Four years ago, I visited Sderot and other small communities in Israel which lie close to the northern border of the Gaza strip.
The global community of the Catholic Church's aid and development agency is in mourning after the devastating loss of a Caritas Jerusalem employee in Gaza.
Australians need to listen, reflect and relearn how to connect with people who are “different from us”, according to a leader in Adelaide’s Jewish community.
Two earthquakes in Afghanistan have resulted in more than 2000 deaths with thousands more injured and displaced, Caritas Australia reports.
Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has strongly condemned the attacks by Hamas militants against Israeli civilians and calls for the safe and immediate release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
One of the most significant events in the life of the Catholic Church since Vatican II will kick off on October 4 when the opening Mass of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod is held in St Peter’s Square.
Change can be overwhelming for some people and as Australians prepare to vote in the Voice Referendum on October 14 emotions and fears are understandably running high.
The Southern Cross and Catholic Education SA is calling for students in the Adelaide and Port Pirie dioceses to use their artistic skills to design Archbishop Patrick O’Regan’s 2023 Christmas card.
‘You are part of Australia and Australia is part of you. And the Church herself in Australia will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until you have made your contribution to her life and until that contribution has been joyfully received by others.’ These words, spoken by Pope John Paul II, now a saint, on November 29 1986 in Alice Springs, form part of a longer address he gave that day to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Blatherskite Park. Even though he did so 37 years ago, they are well worth reading and meditating by every Australian Catholic, particularly in the lead up to the referendum on October 14.
Archdiocese of Hobart’s publication The Catholic Standard has won the top award at the 2023 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) Awards, held last month in Perth, Western Australia.