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Teenage saint of the internet age draws the crowds to Adelaide
Hundreds of people have already flocked to St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to see, and spend some time with, the relic of the 21st century’s ‘Saint of the internet age’.
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Hundreds of people have already flocked to St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to see, and spend some time with, the relic of the 21st century’s ‘Saint of the internet age’.
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Aiming high was so much more than a mantra for about 200 students at an all-girls gathering just north of the Adelaide CBD this week.
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Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged a renewed focus on ways to make Australia a more cohesive society.
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South Australia is set to shimmer with a kaleidoscope of colour this month as the annual SALA (South Australian Living Artists) festival hits galleries and venues including cafes, restaurants, schools and libraries across the state.
There are colleagues and then there is Rosie McMutrie, the designer who worked diligently behind the scenes here at The Southern Cross for decades.
I once read a parish newsletter announcing an upcoming holy day of obligation. The notice itself was unremarkable, but one phrase caught my attention. We were invited to celebrate a holy day "of privilege and obligation".
Each year, Safeguarding Sunday provides an opportunity for Catholic communities across Australia to reflect on our shared commitment to creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all people, especially children, young people, and adults at risk.
The dynamic role that migrant communities play within a synodal Church will be the focus of a national conference in August 2026.
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Sr Bernadette Marks RSM | Born 2 February 1938 | Died 9 May 2026
Sr Ann Marie Lessue RSJ | Born 2 January 1943 | Died 12 May 2026
Shortly before 9am near St Mary’s on Adelaide’s South Rd on Saturday 11 July, it began to rain. A light drizzle at first and then incessantly.
Taylor has been principal at the Reception to Year 9 St Joseph’s School for the past couple of years and it is apparent she is the ideal person from whom to find out just how Josephite education works 160 years on from its origins.
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Josephite education in Australia began through Mary MacKillop and the Sisters of St Joseph. An August celebration marks the date but Mary’s teachings are alive and well across SA today.
I was at a confirmation recently and someone asked “Why are people so angry these days?" It was the kind of question that stops you. Not because it is unanswerable, but because it is so honest and because the person asking it clearly already knew that something had shifted.
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The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s 2026 Annual Wage Review decision as a positive outcome for low-paid workers and their families. Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference bishop-delegate for employment relations, and Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, explains.
Saturday 27 June was a momentous occasion for the 100 or so Synod members of the Archdiocese of Adelaide.
Such was the immediate impact of the Socceroos' Nestory Irankunda at the 2026 football World Cup, that FIFA.com quickly got in on the act to interview a regular altar server at the African Mass at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral after he told The Southern Cross of his part in the footballer's rise. Read what Joel Hakizimana had to tell both news outlets.
There will be very few people still alive who can bear first-hand witness to the devastation caused by the world’s most infamous nuclear explosion but a former grape grower from Loxton is one of them.
When asked to define ‘inclusive education’, teacher Tara Clark describes is as, young people having agency and helping them feel successful at school.
When secondary school teacher Emma Beukema spends time in the great outdoors, walking her dog or exploring Mount Barker’s Laratinga Wetlands, it’s more than just physical exercise. As Science Learning area leader at St Mary’s College, Emma thinks deeply about the benefits of time spent in nature to our mental health and wellbeing.
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