Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to “have mercy” on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

Washington DC, US AP President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States illegally. Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God […]
South Korea President Yoon apologises for martial law ahead of impeachment vote

Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday apologised for his attempt to impose martial law this week and bowed during a televised speech to the nation, only hours head of a planned impeachment vote. Yoon said he would not seek to avoid legal and political responsibility for his decision, which […]
New Zealand offers national apology to people abused in care

Updated: 5:50pm (AEDT) Reuters New Zealand offered a historic national apology on Tuesday to victims and families of hundreds of thousands of young people and vulnerable adults who were subjected to physical and sexual abuse in institutions over the last 70 years. The apology follows a report by a public inquiry in July that found […]
Native Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow

Laveen Village, Arizona, US AP President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting US president has: He apologised for the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children endured in boarding schools at the hands of the federal government. For 150 years the US removed Indigenous children from their homes and sent them away to […]
Biden apology for Indian boarding schools interrupted by Gaza war protester

Laveen Village, Arizona, US Reuters President Joe Biden formally apologised on Friday for the US Government’s role in running abusive Native American boarding schools for more than 150 years, and was heckled at the event over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. “This to me is one of the most consequential things I’ve ever […]
President Biden to apologise for 150-year Indian boarding school policy

Norman, Oklahoma, US AP President Joe Biden said he will formally apologise on Friday for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally, and sexually abused and nearly 1,000 died. “I’m doing something I should have done a long time ago: To make a formal apology to the […]
US Catholic bishops apologise to Native Americans for abuses, promise new outreach

Reuters US Catholic bishops offered an apology to Native Americans on Friday for the church’s role in inflicting trauma on their communities and adopted new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics. The new policies, approved by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, call on church leaders to set up listening sessions with local Native leaders, […]
Pope issues rare apology over reported homophobic slur

Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, did not intend to use homophobic language and apologises to anyone offended by it, the Vatican said on Tuesday. It is extremely rare for a pope to issue a public apology. Pope Francis attends the weekly […]
UK fast-tracks payments for blood scandal victims before full compensation

London, UK Reuters Britain said on Tuesday some victims of a contaminated blood scandal would receive interim payments of £210,000 each before a scheme to pay “comprehensive compensation” is up and running, ideally by the end of the year. More than 30,000 people contracted hepatitis and HIV from infected blood and blood products in the […]
Spain’s bishops apologise for sex abuses but dispute the estimated number of victims in report

Madrid, Spain AP Spain’s Catholic bishops on Monday apologized again for sex abuses committed by church members following a report by Spain’s Ombudsman that accused the church of widespread negligence. But the bishops dismissed as “a lie” media interpretations of the official report that put the number of victims involving the church in the hundreds of thousands. […]