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December 6, 2018

Australian judge overturns former Adelaide archbishop's child sex abuse conviction

Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, Australia, leaves the Newcastle Local Court in mid-August. An Australian judge overturned the conviction of Archbishop Wilson for failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse by a priest.
NEWCASTLE, Australia – An Australian judge overturned the conviction of Archbishop Philip Wilson, whom a lower court found guilty of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse by a priest.
Published in International
August 14, 2018

Australian court approves house arrest for Archbishop Wilson

Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, Australia, arrives Aug. 14 at Newcastle Local Court. The Australian court has approved house arrest of Archbishop Wilson, who had been found guilty by an Australian court of failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations.
ADELAIDE, Australia – An Australian judge approved home detention for Archbishop Philip Wilson, the retired archbishop of Adelaide who was found guilty of failing to report child sexual abuse allegations in the 1970s.
Published in International
July 3, 2018

Australian archbishop given one-year sentence in child sex abuse case

Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, Australia, leaves the courtroom after his May 22 conviction in covering up clergy sexual abuse. He was sentenced to one year detention on July 3.es next steps.

ADELAIDE, Australia -- Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide was sentenced to 12 months of house arrest following his conviction for failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations.

Published in International
July 21, 2014

At AIDS conference, Catholics remember colleagues on MH17

A bystander points in front of a "Pray for MH17" message on a flight information board at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport July 18. Catholics involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS took a few moments July 21 to remember their friends and colleagues who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Catholics involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS took a few moments July 21 to remember their friends and colleagues who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine.

Published in International