The Chief Executive of the Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council, Mr Francis Sullivan, has urged all states to join New South Wales and Victoria in signing up to the national child sexual abuse redress scheme as Catholic leaders reiterated their long-standing support of the scheme.

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.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has today released its Final Report, which includes a large number of recommendations, many of which will have a significant impact on the way the Catholic Church operates in Australia.

Catholic Religious Australia has called on the Australian Government to bring the asylum-seekers currently being detained on Manus Island to Australia and support them to become productive and contributing citizens of Australia.

Australia’s Religious have joined other faith and community organisations in supporting an open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, calling for the Australian Government to sign a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.