Vonia Vieira

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Vonia Vieira |Doug Dingwall

A woman who survived sexual abuse at the hands of a convicted paedophile former priest fears he will hurt her again if the Timor-Leste government succeeds in having him pardoned. Defrocked priest Richard Daschbach, a United States citizen, was convicted by a Timor-Leste court in December 2021 after being found guilty of sexually abusing orphaned and disadvantaged young girls under his care.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Vonia Vieira |Doug Dingwall |Nick Sas

A woman who survived sexual abuse at the hands of a convicted paedophile former priest fears he will hurt her again if the Timor-Leste government succeeds in having him pardoned. Defrocked priest Richard Daschbach, a United States citizen, was convicted by a Timor-Leste court in December 2021 after being found guilty of sexually abusing orphaned and disadvantaged young girls under his care.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Liana Walker |Riley Stuart |Tessa Flemming |Luke Royes |Vonia Vieira |Kathryn Diss | +4 more

Thousands have mourned Pope Francis — a liberal reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives — on the day of his funeral in Rome. Take a look back on how the events unfolded.