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‘Children of God’VideoPope backs same sex civil unions

Pope Francis says same-sex partners should be covered by civil union laws in comments made in a documentary.

Philip Pullella

Religion and BeliefPope warmly greets Pell after abuse trial

The Pope can be heard telling Cardinal George Pell "good to see you" in a video clip of the pair meeting at the Vatican.

Nicole Winfield

Religion and BeliefPope meets Pell in midst of money scandal

Cardinal George Pell has met Pope Francis at the Vatican for the first time since he was cleared of child sexual abuse charges earlier this year.

Double faultVideoCommentsPremium‘Shocked’ Court slams Lotterywest over grant refusal

Tennis legend Margaret Court has fired a backhander after her church group was denied a Lotterywest grant to help feed needy Perth families because of her ‘biblical views on same-sex marriage’.

Rourke Walsh

Religion and BeliefPell back in Rome amid Vatican scandal

Cardinal George Pell waved briefly to reporters before getting into a waiting car after arriving in Rome, in his first visit to the city since his acquittal.

Nicole Winfield

Flying outPremiumCardinal Pell to return to Vatican

Cardinal George Pell will return to the Vatican tomorrow — for the first time since he was cleared of child sex abuse allegations five months ago.

Rourke Walsh

‘seal of confession’PremiumWA Libs defy powerbroker to support child sex laws

The WA Liberals say they will not support a push from Nick Goiran for priests to be exempt from new laws that would force them to report predators who confess child sex crimes to them.

Annabel Hennessy

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prayers answeredPremium
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WA Catholic school parents blessed with fee relief

School fees will be frozen at almost all of WA’s Catholic schools next year in a bid to ease financial pressure and provide certainty for families struggling with the economic toll of coronavirus.

Bethany Hiatt

Religion and BeliefPope has first public audience in 6 months

Pope Francis has held his first public audience in six months, greeting 500 people in a Vatican palace courtyard.

Philip Pullella

Schools surveyCommentsPremiumCatholic school kids earn more money: Study

Millennials who graduate from Catholic schools are likely to earn more than those from independent and public schools, new research shows.

Bethany Hiatt

Christmas 2020CommentsPremiumPerth council rejects calls for nativity play return

The City of Perth will go ahead with plans to hold five Christmas concerts instead of its traditional two-day nativity play despite Christian outcry.

Peter de Kruijff

Christmas crunchCommentsPremiumDon’t pander to intolerance: Abetz fights for Nativity

Australian Christian Lobby director Peter Abetz has written to the City of Perth and Premier arguing the city’s Nativity Event, which has been replaced by Christmas concerts, should happen this year.

Joe Spagnolo

Inside a church scandalCommentsPremiumThe jet-setting priest known as ‘Father Armani’

Father Joe Walsh dined with members of Perth’s underworld, drove a shiny Audi and travelled to exotic locales. How a deal-making priest’s lavish lifestyle led to criminal charges that later vanished.

Ben Harvey

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Jewish hubCommentsPremium
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WA Holocaust museum gets $6m funding pledge

In a sign the State Government is on the hustings already, WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt will today announce a $6 million commitment towards the redevelopment of the Jewish community centre in Yokine.

Nadia Budihardjo — Stirling Times

Religion and BeliefEx-pope overcoming ailment: Vatican

Former pope Benedict XVI's health problems are "not particularly worrying," the Vatican says.

Philip Pullella

Residents opposedPremiumReligion no factor in Perth Hills church bid

Mundaring Gospel Trust — a representative of the group former prime minister Kevin Rudd called an extremist cult — wants to build a $2 million church in the Perth Hills.

Kim Macdonald

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‘Extremist cult’ planning $2m church in Perth Hills

A controversial evangelical religious group is planning to build a million-dollar windowless place of worship in Parkerville with a final decision to be made on Thursday.

Kim Macdonald

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The West Australian exclusive
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New Norcia monks face $8.4m sex abuse compensation bill

Australia’s only monastic town could be on the hook for massive compensation claims for alleged child sex offences.

Peter de Kruijff

Indecent assaultPremiumCatholic priest to fight child sex charges

An 84-year-old former Catholic priest will defend allegations he repeatedly sexually abused a girl when she was aged six and seven four decades ago.

Shannon Hampton

Religion and BeliefDalai Lama marks 85th birthday

To mark his 85th birthday the Dalia Lama is releasing an album of mantras and teachings put to music by New Zealand musicians.

EXCLUSIVEPremiumNuns chastise ‘disturbing’ sins of the ALP

The West Australian can reveal a group of powerful nuns have sent a letter to Labor MPs and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese suggesting the party has lost its way.

Lanai Scarr

Religion and BeliefICAC wants charges over 'ghost guard' scam

NSW's anti-corruption commission has recommended charges, including agaisnt a former police officer, over fradulent security arrangements at Sydney University.

Luke Costin

Harsh wordsPremiumPerth Archbishop slams ‘virtue signalling’ minister

Perth Catholic Archbishop Timothy Costelloe released a blistering letter sent to Simone McGurk after she called on him to support legislation that would force priests to break the seal of confession.

Peter Law

Mandatory reportingPremium‘Put safety first’ Catholic Churches told amid new laws

Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk said the revelations of Cardinal George Pell’s knowledge of sexual abuse was a reason for the

Josh Zimmerman

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