Newcastle Herald
Thursday, 7 December 2023
Shine the Light: Child Sexual Abuse in the Hunter
New documentary reveals how time at Hillsong led to burn out
Newcastle resident Dave Lillo-Tynes will reveal his experience at international megachurch. Picture supplied
Lucinda Garbutt-Young
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Exclusive
'Shock and disbelief': Catholic priest stood down over missing money
Madeline Link Gabriel Fowler
Father Shelwin Fernandez has been stood down from Nambucca Valley Parish. Picture by Stephen Katte
Survivors welcome ruling stopping Marist Brothers using paedophile's death to block claim
Gabriel Fowler
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Francis Cable, aka Brother Romuald, leaving Newcastle Court ten years ago, on November 13, 2013. Picture by Jonathan Carroll.
Redress scheme restrictions wound back to improve access
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says the government's main concern is survivors' wellbeing (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Paul Osborne
No revelation, victim says
Gabriel Fowler
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The crimes of the Marist Brothers against children in the Hunter and beyond are told in an ABC documentary by Sarah Ferguson and Nial Fuller, Revelation, which is now airing on Netflix.
Victims slam 'unethical' church legal tactic in pedophile cases
A 'legal loophole' has put hundreds of potential abuse claims against Marist Brothers on the line.
Gabriel Fowler
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Francis Cable, aka Brother Romuald, died in jail last year. He was serving a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing children.
NSW Inquiry: Child sex abuse in the Hunter
Synod apology for 'shameful' past
Synod attendees watch Reverend Bob Peattie in a video interview in which he reveals he was sexually abused as a child. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Joanne McCarthy
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Archbishop seeking to halt criminal case against him
Joanne McCarthy
Archbishop Philip Wilson speaks during a Catholic service. Picture: Getty
Abused altar boy seeks answers
Joanne McCarthy
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Child-abusing priest Eric Griffith. Picture: Bellingen Courier-Sun
Photos & Video
From darkness, a light starts to shine
In Depth
BUILDING THE PRESSURE: More than 400 people attended the Shine the Light forum in Newcastle in 2012 to call for a royal commission.
Ian Kirkwood
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Bishop told ‘good to have you in cathedral’
Joanne McCarthy
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FAREWELL: Bishop Greg Thompson at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, during his final service on Sunday. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | day four
Joanne McCarthy
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Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | day four
Comment
Bishop Bill, the poisoned chalice, and the future
Opinion
DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES: Clockwise from top left, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, a scene from Wednesday's funeral, Bishop Bill Wright and Audrey Nash with a photo of son Andrew.
Ian Kirkwood
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Catholic 'cancel culture': un-naming the Roger Kennedy Centre
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The building at Gateshead that is no longer the Roger Kennedy Centre.
Opinion
Acquittal's bitter message to abuse victims
Peter Gogarty
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Peter Gogarty. Picture: Marina Neil
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