Catholic Church
Aus PM tells Pope to sack Archbishop
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Pope to sack Adelaide's Archbishop who has refused to resign after being convicted of concealing sexual abuse.
Mary O'Connell and Sister Margaret Mary Birgan - Sainthood in 2018
The Catholic church in Sydney this week began the formal process for the beatification of Australian Eileen O'Connor, who co-founded the religious order Our Lady's Nurses of the Poor - also known as… Audio
NZ Catholic Church still keeping issues behind closed doors
Analysis - Scrutiny of institutional sexual abuse is becoming the new norm, so why is the New Zealand Catholic Church still keeping its issues in-house, asks Phil Pennington.
Catholic Church in Guam remains mired in scandal
A Catholic Church watchdog on Guam says the church has a lot to do to rebuild trust, after the Archbishop was convicted in a Vatican trial last week. Audio
NZ Catholic bishops dismiss priests' children guidelines
New Zealand's Catholic Bishops are refusing to adopt international principles for the fair treatment of children fathered by priests. They have also stopped short of saying the needs of the child must… Audio
Govt urged to include churches in abuse inquiry
Earlier this week RNZ reported the story of a father and son who said they'd both been sexually abused while attending Catholic schools. The pair were angry Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had decided… Audio
Abuse survivors speak out, accuse govt of backtracking
A father and son who accuse leading Catholic clergymen of sexually abusing them as schoolboys are also accusing the Prime Minister of going back on her past assurances.
Churches must be in abuse inquiry - Philippines ambassador
The case of a globe-trotting paedophile priest has spurred the Philippines Ambassador to ask the New Zealand Government to expand its inquiry into child abuse. But so far, the Royal Commission into… Audio
Filipino leaders want state care inquiry to include Church
A paedophile priest who spent time in the Philippines and New Zealand highlights the need for a state care abuse inquiry to include the Church, Filipino community leaders say.
'It's very clear': Bishop acknowledges priest's daughter
The Bishop of Auckland has accepted that a local woman is the daughter of a Catholic priest after being presented with fresh evidence.
Catholic Church asked to acknowledge priest's daughter
An Auckland woman is breaking a half century of secrecy to ask the Catholic Church to formally acknowledge she is the daughter of a priest. Video
Father, father: Celibacy and secrecy
Analysis - Imagine, for a second, the weight on a priest carrying around the sacred expectations of celibacy, writes Phil Pennington
Priests known to have fathered 6 children in NZ
Six cases have come to light of children fathered by supposedly celibate Catholic priests in New Zealand.
Pope responds to Oz sex abuse report
Pope Francis says the findings of Australia's child sex abuse royal commission "deserve to be studied in depth".
Guam's Catholic Church says clergy now free of sexual abusers
Guam's Catholic Church says there are no guarantees but it has taken steps to ensure no sexual abuse perpetrators remain in the clergy. Audio
New Zealander advises Vatican on helping priests' children
Children secretly fathered by a Catholic priest are about to reveal their identity to their bishop. They're among the more than 13,000 people worldwide who've been in touch with a group that supports… Audio
Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal continues on Guam
A child sex abuse scandal is plaguing one of the most Catholic places in the world, with more than 100 lawsuits filed against the church on Guam. Audio
German choir boys abused over decades - report
More than 500 choir boys were subjected to physical and sexual abuse over a 60-year period at a German school, a new report says.
Tim Minchin: music making and social activism
Social activism isn’t something Australian composer, lyricist and comedian Tim Minchin tries to focus on too much. But his tune 'Come Home (Cardinal Pell)', has come into the spotlight again this week… Video, Audio
'I'm innocent of these charges' - Cardinal Pell
The Pope has given leave to Cardinal George Pell, Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, to defend himself over allegations of historic sexual abuse.
