News
A little over 14 months since the Adelaide Diocesan Synod first came into the public spotlight, Archbishop Patrick O’Regan last night put pen to paper to ensure its findings and agreements, now become canon law.
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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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It is somewhat astonishing to discover from this autobiography that JD Vance, the vice president of the United State of America, and arguably the second most powerful man in the world, has been a politician for just three and a half years
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.
Things have got a little hairy at Blackfriars Priory School.
A podcast about a group of Catholic education leaders on a pilgrimage through Ireland recently won three major international awards. Katie Spain chats to James Meston, the Adelaide man behind the emotive four-part mini-series.
Obituaries
Enrichetta Venuti | Born 10 September 1926 | Died 18 December 2025
Local
From 23 July and across nine performances, Adelaide’s Therry Theatre will stage a production of a musical that caused worldwide controversy bordering on the seismic when it debuted way back in 1971.
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It is, at 582 pages long, an extraordinarily comprehensive account of not just the good works of Mary MacKillop, but of how her ideals and way of thinking and teaching spread across South Australia.
The Young Men of God Adelaide movement recently hosted its men’s conference, The Shepherd’s Call, bringing together more than 127 men and 10 priests for a powerful day of faith, prayer, brotherhood and renewal.
The dynamic role that migrant communities play within a synodal Church will be the focus of a national conference in August 2026.
News
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.
Schools
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.
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Opinion
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.
News
Saturday 27 June was a momentous occasion for the 100 or so Synod members of the Archdiocese of Adelaide.
Schools
The Major Relic Pilgrimage brings St Carlo Acutis to Adelaide during August. KATIE SPAIN explores his extraordinary journey from tech-savvy teen to Saint.
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.
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