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State leaders get set to beat the big chill
It may only be late March but already a record 73 South Australian business and community leaders have signed up for an annual winter battle against homelessness.
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It may only be late March but already a record 73 South Australian business and community leaders have signed up for an annual winter battle against homelessness.
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Worshippers at a milestone celebration last week for Adelaide’s Croatian community were treated to a bi-lingual celebration of Mass by the youngest – and patently very popular - Catholic priest in Australia.
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The interior of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral has been transformed by stunning projections as part of the Chiaroscuro Adelaide Fringe show.
An $11 million state-of the-art performing arts and learning facility which was unveiled in South Australia this week is expected to become a significant milestone in the school’s ongoing commitment to contemporary Catholic education.
Centacare executive director Leanne Haddad says Easter can bring a sense of hope and renewal for people experiencing hardship and marginalisation. The challenges are many and varied she says.
What does it really mean to look out for one another? The Integrity & Safeguarding Department at the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is here to help with a few thoughts.
Ahead of the 2026 South Australia state election on March next week, a leading charity for the homeless is calling on the incoming government to take decisive action on five urgent issues affecting the dignity and wellbeing of thousands of people across the state.
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After celebrating his 40th anniversary as a priest with parishioners last month, Fr Fred Farrugia spoke with JENNY BRINKWORTH about his journey from the Mediterranean island of Malta to the Adelaide Hills.
Joachim Pham Quang Vinh CP was ordained by Archbishop Patrick O’Regan on December 13 at the Vietnamese Catholic Community, Pooraka.
More than 250 students and their families and friends have come together for the second successive year at an Adelaide school to show that in a currently fractured world, differences can be a great strength.
Age is no barrier when it comes to having a say on the future of the local Church, as students at St Bernadette’s School in St Mary’s discovered when they participated in a pre-Dialogue Week session recently.
People
The life of a consecrated woman has changed dramatically since Ruth Egar rsm was professed in 1955. The Mercy Sister spoke with JENNY BRINKWORTH about her vocation, including her pioneering pastoral work in the wake of Vatican II.
Schools
Pancakes and spring rolls were on the menu as Blackfriars Priory School students came together to mark two significant celebrations.
Schools
International Women’s Day on March 8 will have special significance for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) College as it celebrates 75 years of empowering girls to grow in confidence and step into the world as courageous leaders.
A charity soccer tournament held last month has raised more than $5000 for Birthline Pregnancy Support.
The Barossa Valley Catholic community gave a warm welcome to its newest member last month.
The custodians of Christianity in the Holy Land, the Franciscan Friars, have pleaded for pilgrims to return to the holy places they care for to help maintain the Christian presence in the region.
Sr Margaret Tully RSJ - Born August 17 1937; Died February 3 2026
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Ten years after the Sri Lankan Catholic Association was formally established, the community has welcomed its first chaplain and held its second successful weekend retreat.
Editorial
After more than 180 editorials over the past 17 years, this will be my last.
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Pope Leo XIV will visit Sydney in the spring of 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC).
The countdown to the 2026 Synod in the Archdiocese of Adelaide has gathered pace with the release of a report setting out the concepts and thoughts that will help drive the Synod to be held in May and June.
Even the standing room was shoulder to shoulder at the official launch of the redeveloped Andrew Steiner Education Centre in the Adelaide Holocaust Museum.
Pope Leo XIV has invited Catholics to open themselves to listening, fasting and community, urging them to abstain from words of hatred in order to make space for words of hope and peace.
Hundreds of people attended the annual Lourdes Day and Anointing of the Sick Mass in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on February 14. Holy water was distributed by members of the Order of Malta.
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