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Friday, October 02

Immersion to Country with Catholic Mission

When students from St Paul’s College, Gilles Plains, accompanied Catholic Mission on a trip to South Australia’s outback, they experienced more than just spectacular landscape. What they found was a deeper understanding of First Nations cultures and communities, a strengthened connection to Country and reflections on their role in building a more just, respectful and reconciled Australia. They shared their experiences with The Southern Cross.

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Supporting parents back into study

For many young parents, education is one of the first things to fall away as the focus rightly shifts to keeping a small human fed, safe and loved.

From Vietnam, with gratitude

An encounter with Sr Hieu Tran is instantly smile-inducing. The liturgy coordinator and Vietnamese liaison officer at St Dominic’s Priory College is diminutive in size but emanates the kind of positivity that fills a room.

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Warm welcome for National Migrant Jubilee Cross

Monday, September 28
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Environment in the spotlight during feast of Creation

Thursday, October 01
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Weighed in the balance

Archbishop Patrick O'Regan Thursday, October 01
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Pope Leo makes Vanity Fair’s 2026 Best Dressed List

Tuesday, September 22
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The everyday, the extraordinary and dreaming big

Richard Evans Tuesday, September 22
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Music, prayer and chat for everyone

Tuesday, September 22

FAMILY VALUES: Phillip, Trang, Hoan (Dominic) and David Nguyen.

Called: Helping others in a land of opportunity

From refugee to a Knight of the Southern Cross, this humble hard-worker has always been guided by a deep sense of faith writes KATIE SPAIN.

Ministry of the Assembly

A couple of months ago, a friend mentioned that she feels more involved in Mass when she is scheduled as a reader. “After all,” she said, “there are so few things for lay people to ‘do’ at Mass.” More than one music minister over the years has told me that they wouldn’t know what to do with themselves at Mass if they weren’t leading music.

A place of peace and the spiritual

Listen, speak up and respond this Safeguarding Sunday

What begins with a conversation can change a life.

Migrant Cross pilgrimage arrives in Adelaide this month

A symbolic cross that has travelled around much of Australia over for almost a year is set to arrive in Adelaide later this month where it will be celebrated by Archbishop Patrick O’Regan at a special Mass.

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Finally… the 2026 Synod agreement is signed

Richard Evans Tuesday, September 08
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Ninety years apart and going strong

Tuesday, September 08
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Look to the sky this Season of Creation

Katie Spain Tuesday, September 08
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Puzzling together

Archbishop Patrick O'Regan Friday, September 04
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The rhythm of life

Tim Coyle Friday, September 04
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A polish and shine for Port Adelaide

Tim Coyle Friday, September 04

Restoring heart to a house of God

Blessing of milestone anniversaries

Love is in the air this month, especially on Sunday 20 September when the Archdiocese celebrates milestone wedding anniversaries across parish communities. In the lead-up to the recognition of their life-long commitment, these loved-up locals shared their stories with Katie Spain.

Conclave 2025: An inside track

“I still can’t believe the number of people who want to talk about the conclave,” Cardinal John Dew said before taking to the lectern at the annual Australian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) conference in Christchurch in late August.

Schools
Blessing the neighbours next door

Blessing and opening a sparkling new school building was just a short hop for Archbishop Patrick O’Regan in the Adelaide CBD on Thursday afternoon last month.

Wednesday, September 02
Local
Flying High

Any vexillologists heading towards St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral from the eastern end of Wakefield St over the past few weeks may well, should they have looked up, have noticed something a little different and of great interest.

Wednesday, September 02
International
Archbishop Patrick O’Regan - Nepal Floods Appeal

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace and peace, I hope this note finds you well. I write with deep concern for the people of Nepal following the devastating flash floods that have struck the Rasuwa District and surrounding areas, including Communities along the Bhote Koshi River.

Archbishop Patrick O'Regan Monday, August 31
International
Caritas Australia launches emergency appeal for Nepal flood relief

Caritas Australia has launched an emergency appeal to support communities devastated by catastrophic flash flooding in northern Nepal, where entire settlements have been swept away following a sudden flood surge through the Bhote Koshi river.

