Prisons are not meant to be places of rejection, punishment and revenge, but rather a mission field where we are called to share Jesus’ good news of love, mercy and inclusion.
The 2025 Jubilee Year will officially open on December 24 at 7pm with a Mass presided over by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, followed by the rite of the Opening of the Holy Door.
The revving of racing cars was replaced by the sound of upbeat music, prayer and worship when the Zimbabwe Catholics of Australia and New Zealand (ZimCatholics) held their annual conference at Rydges Pit Lane Hotel in Tailem Bend from September 26-29.
Migrant and Refugee Sunday was celebrated in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Sunday September 29.
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The celebration of the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees at St Martin’s Church was a tribute to the multicultural character of the Greenacres/Walkerville parish community.
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Science and theology will converge during an interactive ‘God and the Stars’ event to be held at Christ the King church hall at Lockleys on November 8.
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Seaford Christian Churches came together last month to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace.
More than 200 students from various Catholic schools in Adelaide attended the annual Catholic Charities Thanksgiving Mass in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on September 10.
Effective communication in all its forms was championed at the 2024 Australian Catholic Communications Congress held in Sydney from August 28 to 30.
Religious leaders, parishioners and climate action enthusiasts from Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Anglican, Uniting Church and other faith communities united on Tuesday September 17 in the name of clean energy.
An art gallery dedicated to showcasing work by South Australian artists living with disability or mental health barriers adds a splash of colour and positivity to Adelaide’s CBD.
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