s legal community were invited to pause and remember the sacred character of their vocation. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Vatican City court rejects appeal to reopen Becciu case
Vatican City’s highest appellate court has rejected an appeal by the city-state’s chief prosecutor seeking to reopen the case against Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and other defendants, even after the prosecution secured convictions against them on charges of various financial crimes in 2023. Source: Crux.
Court to look at jurisdiction in non-binary teacher case
A non-binary teacher at a Melbourne Catholic school says they will take a fight to have their preferred pronouns used in the workplace all the way to the High Court. Source: The Age.
Former Broome bishop facing six new criminal charges
Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders is facing six new criminal charges, including the alleged rape of a boy under the age of 13. Source: ABC News.
High Court rules on Ballarat case
The Ballarat Diocese has been found not liable for the historical sexual abuse of a young boy by a priest, in a landmark decision that casts doubts over thousands of legal cases against religious orders nationwide. Source: The Age.
Church found liable for historical abuse by priest
A dying man has been awarded more than $500,000 in damages in a landmark case involving the Church. Source: ABC News.
Former Broome bishop pleads not guilty to criminal charges
The former Bishop of Broome has pleaded not guilty to a string of criminal charges in Western Australia’s far north, including historic sexual offences. Source: ABC News.
Victorian barristers debate wearing legal robes at religious ceremonies
The Victorian Bar has debated whether judges and lawyers should stop wearing their robes and medals at special religious services to avoid any conflict of interest perceptions. Source: The Australian.