Caring for the sick is antidote to business mentality: Pope
The Catholic Church's care for the sick, especially through Catholic-run hospitals, is an antidote to "the business mentality that is seeking worldwide to turn...
Marist girls bring double the power in fight against cancer
The girls at Marist Catholic College in Penshurst have pulled off a mighty feat, collecting more than double their fundraising target for the fight...
Attorney-General to target church rights
While Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition leader Bill Shorten have promised to protect religious freedoms if same-sex marriage is legalised, the Northern Territory...
The Mass-going, Rosary-praying doctor who has George Clooney for a fan
A major international prize recognising outstanding humanitarian work has been awarded to an American Catholic doctor for his selfless work over a decade in...
Our hybrid future? Should we worry about genetically ‘humanising’ pigs?
Only a few millimetres of popular headline space greeted the news that scientists had grown a number of genetically modified pig embryos with the...
Meet the atheist scientist who believes in miracles
Miracle-expert Dr Jacalyn Duffin doesn’t sound like an atheist when she talks about the mysterious benefit of prayer and the witness of a saintly...
Young adult’s dark drug and alcohol past becomes asset in ministry
By any measure, Scott Weeman seems contented.
All of the pieces of his life seem to have fallen into place.
The 31-year-old American is a newlywed,...
Catholic solutions to public policy problems: ACU launches PM Glynn Institute...
The rehousing of Syrian refugees in Melbourne, the role of conscience in medicine, and the problems facing human rights in Australia: a new public...
Bishop Peter Ingham recuperating after breaking collar bone in weekend fall
Bishop Peter Ingham is recovering after breaking his collar bone during a fall on 11 September.
The Bishop of Wollongong collapsed prior to a confirmation...
Bishops call for ‘a place at the table’ for older Australians
Consideration of social justice among an ageing population will be given prominence by the Church next weekend, but it’s a topic that inevitably involves...
It’s ok to not be ok: breaking the stigma of youth...
When the largest-ever national survey of the mental health of our young people was released in 2015, it presented a confronting picture of teenage...
Looking after your health and wealth later in life
Although I usually write about finances, I have long thought that our greatest assets in retirement are good health and a happy disposition. As...