In the early days of the COVID pandemic, along with parishes throughout the world, the Archdiocese of Adelaide suspended the practice of receiving communion from the chalice and offered a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation for the safety and protection of the people.
More than three years after COVID took hold and the world was turned upside down, Calvary nurses Mercy and Gonz Yap reflect on how their work was impacted, how family connections were strengthened and the importance of their strong Catholic faith, as LINDY MCNAMARA reports.
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Easter has finally come to an end. After a week of weeks we have celebrated the great feast of Pentecost. In so doing we were called to acknowledge the irreplaceable role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and the life of the Church, sometimes, if not forgotten, not given a prominent appreciation.
The Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Patrick O’Regan, has encouraged worshippers to continue wearing masks when attending services over the Easter period.
Caritas Australia has expressed its deep concern over the deteriorating conditions being faced by many people in Afghanistan.
Well, 2022 is not starting off quite like we thought it would. High vaccination rates, the reopening of borders (WA excluded of course) and a gradual return to ‘normal’ were cause for cautious optimism late last year, but Omicron changed all that.
As students across the State begin the 2022 school year in varied ways, Catholic Education South Australia director, Dr Neil McGoran, offers a reassuring message to families.
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