National

National day of sorrow and promise

In a collective response from Catholic religious orders across the country, religious women and men held a National Day of Sorrow and Promise on the first Sunday of Advent and the start of a new Church year.

Local

Meeting on seal of confession

A delegation representing the Catholic Church in South Australia met with the Attorney General Vicki Chapman last month to discuss the removal of the exemption for the confessional from mandatory reporting laws. The new legislation came into effect on October 22.

News

Trust needs to be rebuilt: Zollner

There is a perception amongst the Australian public that safeguarding against child sexual abuse is not in the ‘DNA’ of the Catholic Church despite all the work done in this area, according to one of the world’s leading experts on child protection.

Local

Celebrating 'amazing' children

Building strong communities and keeping children safe was the theme of Child Protection Sunday celebrations held in parishes throughout the Archdiocese on September 9.

Opinion

Two truths to work out