Europe, arise from your slumber
Pope Francis delivered a blunt wake-up call to Europe in his address to the EU Parliament this ...
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Rob Galea is an assistant priest in Victoria's Diocese of Sandhurst. The young Maltese-Australian ...
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World's largest nativity record, Catholics caught up in HK crackdown, Francis reflects on ...
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View ArticleFinding Michelangelo in six works of art
The life and genius of Michelangelo is examined through six of his masterworks in this new ...
View ArticlePhil Hughes: Country kid died doing what he loved
Phillip Hughes attended St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in Macksville, starred in the NSW ...
View Article'A voice calling in the wilderness'
Mark 1:1-8 In Sunday’s gospel, St Mark presents John the Baptist. Noting the message of ...
View ArticleWhere does prayer meet action?
Sr Helen Prejean is an American Sister of St Joseph noted for her public activism in ...
View ArticleCaritas Australia: Healing in the land of Pol Pot
When Cambodia began emerging from the horrors of the Pol Pot regime in 1979, Caritas Australia ...
View ArticleOne pilgrim soul, three pilgrim paths
Fr Patrick McInerney SSC is the Director of the Columban Mission Institute. This year, he ...
View ArticleThe social justice legacy of St Francis Xavier
This week, the Church celebrated the Feast of St Francis Xavier, the great Jesuit missionary. ...
View ArticlePope Francis states his case for unity
Catholic and Orthodox have been estranged since 1054, but Pope Francis and Patriarch ...
View ArticlePope lights Gubbio tree, Irish Synod, Ukraine
The Feast of Immaculate Conception, Bethlehem lights Christmas tree, Nth Ireland adoption laws, ...
View ArticleAussie Christmas approaches, Good Sam's ecumenical role
A 90-year-old Vinnies volunteer, Josephite historians celebrate Tenison Woods, Archbishop Fisher ...
View ArticleVatican II and our outstanding women religious
A new book documents the impact of the Second Vatican Council on the lives of 14 Australian women ...
View ArticleSister Doreen's century of giving
Sister Doreen McOscar SM has died peacefully at the age of 100. She touched countless lives ...
View ArticleIn praise of every day saints
There are many hidden saints - men, women, fathers and mothers, sick people, priests and others - ...
View Article'Make straight the way of the Lord'
John 1:6-8, 19-28 In Sunday’s gospel, St John the Evangelist presents St John the Baptist ...
View Article'Father, did bishops fight at the Synod?'
"Some may ask: 'Father, did bishops fight during the Synod?' No, I wouldn't say it was a fight. ...
View ArticleCaritas and compassion: A labour of love
Nicole Clements has had a long career in journalism, but she says her recent assignment to ...
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