Tag: Australia
Australia diocese ordains first Filipino priest in 30 years
The bishop said Taberdo was a “local boy”, whose migrant family settled in Palmerston and who answered God’s call to serve his people
Cardinal Pell’s funeral sparks protests in Sydney
Pell continues to divide opinion - supporters dubbed him a "saint for our times,” while critics accused him of protecting pedophile priests
Australian Church mourns Cardinal Pell despite protests
Cardinal Pell, who rose from humble beginnings in regional Australia, died in Rome in January aged 81
Cardinal George Pell to be buried in Sydney next month
Cardinal Pell was the highest-ranking Catholic imprisoned for child sexual abuse before his convictions were quashed on appeal
Cardinal George Pell denied public memorial in home state
Premier Daniel Andrews on Thursday said Cardinal Pell's legacy had been permanently tainted
Saint or sinner? Australia split over Cardinal George Pell
One of the most powerful figures in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Pell died at the age of 81 on Tuesday in Rome due to heart complications
Church in Australia reacts with ‘shock,’ sadness at news of Cardinal Pell’s...
Cardinal Pell, prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, died Tuesday in Rome at the age of 81 from cardiac arrest
Australian Anglicans split over same-sex marriage
Deep divisions over a statement on banning same-sex marriage emerged recently at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England
Australian city to remove statue of grave-robbing politician
The decision to remove the statue was about choosing to not give prominence "to this person, who is a symbol of racism"
Thousands evacuate from ‘dangerous’ Sydney floods
Many people had been trapped in their cars trying to cross flood-swept roads or were unable to leave homes surrounded by rising waters