Katie Spain Monday, August 31

Swapping sport for the spiritual on a Friday night in Adelaide

About 40 people curious to find out more about the life of the Catholic clergy came along to an inaugural vocations evening in the Adelaide CBD in early August.

Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith – A REVIEW

It is somewhat astonishing to discover from this autobiography that JD Vance, the vice president of the United State of America, and arguably the second most powerful man in the world, has been a politician for just three and a half years

Students reach for the stars and win big with national award

Nothing evokes awe and curiosity like the wonders of space. Mary MacKillop College Year 8 students experienced exactly that when they participated in the Fleet Space LaunchBox Program, developed by Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies.

Events
Art with impact

South Australia is set to shimmer with a kaleidoscope of colour this month as the annual SALA (South Australian Living Artists) festival hits galleries and venues including cafes, restaurants, schools and libraries across the state.

Katie Spain Tuesday, August 11
Local
NAIDOC – more than a name

It was the middle of winter but the sun shone on Kaurna Country when Ngani Pari-Arra Cultural Centre hosted its NAIDOC Week event on 9 July. The space in Stepney is dedicated to truth-telling, connection and healing. All three were on show as Centacare’s Uncle in Residence, Les Wanganeen, addressed the crowd.

Katie Spain Tuesday, August 11
National
Bishops seek focus on social cohesion

Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged a renewed focus on ways to make Australia a more cohesive society.

Monday, August 10
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Reaching for the stars - a South Australian story

Aiming high was so much more than a mantra for about 200 students at an all-girls gathering just north of the Adelaide CBD this week.

Richard Evans Friday, August 07

Getting a little hairy at school

Things have got a little hairy at Blackfriars Priory School.

Footsteps of Faith: A Celtic Pilgrimage

A podcast about a group of Catholic education leaders on a pilgrimage through Ireland recently won three major international awards. Katie Spain chats to James Meston, the Adelaide man behind the emotive four-part mini-series.

Other sides of the Synod

Local
Farewell (and bon voyage) to our matriarch

There are colleagues and then there is Rosie McMutrie, the designer who worked diligently behind the scenes here at The Southern Cross for decades.

Katie Spain Friday, July 31
Opinion
A Holy Day of Privilege and Obligation

I once read a parish newsletter announcing an upcoming holy day of obligation. The notice itself was unremarkable, but one phrase caught my attention. We were invited to celebrate a holy day "of privilege and obligation".

Friday, July 31
Events
Turning conversations into action for Safeguarding Sunday

Each year, Safeguarding Sunday provides an opportunity for Catholic communities across Australia to reflect on our shared commitment to creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all people, especially children, young people, and adults at risk.

Friday, July 31
Editorial
Jesus Christ Superstar – great music, limited theology

With the Therry Theatre’s recent production of Jesus Christ Superstar, I’m reminded of seeing the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice production at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre back in 1992.

Fr Dean Marin Monday, July 27

Creative and kind

Enrichetta Venuti | Born 10 September 1926 | Died 18 December 2025

From blasphemy to beloved – it’s time again for Jesus Christ Superstar

From 23 July and across nine performances, Adelaide’s Therry Theatre will stage a production of a musical that caused worldwide controversy bordering on the seismic when it debuted way back in 1971.

More than nine kilos of insight and excellence

It is, at 582 pages long, an extraordinarily comprehensive account of not just the good works of Mary MacKillop, but of how her ideals and way of thinking and teaching spread across South Australia.

National
Catholics encouraged to identify themselves in annual census

Thursday, July 16
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YMG conference draws more than 127 men in faith and brotherhood

The Young Men of God Adelaide movement recently hosted its men’s conference, The Shepherd’s Call, bringing together more than 127 men and 10 priests for a powerful day of faith, prayer, brotherhood and renewal.

Thursday, July 16
News
Conference to focus on migrant communities in a synodal Church

The dynamic role that migrant communities play within a synodal Church will be the focus of a national conference in August 2026.

Wednesday, July 15
Local
Twelve years on, Karen finally picks up her media award

Noah Sachs Wednesday, July 15