WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- House arrest for Australian archbishop convicted of not reporting abuse August 14, 2018Adelaide, Australia, Aug 14, 2018 / 11:17 am (EWTN News/CNA).- An Australian court ruled Tuesday that Archbishop Philip Wilson, who was convicted in May of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse disclosed to him in the 1970s, will serve his 12-month sentence under house arrest.
- Cardinal Tagle: Flood victims can find support in Catholic Church August 14, 2018Manila, Philippines, Aug 14, 2018 / 10:35 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Catholic parishes and assistance centers are ready to help victims of storms and major floods in the Manila area, said Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila over the weekend.
- Monks arrested over suspected murder of Coptic Orthodox bishop August 13, 2018Cairo, Egypt, Aug 13, 2018 / 12:37 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Egyptian police have arrested two men, one a monk and one a former monk, over the death last month of Bishop Epiphanius, the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery.
- Church in Australia should not be tax exempt, former government official says August 13, 2018Canberra, Australia, Aug 13, 2018 / 07:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A former tax official has said Australia should revoke the non-profit tax status of the Catholic Church in the country, due to widespread clerical sex abuse, which was detailed in an extensive report released last year.
- Pope Francis to Italian youth: Don't live your life 'in retirement' August 11, 2018Rome, Italy, Aug 11, 2018 / 03:43 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Be courageous and seize the work you are called to do for the good of the world; do not live like you have already entered the period of retirement, Pope Francis told Italian young adults Saturday.