Local
More than 400 people from all different faiths traditions gathered together for a prayer service in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral yesterday to show their support to those affected by the Christchurch tragedy.
Local
Aspiring radio broadcasters walked the red carpet and were honoured at the Arch D Radio Awards held earlier this month.
National
Adelaide solicitor Claire Victory has been elected as the new national president of the St Vincent de Paul Society, creating a number of ‘firsts’ in taking on the role.
Neither employers nor governments are doing enough to support low-paid Australians, and particularly Australian families, the Catholic Church has told the Fair Work Commission.
The Catholic communities of South Australia have extended their "heartfelt sympathy" to their Muslim brothers and sisters following the tragic shootings in Christchurch last week.
Catholics, Muslims and people of “all faith and good will” are being invited to join together at an interfaith prayer service next Sunday, as a show of support following the Christchurch massacre.
Caritas Australia, along with aid and development agency partners overseas, is helping to change the lives of people living in remote areas of Indonesia - all made possible through funds raised from the annual Project Compassion Lenten Appeal.
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Schools
As their muscles ached and their balance wavered while skiing the length of the River Murray in South Australia, brothers Andrew and Oscar Klose remained determined to achieve their goal in support of long-held friendships and an important cause.
Schools
While many make the decision to ‘give up’ something for Lent, a group of students at Mercedes College are instead focusing on how they can change their habits in line with Pope Francis’ plea to ‘Care for Our Common Home’.
News
Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in prison with a three year and eight month non-parole period for historical sexual abuse charges in the Melbourne County Court today.
Hundreds of Catholic schools and agencies across Australia are showing their commitment to buy and eat only slavery-free chocolate this Easter.
While the final numbers of submissions won’t be known for a couple of weeks, the Plenary Council’s Listening and Dialogue stage is considered a 'landmark moment' for the Catholic Church in Australia.
The Adelaide Archdiocese is mourning the death of beloved priest and acclaimed theologian Monsignor Denis Edwards OAM.
Students from St Joseph’s, Tranmere, were smiling and filled with ‘hope’ as the annual Project Compassion Lenten Appeal was launched at their school on February 26.
Features
Throughout the season of Lent, the Church offers us opportunities to re-engage with our faith and deepen our relationship with God and with one another. KATHY HORAN explores the different ways we can participate in the Lenten journey.
International
Pope Francis has chosen an ecological theme for his annual Lenten message. Titled 'For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God' the message is dated October 4, 2018, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, but was only made public by the Vatican earlier this month.
International
Pope Francis made a “heartfelt appeal for an all-out battle” against the abuse of children in his final address at the Rome Summit on the Protection of Minors in the Church.
A pregnancy counselling and support organisation has expressed its deep concern for women’s physical and mental health and safety if a bill proposed by Greens MLC Tammy Franks is passed by State Parliament.
Sacred Heart Catholic parish, Hindmarsh-Findon, is preparing for life without the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who have had pastoral care of the parish for 105 years.
South Australian Catholics are being urged to raise their voice and demand action about the ongoing human rights violations happening to Australia’s close neighbour, West Papua.
‘We are all God’s children’ was the parting message of ecumenical trailblazer Geraldine Hawkes as she bid farewell to friends and colleagues at the South Australian Council of Churches (SACC) last month.
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