National
A new whole-of-Church initiative to help people and communities recover from the current bushfire crisis will set the blueprint for how the Catholic Church responds to domestic natural disasters in the future.
National
The St Vincent de Paul Society has assured the community that every dollar raised for the Vinnies Bushfire Appeal will be used to support people impacted by the fires.
News
The impacts of climate change on the Pacific region and Australia’s dwindling aid budget were two of the topics Adelaide Catholic school students discussed with Federal politicians as part of the annual Voices for Justice event held in Canberra recently.
The new $345 million Calvary Adelaide Hospital today opened its doors as the Calvary Wakefield Hospital simultaneously closed after 115 years of serving South Australians.
Parishes around Australia will take up a special collection at Masses on Australia Day weekend to help bushfire affected communities as part of a national response plan announced by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
South Australian Catholics are being asked to pray for those affected by the current bushfire disaster and to consider contributing to a fundraising appeal established by the St Vincent de Paul Society.
Catholic Education South Australia has congratulated the ‘Class of 2019’ on their outstanding SACE results that were released today.
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Local
The old and the new have been brought together in the redeveloped Mary MacKillop Museum at Kensington which was opened this month by the Governor of South Australia, Hieu Van Le AC.
News
A unique approach to educating young South Australians who have become disengaged with mainstream schooling is being expanded by Catholic entity Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA).
Features
It’s a topic no-one seems to want to talk about, but abortion trauma is rife in our community according to Julie Cook, national director of Abortion Grief Australia.
As any newspaper editor will tell you, one of the hardest parts of the job is finding enough space.
Meeting the needs of student learning in the 21st century is contributing to a significant increase in building projects in Catholic schools around metropolitan Adelaide and regional centres.
Sr Deirdre Jordan will reconnect with fellow Sisters of Mercy from Argentina when the SA community celebrates its 140th anniversary next year.
When the belltower of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral was built in 1996, 145 years after the building’s foundations were laid, there was much fanfare and rejoicing.
Local
Two simple garage sales a year have been enough to raise thousands of dollars for a South Sudan mission helping schools and disadvantaged women and children.
Local
Hundreds of Playford City families have welcomed an early Christmas present thanks to three Catholic primary schools announcing fee reductions for 2020.
Schools
Christian Brothers College is pretty handy when it comes to soccer, and in October students lent their skills to a good cause – raising money for children in Africa.
It is Christmas time again, thank God, and our hearts grow fuller. There is a magic to Christmas, as you can see in the eyes of children. For us adults it is also the time of grace.
After a solid innings of study, exams and fundraising for charities, Rostrevor College cricketers Kyle Brazell and Sam Rahaley have dropped their pens and laptops in favour of bats and helmets for their State cricket commitments.
Alive Catholic Early Learning Centre at Parafield Gardens will introduce a six month to three year program from early next year.
In the Christian tradition, the season of Advent ushers in a time of anticipation, excitement and hope as we look forward to celebrating the birth of Christ at Christmas.
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