Holy Spirit comes to aid us in our weakness: Pope
The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said at his general audience. Source: CNS.
View ArticleMission conference’s invitation to ‘Choose Hope’
The Mission One Heart Many Voices conference to be held in Sydney from May 19-21 next year will be an invitation to ‘Choose Hope’, featuring guest speakers from Australia and overseas. Source. Catholic...
View ArticleCollege student ‘a remarkable source of inspiration for those around her’
An unwavering commitment to affecting positive change has earned St Clare’s College student Isobel Hill an Exceptional Young Person Award in the ACT Children’s Week Awards. Source: Catholic Voice.
View ArticleWedding bells ring again as 100 couples renew marriage vows
Faith-filled spouses from across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains have been recognised for their enduring love and fidelity during a heartwarming Wedding Anniversary Mass. Source: Catholic Outlook.
View ArticleRestoration work reveals cathedral’s true blue
The bluestone of Toowoomba’s St Patrick’s Cathedral is coming back to life. Source: Catholic Leader.
View ArticleAlbanese to ask states to back age limit of 16 on social media
Australia is poised to be the first country in the world to impose a minimum social media age of 16 as Labor backs the limit to protect children from online harms. Source: Daily Telegraph.
View ArticleCanavan defies Dutton by refusing to withdraw abortion bill
Liberal National Party senator Matt Canavan won’t be withdrawing from the Senate a bill that would require medical professionals to provide healthcare to foetuses described as “born alive” after an...
View ArticleUS Bishops congratulate Trump and offer prayers for President-elect
On the day after the US presidential election, Archbishop Timothy Broglio has expressed the US Bishops' prayers for President-elect Donald Trump and all members elected to represent the American people...
View ArticleExploring the gains and losses in lay apostolate
The Cardijn Lecture for 2024 will be delivered by Dr Patricia Jones on Thursday 14 November, exploring the theme: ‘Patrick Keegan, first lay auditor to address Vatican II’. Source: Australian Cardijn...
View ArticleGump reunion a lovely film in a minor key
Here is not a blockbuster but there is something gentle in its meditation on mundanity and mortality, the unspectacular, but not unimportant, lives that most of us lead. Source: Australian Catholics.
View ArticleCardinal Parolin wishes Trump ‘great wisdom’
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other Holy See leaders have shared their well wishes for US President-elect Donald Trump following his election victory this week, conveying their...
View ArticlePrison chaplains a caring presence for people at worst time of their life
This Sunday, the Catholic Church in Australia marks Prison Sunday, bringing attention to the plight of prisoners and highlighting the important work of prison chaplains. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
View ArticleAudit commends integration of safeguarding across Cairns Diocese
The Catholic Diocese of Cairns has undertaken its safeguarding audit and received 95 per cent compliance with the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards, according to the audit report published by...
View ArticleArchbishop Fisher names new president of Catholic Institute of Sydney
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has appointed Professor Hayden Ramsay as the 10th president of the Catholic Institute of Sydney. Source: Catholic Weekly.
View ArticleReport finds women’s humanitarian leadership important but undervalued
A new report from Caritas Australia has found that humanitarian workers across the world overwhelmingly believe gender diversity improves humanitarian responses.
View ArticleBishop will be ‘a cardinal from Australia and for Australia’
Cardinal-designate Bishop Mykola Bychok has given a humble and uplifting address to the November plenary meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Sydney.
View ArticleLabor seeks to send former immigration detainees to third country
Australia will pay third-party countries to accept former immigration detainees who can't be deported back home under Labor’s response to the High Court ruling that has freed non-citizens with criminal...
View ArticleNotre Dame‘s bells ring for the first time since 2019 fire
The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris have rung for the first time since April 2019, when a devastating fire broke out in the spire and roof of the historic church. Source: National Catholic...
View ArticleAustrian bishop says anti-Semitic incident in Amsterdam ‘deeply alarming’
An Austrian bishop says the beating and taunting of a group of Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week evoked Kristallnacht, “the darkest and most shameful days of our own history”. Source: CNA.
View ArticleNew website makes it easier to open ‘digital front door’
Calvary Health Care has launched a new website, making it easier for patients, residents, clients, providers, carers and the general public to digitally connect with its full range of healthcare services.
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