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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.
Catholic activist’s appeal rejected by Hong Kong’s top courtÂ
Hong Kong’s top court has rejected an appeal by Jimmy Lai, the Catholic activist and newspaper publisher, and six pro-democracy advocates for a conviction of staging an unauthorised assembly amid street protests in 2019. Source: UCA News.
Priest in Austria arrested for producing crystal meth in church rectory
A Catholic priest in Austria has confessed to producing crystal meth in his parish presbytery. Source: CNA.
Former Vatican auditor-general appeals sacking
The Vatican’s first auditor-general, Libero Milone, will head back to court today to appeal what he argues was a wrongful termination. Source: The Australian.
Man arrested after acting suspiciously during Mass
Quick-thinking parishioners sought assistance after witnessing a man acting suspiciously during a Sunday evening Mass in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vatican begins trial of archbishop accused of schism
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has begun an extrajudicial penal trial to determine if Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, is guilty of schism, the archbishop said on social media. Source: OSV News.