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• Country: United States

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

A former Australian Catholic bishop has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

A former Australian Catholic bishop was sentenced Wednesday to six years and six months in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men.

• Country: United Kingdom

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

A former Australian Catholic bishop has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men

• Country: Canada

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A former Australian Catholic bishop was sentenced Wednesday to six years and six months in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men.

• Country: Australia

Australia’s senior most Catholic convicted of sexual abuse jailed for more than six years

Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, appeared in WA District Court on Wednesday after he was found guilty by a jury on 13 charges including unlawful and indecent assault and penetration without consent in August.

• Country: Australia

Australia’s senior most Catholic convicted of sexual abuse jailed for more than six years

Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, appeared in WA District Court on Wednesday after he was found guilty by a jury on 13 charges including unlawful and indecent assault and penetration without consent in August.

• Country: Canada

“Support the Death Penalty and You’re in Sin” – Kristan Hawkins Turns on Catholic Teaching?!

Kristan Hawkins, head of Students for Life of America, posted on X: “For my Catholic friends on X, if you know the church’s opposition to the death penalty yet gleefully advocate for it, you are in sin.” The statement is stunning, because the Church’s teaching on capital punishment, as with all…

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• Country: United States

OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation Launches CorWorks

New initiative equips parish leaders to identify community needs, develop sustainable responses, and access up to $25,000 in funding HUNTINGTON, Ind., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation has launched CorWorks, a new initiative designed to help Catholic...

• Country: Canada

WATCH: Catholic clergy participate in First Nations ritual in Ottawa cathedral

A purification ritual involving smoke, sacred plants, an indigenous hymn, and prayers to the four directions preceded a Mass at Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Basilica.

Leo urges youth to pursue Catholic marriages on eve of Amoris Laetitia conference

The style of Leo’s letter is indicative of the conference itself, given that it focuses on promoting positives while avoiding the immense controversy over the document itself.