A nun tipped off a paedophile priest the night before he was to be interviewed by police, a former police officer has told a commission of inquiry into child sex abuse in New South Wales. Troy Grant, a former police officer who is now a member of the state Parliament, said the nun visited his Read more
Senior Constable Dean Gifford was farewelled Tuesday from a packed St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington. Raised in Berhampore and educated at St Patrick’s College Wellington, Gifford was a tireless charity worker and was publicly known as the “caring cop”. The Wellingtonion of the Year finalist, Gifford turned his predicament with cancer into Read more
South Africa’s Catholic bishops have condemned killings of striking miners at a platinum mine in Marikana. They called for a judicial inquiry into the circumstances that led to the violence. Thirty-four people died and 78 were injured when police opened fire on striking miners gathered on a rocky outcrop at the mine, 60 miles northwest Read more
Those expressing concern that video surveillance law might be passed without appropriate public scrutiny need to understand that the Justice and Electoral Select Committee has already examined the issue and heard numerous public and expert submissions on it, Police Association President Greg O’Connor said. “The Search and Surveillance Bill was introduced in 2009 following the Read more
The Uniting Church of Australia has lost up to $5 million in a major swindle, which is being investigated by police.
It could be months before the full extent of the theft becomes clear, as accountants look into exactly how much money has disappeared.
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County Donegal in Ireland is about to have its bucolic image shattered by a report into how paedophiles, both clergy and laity, abused children for decades, and how the Police were complicit in the cover-up.
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Police, security guards, an alcohol ban and a morning game of rugby were all used to prevent two Catholic secondary schools from engaging in another brawl at their annual fixture in Sydney on Saturday. The match was between Marist Brothers, St Joseph’s College in Hunter’s Hill (Joeys) and the Jesuit St Ignatius’ college (Riverview). The measures Read more
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the Hibernian Society. A former employee has allegedly stolen more than $1 million from its members over a number of years. Chairman of the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society Mike McBride says he was “absolutely devastated” when he discovered that a substantial amount of money was missing from the Society’s accounts “We’re extremely disappointed. I Read more