New Zealand’s Catholic Church apologises to survivors of abuse
Reuters New Zealand’s Catholic Church formally apologised on Friday to the survivors of abuse within the church and said its systems and culture must change. Cardinal John Dew, who is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand, made the apology at the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care on behalf of the […]
New Zealand bishop resigns after woman’s complaint of unacceptable behaviour
MelbourneReuters A Catholic bishop in New Zealand has resigned after a church body investigated a young woman’s complaint against him regarding “unacceptable behaviour of a sexual nature”, a top church official has said. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Charles Drennan of Palmerston North, Cardinal John Dew, the metropolitan Archbishop of New Zealand, said […]