national apology

Friday, December 13

Apology a turning point for Centacare cultural consultant

For Brigitte Goepfert, February 13, the day of the National Apology, will always be the day she found freedom. However, it is also a painful reminder that her identity was stolen at birth.

Church marks National Apology anniversary

The Catholic Church in Australia has made significant progress in responding to the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse, Archbishop Mark Coleridge said today on the anniversary of the National Apology to survivors and victims.

Catholic Church stands with Prime Minister, renews apology

The leaders of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) have welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s apology to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and recommitted to working with the community to eliminate the scourge of child sexual abuse.

ACBC welcomes Turnbull Government’s response to Royal Commission

Measures to be taken by the Turnbull Government to standardise approaches to child safety and research to help prevent child sexual abuse in the future have been welcomed by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.