News - National
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31-Mar-2011
No date has been finalised yet for the foundation of the Australian Ordinariate, says Bishop Peter Elliott, the Bishops' delegate for assisting lay Anglicans wanting to join the Church, reports the Catholic Weekly.
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30-Mar-2011
Congregational leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, Sr Anne Derwin, will be awarded Australian Catholic University's (ACU) highest honour next week, in recognition of her contributions to education and leadership, the university said in a media release.
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29-Mar-2011
Private schools fear the Australian Greens will attempt to use their power in the Senate to press Labor to strip non-government schools of funding, in line with the minor party's election policies, the Australian reports.
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28-Mar-2011
Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart celebrated Mass with parish priest Grant O'Neill at the rebuilt St Mary's church in Kinglake on the northeast of Melbourne - the fourth incarnation of a church which has been destroyed three times by fire, reports The Age.
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01-Apr-2011
A former religious brother has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenager he was counselling after the youth was molested by another man, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
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01-Apr-2011
Elizabeth Portelli of Rooty Hill and daughter Madalena visits the statue containing the relic at St Marys last week. Photo: Catholic Weekly
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More than 1000 people from all over Sydney venerated a relic of St John Bosco during a brief visit to the Salesian parish of St Marys last week, reports the Catholic Weekly.
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31-Mar-2011
Waverley College old boy and former Australian of the Year, General Peter Cosgrove, said that memories of serving his college's Cadet Unit had "uplifted" him "during desperate times at the Royal Military College", reports the Catholic Weekly.
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31-Mar-2011
A new Jesuit primary school will open in the Sydney suburb of Redfern later this year - the first Jesuit school to be established in Australia in 60 years - for Aboriginal students, reports Province Express.
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31-Mar-2011
The new Coalition Government will need to prioritise the "well-being of the people of NSW", said the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell in the Catholic Weekly.
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29-Mar-2011
A former religious brother accused of abusing a teen he was counselling has denied the charges against him and said he never took the boy on an overnight trip, reports AAP and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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29-Mar-2011
A school founded by St Mary MacKillop almost 120 years ago in Eden, on the NSW south coast, will close at the end of this year, reports the Canberra Times.
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28-Mar-2011
Catholic schools in Sydney's west are running a trial of of group lessons of up to 200 students with teams of teachers instead of traditional small classrooms in Years 1-6, reports The Sunday Telegraph.
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28-Mar-2011
Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally became emotional while speaking to members of her church in Sydney's east on Sunday, while thanking them for support during her election campaign, said report from The Sunday Telegraph on news.com.au.
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25-Mar-2011
Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett of Lismore has rejected criticism sparked by distribution of the NSW bishops' letter warning against the anti-Christian policies of the Greens, said reports by the ABC and The Daily Examiner.
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25-Mar-2011
The Archbishop of Brisbane, John Bathersby, yesterday marked the 25th Anniversary of his Episcopal ordination with a Thanksgiving Mass held in a packed St Stephen's Cathedral, according to a media release on Brisbane Archdiocesan website.
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30-Mar-2011
Dr Philip Nitschke's plans for a euthanasia clinic in Adelaide have been condemned, with MPs believing his move could lead to the defeat of the private member's bill, reports the Advertiser.
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30-Mar-2011
St Mary MacKillop has been proclaimed the Patron of the Diocese of Port Pirie by Bishop Greg O'Kelly, according to a media release by the Diocese.
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28-Mar-2011
Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke is seeking a location for a proposed specialist euthanasia clinic in Adelaide, ahead of expected law changes that will effectively decriminalise assisted suicide in South Australia, reports AdelaideNow. However, right-wing Labor MPs have spoken out against the new legislation, said a report in The Australian.
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News - International
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31-Mar-2011
A surge in Satanism fuelled by the internet has led to a sharp rise in the demand for exorcists, the Church has warned at a conference on exorcism, reports telegraph.co.uk.
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30-Mar-2011
An American producer of manga comics has prepared a special edition comic featuring the story of Pope Benedict for World Youth Day, said a report on the WYD 2011 website.
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29-Mar-2011
Pope Benedict's Courtyard of the Gentiles represents a new starting point for dialogue between believers and nonbelievers, the Vatican spokesman said, reports Zenit.
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28-Mar-2011
A Jesuit order in the US has agreed to pay A$162 million to compensate nearly 500 victims of sexual and psychological abuse by priests in five states, lawyers said, according to an AFP report on the ABC.
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01-Apr-2011
A Belgian parliamentary committee has called for an independent arbitration committee to deal with child abuse by Roman Catholic clergy and possible compensation for victims, said an AP report on Google News.
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30-Mar-2011
The shrine at Lourdes has announced the "remarkable healing" of a French invalid, avoiding the traditional term "miracle" as doctors increasingly shy away from calling an illness incurable, said a Reuters report on the ABC.
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28-Mar-2011
The president of the Catholic Medical Association in the UK believes that euthanasia is quite widely practised in the country's National Health Service in an unofficial way, said a report in the Independent Catholic News.ws)
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29-Mar-2011
Pope Benedict has appealed for a cease-fire in Libya and the immediate start of a serious dialogue aimed at restoring peace, according to news reports by the Catholic News Service, Religion News Service, Catholic News Agency and various others.
