National
Human rights lawyer Father Frank Brennan has urged Australians to put their faith in current Indigenous members of Parliament to find the right words for a referendum on constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Schools
Three Catholic school students are preparing for a study tour to Vietnam in September following their success in the annual Anzac Spirit School Prize.
Local
They may be just 12 years old, but these compassionate cooks are stepping up to the hot plate to help tackle poverty and disadvantage.
The Catholic Church is developing new national policy guidelines to strengthen and standardise Church authorities’ responses to historical and contemporary concerns and allegations of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
Caritas Australia has urged the Australian Government to follow the lead of the United Kingdom and put climate emergency and environmental protection at the heart of overseas aid.
South Australian Elder Brenda Lester is among the winners of the 2019 Service to Community Awards announced this week by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC).
The Plenary Council has opened applications for the Discernment and Writing Groups that will play a critical role in helping the Catholic Church move forward in considering the Council’s six National Themes for Discernment.
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Local
When St Mary’s Catholic Church in Bordertown was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Matthew Beovich on August 22 1969, it came as a great relief to parishioners.
Obituaries
Robert Britten-Jones - Born: June 9 1928 | Died: May 4 2019
Local
Catherine Ward knows only too well the importance of good medical and pastoral care when someone has a terminal illness.
Brenda McCulloch might be retiring after 25 years as the cook at Hutt St Centre but there’s a good chance she will be staying closely connected to the place and the people.
Adelaide Hills parishioner Terry Worthington was named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the law and the judiciary in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours announced this month.
The work of seafarers and Catholics across the country who provide spiritual, social and material support for them will be celebrated throughout the Church in Australia on July 14.
More than 100 young people came together on the June long weekend to celebrate the Pentecost Vigil at The Monastery.
Schools
Two students from SA Catholic schools have talked their way into the national final of the Rostrum Voice of Youth competition being held later this month.
Local
The cultural diversity of Seaton parish was highlighted when the Archdiocesan visitation team spent time with the community this month.
Local
Having already delivered small wooden holding crosses to more than 700 people, the Plympton and Glenelg parishes’ men’s shed is set to get even bigger in 2019.
On the third Monday of every month, rain, hail or shine, you will be sure to find a group of six dedicated volunteers attending to the St Mary’s Memorial Garden at Our Lady of Victories Church in Glenelg.
A few weeks ago I attended a South Australian Law Reform Institute roundtable consultation session on the South Australian abortion laws.
I had an interesting conversation at the wedding of a friend’s daughter recently. She was marrying a Jewish lawyer from Melbourne and the father of the groom was a lovely soul who was delighted to learn I had spent time on an Israeli kibbutz in my early twenties.
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