Tag: Catholic Church

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB released six discernment papers on Pentecost Sunday in a step towards the fifth Plenary Council of Australia. The documents are the...

This does not give us an anaesthetic from our pain or a type of cocky remoteness from tribulations of the world- but it does unite us in hopeful solidarity while “in exile” with the Christ-focussed and grace-filled strength and love of the faithful Mother of the Covenant, Mary of Nazareth.

Better late than never It’s only right and proper that Premier Gladys Berejiklian changed her mind at the 11th hour and is now allowing churches...

For many Catholics across Sydney churches reopening, even only for small numbers, is the answer to all their prayers. Once again, we can gather with...

In looking upon John Paul II as a kind of hero, and acknowledging his personal holiness, we must not lose sight of his humanity, his struggles, his suffering

Memories of a most influential and beloved pope Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP reveals the incredible personality and legacy of St John Paul II and his...

Sadly, it’s entirely plausible. Clericalism has sometimes infected individuals in these agencies to the point where they minimise or excuse bad clerical behaviour.

In a focused way, I feel the pain of the global pestilence. It bites. I am sad and I am angry at the deaths of the innocent ones

"While 87 per cent of our parishes are equipped with e-giving, the utilisation rate is roughly 20 per cent," Dias said. "So a lack of public Mass means declining collections."

'Strong in the Face of Tribulation' The Vatican has made a free downloadable book of Pope Francis’s prayers, supplications and homilies available for readers around...

Can women be ordained as permanent deacons in the Catholic Church? And if they can, should this happen? I will save you all worrying, because...

After Cardinal Pell's release, we are left pondering the dark roads he walked and the evil which surrounded him