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Catholics are being encouraged to participate in a nationwide survey on religious discrimination legislation currently before the Australian Parliament and speak up in favour of religious freedom. Last month,

The disregard shown to the hopes of lay people at the first general assembly of the Catholic Church’s Fifth Plenary Council should not be repeated.  After three years of intense preparations, the Catholic Church’s Fifth Plenary Council of Australia is now well under way.

AN Ethiopian bishop has called for an immediate end to aerial bombardment in Tigray, the Ethiopian region where a deadly conflict has unfolded since last November. In a recorded video statement, Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of Adigrat said the bombardment was destroying lives,

FOR many of us, buying a pair of socks is a classic standby gift idea at Christmas. Last year my purchases included several pairs of yellow and black stretchy crew socks featuring buzzy bees and a couple more pairs of green and red socks featuring watermelons.

Catholics in Australia have been encouraged to join with other Christians in committing time on November 28 to pray for peace in Myanmar, where unrest and violence have been prominent since February.

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Celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the National Centre for Pastoral Research continue this week with Bathurst Bishop Michael McKenna to deliver a free online lecture on Wednesday evening. The National Centre for Pastoral Research (NCPR),

WITH marriage and church attendance on a steep decline overall in the United States and Australia, Catholic parishes need to make some radical changes in the way they approach marriage ministry and teach the faithful about relationships.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Azelie was St Rose of Lima while her brother Joseph was St Maximilian Kolbe for All Saints Day at St Michael the Archangel, Belfield. Photo: Giovanni Portelli Sydney Catholics Azelie and Joseph Harb reclaimed Halloween this year and …

An emotional U.S. President Joe Biden, who has come away from his visit with papal backing in his conflict with conservative U.S. bishops, on Sunday praised Pope Francis for being "everything I admire about Catholicism.