Australia’s Catholic bishops have welcomed the Voice referendum on October 14 as a “blessed opportunity” for the Church and all Australians to embark on a new engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Lisa Buxton is executive officer of the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, Sydney. This is an edited version of her address at the launch of the 2023 Social Justice Statement.
Catholic school families will benefit from a freeze on tuition fees at 84 Diocesan schools for the 2024 year.
The new manager of the Mary MacKillop Precinct at Kensington, Amanda Taverna, has big shoes to fill but her firsthand experience of the Josephite charism and the canonisation of Australia’s first saint is sure to hold her in good stead.
Mercy sisters, Young Mercy Links members and friends of the Mercy community gathered last month to celebrate three young Mercy women, Isabel Salter, Catherine Edwards and Gaby Kinsman.
Bouncing back after a few years of hard times that included bushfires and COVID, the small Catholic community on Kangaroo Island says it has a lot to be thankful for – especially the ongoing support from those on the mainland.
Throughout the liturgical year we celebrate many feast days in honour of Mary, days that acknowledge important events in the life of Mary and Jesus, and in the early days of the Church.
World Youth Day was truly a once in a lifetime experience.
It was a defining moment in the history of Nazareth Catholic College when its purpose-built campus for senior students opened recently.
United by a desire to deepen their faith, 270 young people, families and participants of all ages gathered for two days at the recent Adelaide Fire Weekend.