When students from St Paul’s College, Gilles Plains, accompanied Catholic Mission on a trip to South Australia’s outback, they experienced more than just spectacular landscape. What they found was a deeper understanding of First Nations cultures and communities, a strengthened connection to Country and reflections on their role in building a more just, respectful and reconciled Australia. They shared their experiences with The Southern Cross.
The annual Archdiocesan Mass of Creation, held at St Helen’s Park, Prospect, on 5 September was celebrated in line with the new Mass formulary released by Pope Leo and the Vatican.
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An encounter with Sr Hieu Tran is instantly smile-inducing. The liturgy coordinator and Vietnamese liaison officer at St Dominic’s Priory College is diminutive in size but emanates the kind of positivity that fills a room.
As he prepared for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees held on 27 September, Pope Leo XIV called upon everyone to recognise Christ in every migrant and refugee child, protecting their dignity, rights and wellbeing through compassionate welcome, solidarity and shared responsibility.
Fashion magazine Vanity Fair announced its annual Best Dressed List in August, with style savvy staff choosing their top dressers across five categories: originals, perennials, professionals, duos, and the future.
Katherine Bennnell-Pegg had just spent the best part of 90 minutes talking about her life as Australia’s first female astronaut in front of more than 200 students at Our Lady of the Scared Heart College (OLSH) in Enfield last month, when she sat down to talk to RICHARD EVANS.
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