
Pope Francis introduced sweeping changes in Catholic Church law on Thursday local time to hold bishops accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, making reporting obligatory for clerics and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed.
Source: ABC

Christian leaders have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to demand they protect religious beliefs as the future of controversial rugby star Israel Folau fuels debate over freedom of speech as an election issue.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday (May 6) that the church was eliminating the yearlong waiting period between a civil marriage and a temple “sealing".
Source: Religion News

A four-year study into faith communities in Australia and the UK has found Muslims experience acts of violence on an individual basis like no other religious adherents, leading to calls for better early education in religious awareness.
Source: ABC

I once asked Jean Vanier, the world’s most radical philosopher of disability for the past 60 years, how he came to create L’Arche, the network of communities for the intellectually disabled that today exists in 37 countries around the world.
Source: The Globe and Mail

Sabilla Kirnab has looked forward to Ramadan every year of her childhood, but this year, a new feeling crept in.
Source: ABC

What do Cadbury, Clarks Shoes and Greenpeace have in common? They were all founded by Quakers.
Source: ABC

This eclectic community combines a range of religious practices, including Christian and Hindu, with symbols borrowed from the Incas and Mayans, as well as a belief in extraterrestrial life and intergalactic travel.
Source: The Guardian
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