News
All go as the Synod passes with flying colours
Saturday 27 June was a momentous occasion for the 100 or so Synod members of the Archdiocese of Adelaide.
News
Saturday 27 June was a momentous occasion for the 100 or so Synod members of the Archdiocese of Adelaide.
Local
Ahead of Australia's World Cup match against Paraguay on Friday 26 June, TIM COYLE spoke to an altar server at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral who played an important part in helping the Socceroos' man of the moment- Nestory Irankunda - settle in Adelaide.
Local
Rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar hits the stage in Adelaide this month. KATIE SPAIN heads to a rehearsal to see the hardworking cast and crew at work.
The Major Relic Pilgrimage brings St Carlo Acutis to Adelaide during August. KATIE SPAIN explores his extraordinary journey from tech-savvy teen to Saint.
The Archdiocese of Adelaide has been handed a first-class endorsement of its improved safeguarding practices with an independent assessment finding it is successfully implementing and embedding a widespread culture of safeguarding.
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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.
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.
National
Across Australia, Catholic parishes are preparing to gather a snapshot of participation at Mass, as the 6th National Count of Attendance gets underway.
Local
Gary Felton easily won the Dean Travers Cup for the best score at the 50th and final Clergy-Laity golf day and dinner, in March. His winning score of 44 Stableford points was seven more than the next best.
Local
As Laudato Si’ Week approaches, the garden at the Church of the Nativity in Aberfoyle Park boasts a simple yet powerful expression - ‘care for our common home’.
Pope Leo XIV spoke bluntly about war, migration and same-sex blessings during a 20-minute in-flight press conference on his return home from Africa.
Brian Bonaventure Shinnick: Born 14 July 1935, Died 20 March 2026.
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.
Caritas Australia CEO Kirsten has warned that as new conflicts dominate global attention, the war in Ukraine risks becoming a forgotten crisis.
Synod
Dr Christina Kheng is a renowned lay theologian based in Singapore and was a key member of the 2021 Synod on Synodality. She was a guest of the Archdiocese of Adelaide at Dialogue Week, which ran here in late February, and was an exercise in getting as many Catholics as possible to listen to what others had to say about their view of the future of their Church.
National
Australians have been urged to take up the invitation of Pope Leo XIV to pray for peace on April 11.
Cathcam
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
Thousands of visitors have flocked to St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to view a stunning kaleidoscope of daily colour and projections as part of the annual five-week Adelaide Fringe Festival.
This February and March saw St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral turn into a canopy of light and darkness as its walls and ceiling glittered daily as part of an inaugural Adelaide Fringe. Don’t just treat churches as museums says ARCHBISHOP PATRICK O'REGAN. They are so much more than that.
Local
Kirsten Sayers had already visited Newcastle, Sydney and Geelong in the week she came to Adelaide in late summer. The CEO of Caritas Australia, Kirsten was here to promote the launch of Project Compassion, the 2026 major fundraiser by the world’s second largest humanitarian aid organization.
Editorial
For readers of a different demographic, Harry Styles is a 32-year-old English singer and a former member of the hugely successful boy band One Direction.
News
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.
Minutes before I met with Richard Ryan to discuss his life story, which is now in print as 'Northern Territory Reflections 1970s and Beyond', I had been researching the renowned South Australian anti landmine campaigner Sr Patricia Pok Poy who had died a few days earlier.
An esteemed art exhibition has opened its doors in Adelaide’s Light Square Gallery and is showcasing the work of 142 students from across South Australia - including several winners from Catholic schools.
There’s no such thing as a regular day in the life of Adelaide-based creative Adam Dormand. By day, he helps keep South Australia’s Catholic school sport programs running smoothly, by night he is one half of globally renowned electronic music duo Pines.
If you are interested in becoming Catholic, I want to take the opportunity to outline the process and recommend some steps you can take. Let me first say that the Catholic Church welcomes you.
Schools
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.
Local
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.
Local
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.
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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