Catholic church
Has Mary Magdalene finally been found in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel?
The famous female disciple of Jesus may have been identified among 300 tangled figures depicted in the Sistine Chapel masterpiece.
- by Josephine McKenna
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ACU is an educational institution, not a church
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s attempt to theocratise the Australian Catholic University must fail.
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University
The abortion speech, the student walkout – and the Catholic civil war
A row over an anti-abortion graduation speech prompted high-ranking church officials and conservative lawyers to accuse the Australian Catholic University of failing to uphold the faith.
- by Jordan Baker
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Royal Commission
Gillard urges states to act after ‘deeply concerning’ ruling that Catholic Church is not liable in abuse case
The former Australian prime minister has spoken out after legal experts said the High Court decision could cast doubts over cases against religious orders nationwide.
- by Tony Wright
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Courts
‘Free pass for sexually abusive clerics’: Catholic Church not liable, High Court rules
Attorneys general are being urged to push through new laws after the High Court found religious orders did not have vicarious liability for sexual abuse committed by their clerics.
- by Cameron Houston and Holly Hales
Notre-Dame’s bells ring together for first time since fire
The sound of the eight bells rang throughout the city for the first time in five years, a sign of the cathedral’s rebirth as it prepares to reopen to the public next month.
- by Isabella Kwai
Why Catholic uni VC skipped controversial anti-abortion speech
Former union boss Joe de Bruyn’s keynote address triggered a mass walkout. But the ACU vice chancellor wasn’t there.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Anti-abortion keynote speech sparks walkout during Catholic uni graduation
Hundreds of students and staff at Australian Catholic University marched out of Melbourne’s Convention Centre as former union boss Joe de Bruyn railed against gay marriage and abortion during a graduation ceremony.
- by Alex Crowe, Stephen Brook and Caroline Schelle
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The dinner that showed why Trump and a cardinal should go to confession
Instead of telling Trump he was over the line, Cardinal Dolan enabled him to cast his campaign as a quasi-religious crusade.
- by Maureen Dowd
New Melbourne cardinal says his appointment could be a message from Pope to Putin
Cardinal-designate, Melbourne-based Mykola Bychok, says he was so surprised at news of his appointment that he initially thought it was a joke.
- by Brittany Busch
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