Local
No sleep in Seattle for Adelaide entrepreneur
Early in May, Roxane Foulser-Piggott and her business partner Tega Nukie will board a plane from Adelaide for a much anticipated business trip to America’s west coast.
Local
Early in May, Roxane Foulser-Piggott and her business partner Tega Nukie will board a plane from Adelaide for a much anticipated business trip to America’s west coast.
International
Caritas Australia CEO Kirsten has warned that as new conflicts dominate global attention, the war in Ukraine risks becoming a forgotten crisis.
Schools
South Australia’s next generation of STEM leaders was recognised last Friday as the Playford Trust awarded its 2026 university scholarships at Flinders University. Four students from Catholic colleges were among the high achievers.
Brian Bonaventure Shinnick: Born 14 July 1935, Died 20 March 2026.
While baptisms are up significantly across the Archdiocese of Adelaide this year, every story remains personal. Vicki Thomas talks about the challenges and hopes that will lead, finally, to her baptism this Easter.
Australians have been urged to take up the invitation of Pope Leo XIV to pray for peace on April 11.
At the heart of Easter is a moment of recognition. Mary Magdalene stands weeping in a garden, certain she is alone with her grief, certain the story is over. A man speaks her name, just her name, and everything changes. She turns, and she sees.
Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.
Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.
The countdown is on for an inaugural campus principal as part of a well-known college’s vast expansion in Adelaide’s north.
Lily Marie Hughes was baptised in St Patrick's Church, Mortlake, NSW, on March 8.
Peter Mercurio (30) and Tayla Carosi (27) were married by Fr Matthew Newman at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Saturday March 14.
Sister Judith Murnane RSJ - Born April 18 1929 - Died February 4 2026
Local
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.
Local
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.
Local
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.
Archbishop Patrick O'Regan has offered his prayers and sympathies to the Sisters of Mercy following the death last week of the renowned anti landmine campaigner, Sr Patricia Pak Poy RSM.
The interior of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral has been transformed by stunning projections as part of the Chiaroscuro Adelaide Fringe show.
More than 1000 students at a South Australian Catholic school noted for its outstanding fundraising efforts turned out for the launch of a global anti-poverty campaign on Shrove Tuesday.
News
Joachim Pham Quang Vinh CP was ordained by Archbishop Patrick O’Regan on December 13 at the Vietnamese Catholic Community, Pooraka.
News
The annual blessing of one of Australia’s oldest operating wineries took place in the Clare Valley on February 20.
Vocations
Twenty years ago Adelaide’s Olivia Lukaszewicz was a top flight professional tennis player but is now firmly ensconced as a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary. RICHARD EVANS reports.
Yorke Peninsula parishioner Archibald Julian Woods (known as Julian) was posthumously recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in this year’s Australia Day honours.
In our series on different vocations within the Archdiocese, Tim Grauel tells RICHARD EVANS what differentiates a deacon from other clergy.
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.
It can be said of human nature that we tend to hurt the ones we love. Also, it is easy to take for granted the very things we need the most, like air and water.
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.
News
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
Sr Patricia Morrison RSJ - Born November 6 1929; Died January 9 2026
Editorial
After more than 180 editorials over the past 17 years, this will be my last.
News
Pope Leo XIV will visit Sydney in the spring of 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC).
News
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.
Baptism/wedding
Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.
Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.