Archbishop Comensoli defends de Bruyn after ACU walkout
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli and Cardinal-designate Mykola Bychok have defended retired trade unionist Joe de Bruyn’s right to uphold Catholic teaching in his speech to Australian Catholic...
View ArticleCardinals say Synod has given new life to ‘being Church’
Members of the Synod of Bishops experienced a new way of being Church and are committing to sharing it, said the two cardinals who guided its work. Source: Catholic Review.
View ArticleCatholic Religious calls for national overhaul of youth justice system
Catholic Religious Australia called for a nationally coordinated reform of the youth justice system in a recent submission to a Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system.
View ArticleGunmen kidnap rector from minor seminary in Nigeria
The rector of a minor seminary in the Nigerian state of Edo was abducted on Sunday, when gunmen attacked the seminary in the country’s embattled central southern region. Source: CNA.
View ArticleIrish Archbishop says Church must ensure next generation believes in God
The Primate of All Ireland says some Irish dioceses and parishes will not survive financially and while there is “pain in letting go” passing on the Faith is more important. Source: The Irish Catholic.
View ArticlePuerto Rico archbishop demands Trump apologise for racist joke at rally
A Puerto Rican archbishop has demanded an apology from US presidential candidate Donald Trump for what many have called a racist joke by a comedian at a Republican rally in New York. Source: Crux.
View ArticleCatholic Mission appoints new director for Victoria and Tasmania
Catholic Mission will have a new director in Victoria and Tasmania after long-serving director Kevin Meese announced he will retire at the end of 2024. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
View ArticleRemote Catholic schools to benefit from $100,000 literacy grant
Ten remote Catholic primary schools across the Ballarat Diocese will benefit from additional support to implement a structured literacy approach in 2025 thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Bertalli...
View ArticleSisters from different backgrounds share same calling and mission
A former soldier from the Philippines, a collaborator of Archbishop Karol Wojtyla from Krakow, and a theologian from Belarus all share the same calling and mission in Australia. Source: Vatican News.
View ArticleQueensland’s bishops congratulate new state Government
Queensland’s Catholic bishops have congratulated new Premier David Crisafulli and the Liberal National Party on winning the state election on Saturday.
View ArticleCovid inquiry finds trust in government has been eroded
A national inquiry into Australia’s COVID-19 response has found that trust has been eroded, health systems are struggling, and inflation pressures from pandemic stimulus are still hurting the economy...
View ArticlePapal commission releases report highlighting progress in safeguarding
Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors dedicated its first annual report to all victims and...
View ArticleTexas nuns dismissed from religious life after feuds with bishop, Vatican
A group of Texas nuns has been dismissed from religious life and returned to the lay state after a lengthy feud with their bishop over the governance of their monastery. Source: National Catholic...
View ArticleChurch in Ukraine ‘has lost half of its parishes’ in areas occupied by Russia
More than two and a half years after the Russian invasion, the Church in Ukraine has lost more than half of the parishes in the occupied regions, says the new Greek Catholic bishop of the Donetsk...
View ArticleAt least 95 people feared dead in Spanish floods
The Archbishop of Valencia expressed “grave concern” after torrential rains caused massive flooding in southeastern Spain, with at least 95 people feared dead, and many more missing. Source: NCR Online.
View ArticlePodcast host hopes listeners ‘fall in love’ with the Rosary
A new podcast about the Rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and his mother, Mary, in the new year. Source: Catholic Spirit.
View ArticleNew guidelines the Rite stuff for initiating adults into the Catholic faith
Perth Archdiocese has celebrated the launch of new guidelines for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Source: The eRecord.
View ArticleACU appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor
After an international recruitment process, Tania Broadley has been appointed Australian Catholic University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).
View ArticleGovernment urged to reverse decision on critical medicine
Catholic Health Australia is urging the Albanese Government to review its decision to remove fibrin sealants from the Prescribed List tomorrow, warning it could severely disrupt essential surgeries and...
View ArticleConfirmation should not be last time young people come to church: Pope
The Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of Confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
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