5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (820+ words) For New Zealand broadcaster and former Wesleyan Methodist minister Frank Ritchie, that prayer helped restore a faith shaken by his daughter’s serious illness. Later, he experienced a sense of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, which helped convince him that he…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (584+ words) A major relic of St Carlo Acutis is travelling from bustling cities to country towns on a four-month mission intended to draw Australians closer to Christ in the Eucharist. Australia is the 25th nation to receive the first-class major pilgrim relic,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) Ordained as a priest in 1987 in Melbourne, Bishop Hall spent 22 years as a Navy chaplain in naval establishments in Australia and aboard ships of the Australian fleet. He also served in the Persian Gulf in the early 2000s and twice in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (346+ words) The ordination took place at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church in Melbourne. In his homily, Bishop Tarabay reflected on the Gospel encounter between Christ and St Peter. He reminded the faithful that priesthood begins not in human perfection but…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) One of Australia’s oldest Catholic international development agencies is challenging Catholics to simplify their lives this September while raising funds for volunteers serving communities across the Asia-Pacific. Executive Director Soraya Kassim said the campaign invited Catholics to examine unnecessary complexity…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (878+ words) On any given Friday night, the streets of inner Sydney belong to the revellers, the nightclub queues, the neon and the noise. But in the early hours of Saturday 22 August, the city awoke to a different sound: the deep murmur…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (572+ words) A small book arriving in Sydney parishes this week carries a rather large ambition: to help every Catholic in the Archdiocese fall in love again with the Eucharist. “Our preparations for the International Eucharistic Congress are not simply about preparing…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (355+ words) London’s Royal Academy of Music, established in 1822, is historically renowned for nurturing some of the world’s most famous musicians such as Elton John, Annie Lennox and Arthur Sullivan. Now, a Sydney Catholic is about to join these ranks. Gerard Horsfall,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (182+ words) A married couple, both internationally acclaimed Vatican journalists and authors, will soon land in Australia to promote their book, The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis. The book offers an insider’s look into the 2025 conclave which…...