The Southern Cross The Southern Cross

Read the latest edition. Latest edition

Archbishop Patrick O’Regan

Opinion Opinion

The art of savouring

We’ve just said farewell to the Year of Jubilee 2025 and we have begun 2026, mostly untouched and unwritten. There is something sacred about this moment, not unlike the afterglow that lingers when the sun has set, that peculiar light that remains even after its source has disappeared below the horizon.

Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.

Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.

Archbishop O'Regan with Calvary Adelaide Hospital staff after the filming of his Christmas message.
Opinion

A room in the heart: The Christmas call to welcome

As Christmas approaches, the familiar story of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem takes on new meaning for those of us reflecting on how we live today. The innkeeper’s lack of space has long symbolised the world’s rejection of Christ, yet this Christmas season invites us to consider a more hopeful question: Do we have room in the inn of our hearts?

News

Love and support flows for Jewish community

Archbishop Patrick O’Regan has written an open letter to the Jewish community, on behalf of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, extending his deepest sorrow and heartfelt solidarity in the wake of the tragic shooting in Bondi yesterday evening.