The membership of the newly established Safe Church Commission has been announced.
07 June 2017
Royal Commission examining allegations of child sexual abuse in Australia has delivered a damning verdict on a system which enabled a culture of abuse to flourish.
13 February 2017
The Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft, is to take early retirement, he said yesterday (Thursday).
16 December 2016
Complaints of church-based sexual abuse in Australia’s internal province of Victoria will be investigated by an independent body with its own board of directors.
24 October 2016
A new safeguarding strategy to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults will be launched by the Church in Wales tomorrow (Wednesday).
13 September 2016
The deans of Australia’s cathedrals have expressed grief at hurt and trauma caused by clergy and church workers after discussing the issue during their conference in Townsville.
09 August 2016
The Church in Wales has joined with other Christian denominations in the country as well as expert and survivor organisations in a new forum to safeguard children and vulnerable adults and to ensure that all churches in Wales are safe places for them.
23 March 2016
The Church of England has spoken of its “deep shame and regret” this afternoon after a former diocesan bishop was sentenced to 36 months in prison after admitting a series of abuse offences against 18 young men.
07 October 2015
Aim to face up to past abuses, implement prevention measures at every level of church life
13 July 2015
Bishop of Newcastle says diocese is ‘determined’ to address past abuse in order to shape ‘healthy future’
23 June 2015