Catholic church
Who will be the next pope?
The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope.
- Rob Harris
Latest
Priest investigated for manslaughter over death of newborn left on church doorstep
The newborn, believed to be a month old, was found dead on January 2 inside the church’s “thermal cradle”, a device set up for unwanted babies to be left anonymously.
- Josephine McKenna
Francis names the first woman to head a major Vatican office. Then gives her a male co-leader
Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla will be responsible for every religious order, from Jesuit and Franciscan priests to the Mercy nuns and smaller movements.
- Nicole Winfield
The bank of nan and pop has undermined the fair go
Jordan Baker’s article about the growing ubiquity of the bank of nan and pop in the payment of school fees should make us very concerned about the direction our society has decided to follow.
- Opinion
- Letters
My shame over church’s use of legal loophole
Readers respond to the Catholic Church’s court victory, George Brandis, and drug culture.
- Exclusive
- High Court of Australia
Nation’s top lawmakers to meet after Catholic Church found not liable for clerical abuse
Attorneys-general offices will consider urgent legislative reform after a High Court decision that cleared the Catholic Church of paying damages over the abuse of a five-year-old boy.
- Cameron Houston
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.
- Josephine McKenna
ACU is an educational institution, not a church
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s attempt to theocratise the Australian Catholic University must fail.
- Exclusive
- 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.
- Jordan Baker
- Opinion
- Letters
Disrespected, devalued and degraded medical staff
Readers discussing increasing assaults on hospital and medical staff, Myer windows protest, and Catholic Church legal plays.
Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/catholic-church-1lya