"Christmas is all this - the joy, the pain, the fear, the expectation, the utter humanity of birth - the everyday miracle and an even greater miracle. God has become one of us and now dwells amongst us forever!" (Read More)
Scriptures this Sunday provide us with a valuable lesson of finding hope in despair, discovering strength in vulnerability and discerning God’s way in the unexpected. (Read More)
No matter what our troubles, no matter what the state of our world, we draw hope and sustenance from the ideal vision of Isaiah in today’s first reading. (Read More)
Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill, Catherine McAuley Westmead, Santa Sophia Catholic College Gables and Caroline Chisholm College Glenmore Park are celebrating the achievements of their students who have been awarded First-in-Course at a HSC awards ceremony on Wednesday 17 December. (Read More)
Catholic Care’s Year in Review 2024-2025 highlights a period of strong growth, deeper partnerships and renewed commitment to those most in need across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. (Read More)
The tragedy at Bondi Beach yesterday has shocked and deeply saddened our entire community, with many carrying fear, grief and unanswered questions. (Read More)
Australia’s response to its worst terror attack could collapse after the Coalition rejected the Government’s anti-vilification laws and the Greens complained the proposed hate speech crackdown could crimp the pro-Palestinian protest movement. Source: The Age. (Read More)
Thousands of Catholics across South Australia are gearing up to take part in a groundbreaking event that will help shape the outlook and agenda of the Adelaide Archdiocese for generations to come. Source: The Southern Cross. (Read More)
Euthanasia prioritises personal choice over the common good, ignoring harms to foundational societal values and risks to vulnerable people, bioethicist Margaret Somerville writes. Source: Catholic Voice. (Read More)
The National Catholic Education Commission has challenged a report on education costs released this week, saying it presents a misleading picture of fees in Catholic schools nationwide. (Read More)
Millions of Australian social media accounts held by children have been culled since new age limits took effect and safety regulators are now looking “closely” at the data to ensure all platforms are complying. Source: ABC News. (Read More)
Amid scorching January heat, the Mt Carmel Retreat Centre in Varroville, in south-west Sydney, hosted more than 200 young people at the eight-day Summer School of Evangelisation retreat. Source: The Catholic Weekly. (Read More)
More than 388 million Christians – or one in seven believers worldwide – face “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith”, according to a new report. Source: OSV News. (Read More)
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has called for peaceful solutions to the events unfolding in Iran, where he sees the population’s yearning for “peace, justice, and dignity”. Source: EWTN News. (Read More)