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30-Mar-2011
Six men attacked a Catholic church near Rawalpindi on Monday night, the third aggression of its type against Pakistan churches in the past week, said reports on Fides and Zenit.
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01-Apr-2011
The Vatican's representative to the Ivory Coast says Catholic priests have been targeted by armed groups, while Caritas said one kidnapped priest was its diocesan director in the country's main city, Abidjan, reports the Catholic News Service.
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31-Mar-2011
A Catholic mission in Ivory Coast is sheltering more than 30,000 people fleeing fighting, a missionary has told the BBC World Service, reports the Independent Catholic News.
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29-Mar-2011
Catholic Relief Services said it will be forced to close its food program in Sudan's Western Darfur at the end of March, said a Catholic News Service report in the National Catholic Reporter.
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Regulars
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01-Apr-2011
In 2008, at WYD in Sydney, I met Mario Palacios Estigarribia. Then 19, Mario had grown up in an urban slum of Asuncíon, Paraguay. Mario is one of eight children, and upon completing school, he found himself with no possibility of studying, writes Beth Doherty on the WYD 2011 website.
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31-Mar-2011
In the light-filled chapel of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Capuchin Franciscan Father William Gillum led a unique prayer service designed for persons with disabilities during the Conference on Faith, Deafness and Disabilities held in mid-March in Washington, reports the Catholic News Service.
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30-Mar-2011
A veil in Manoppello, Italy, kept secret for centuries and only recently re-emerging, illustrates Christ's resurrection in a way that will change the world, says a leading historian in an interview with Zenit.
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29-Mar-2011
Pope Benedict sent a video message at the conclusion of the "Courtyard of the Gentiles", a dialogue between Catholics and atheists, which ended its first encounter in Paris on March 25. Here is the text of his message, as reported in Espressonline.
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28-Mar-2011
Most Rev John Bosco Baremes, Bishop of Port Vila, Vanuatu, talks about his unusual journey to the priesthood with the Catholic Weekly.
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01-Apr-2011
Catholics for Israel is a Catholic apostolate, faithful to the Magisterium of the Church, of Jewish and Gentile Catholics from Israel and from the nations. Its mission includes building bridges between Israel and the Church.
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31-Mar-2011
Pro Bono Australia is a useful one-stop shop for information about the community sector. It publishes news, the Australian Directory of Not for Profit Organisations, and has space for NFPs to advertise for staff or find events.
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30-Mar-2011
American bishops have written to the Obama administration, asking it to stay focused on the limited goal and mission of the strikes in Libya, as well as the wellbeing of the civilian population. The letter can be seen on the USCCB site.
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29-Mar-2011
The Borgias is a television series about one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia (played by Jeremy Irons) to the papacy. The Showtime website has wealth of historical, video and other material about the family and the TV series.
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28-Mar-2011
The director Roland Joffé (pictured) travelled to Rome to present his film on St Josemaria Escriva at the Vatican. The film takes place during the Spanish Civil War. The director is captured here on a video report, discussing the film.
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29-Mar-2011
Javier Bardem delivers a powerhouse of a performance in this bleak film about a street-wise father, desperate to protect his two children against life’s blows.
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28-Mar-2011
Barney’s Version is about the memories of an older, sardonic, gruff and blunt, disappointed, alcoholic man. The story is intriguing, the ending moves towards a pathos we were not anticipating, the performances are of top quality.
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31-Mar-2011
On a mid-winter’s morning in May 2005 a violent storm ripped through Bunbury. It damaged the city’s beloved cathedral so badly it had to be demolished. This is the story of the making of the new St Patrick’s from the day of the storm to the opening mass almost six years later.
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01-Apr-2011
Our Fathers, the recently-released book that surveyed the views of priests in Australia, has generated some lively discussion. Authors Chris McGillion and John O'Carroll talk candidly with Rachael Kohn about their book.
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01-Apr-2011
Although the topic of Catholic identity touches important issues, it is generally unhelpful to make identity the starting point of conversation, writes Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street.
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31-Mar-2011
The ultimate challenge is to not hate those who oppose us, to not hate our enemies, to continue to have gracious and forgiving hearts in the face of misunderstanding, even the threat of death, writes Ron Rolheiser.
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30-Mar-2011
The Vatican's explanation of why it blocked Lesley-Anne Knight from a second term as Secretary-General of Caritas shows that the Curia has to learn both to communicate and behave with more sensitivity, writes Bill Oddie in the Catholic Herald.
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29-Mar-2011
The video age is reducing our capacity to absorb sermons. Christopher Howse, in the Catholic Herald,offers some practical advice for daydreamers who find it hard to listen to the Sunday sermon.
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28-Mar-2011
Caritas network anticipates supporting the recovery in Japan over the coming three to five years. We are yet to fully understand the extent of this crisis, writes Jack de Groot in Eureka Street.
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30-Mar-2011
On Sunday, Walk and Talk: City with a Soul will be launched at 2pm at the Centre for Christianity and Culture in Barton, ACT. The launch, which will include music, a barbeque and a chance for conversation, will take place in the ACCC’s garden. It will be a free event.
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