International
Local voice on Vatican youth body
Adelaide’s Madeline Forde has been appointed to the international youth advisory body established by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
International
Adelaide’s Madeline Forde has been appointed to the international youth advisory body established by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
News
The State Government will provide $852,000 in transitional funding to Hutt St Centre, to enable the organisation to take on up to an additional 80 people experiencing homelessness between now and June 2022, providing them with intensive, long-term case management through the Aspire program.
Schools
Three Year 12 students from Catholic colleges have received 2021 Student Citizenship Awards in recognition of their voluntary service both at their school and in the community.
Australia’s Catholic bishops, on the recommendation of their key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisers, have endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Pope Francis has appointed Sydney priest Fr Danny Meagher, the former rector of Good Shepherd Seminary, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
The Bishop of Darwin, Charles Gauci, has apologised unreservedly to members of the Stolen Generation who were abused at the Garden Point Catholic Mission on the Tiwi more than 50 years ago.
Pope Francis has announced that Society of the Divine Word priest Fr Tim Norton will become an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
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Catholic Mission has launched its annual Christmas Appeal, focusing on the urgent need for effective medical care for babies and young children in Malawi where easily treatable illnesses such as malaria and malnutrition are rampant.
The Year 6 Ambassador Leaders of St Augustine’s Parish School attended the RAAF Centenary Celebration at the Salisbury War Memorial on November 19. This was a special occasion where 12 RAAF personnel were honoured and the students had the opportunity to be involved by placing a wreath or conducting a reading during the ceremony.
Hallett Cove parishioner Kevin Liston, who closely observed the proceedings of the first assembly of the historic Plenary Council of Australia, says many things happened but what stands out is that Catholics found their voices and spoke with authority.
The holiday season is fast approaching and St Mary’s College is spreading the Christmas cheer with a music tour to Kangaroo Island next month.
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