Pope Benedict’s resignation will set in motion period of transition

Pope Benedict shows signs of aging, but Vatican reports no illness

Research shows that well-functioning, healthy families have skills and patterns of relating that appear again and again. The Archdiocese of Perth’s Catholic Marriage and Fertility Services agency is collaborating with Relationships Australia to offer families the six-week Building Stronger Families program on Wednesday evenings.

Melbourne Auxiliary Bishop Peter Elliott did not mince his words when preaching to members of the legal profession on January 29. The faith is substantive and develops organically, and demands an adult understanding if we are ever to integrate belief and life, and while some argue that religion should be purged from the public square, everything, Bishop Elliott said, ultimately belongs to God.

The archdiocese-owned Eagle’s Nest Retreat Centre in Gidgegannup continues to go from strength to strength, with a recent upgrade in the size of its dining area and a steady increase in the number of Catholic schools using the site.

If we’re looking for an inspiring model for the challenges and struggles of modern life, it’s Dorothy Day, writes Anna Krohn …

One of the most deeply disturbing accounts of the history of the practice of legalised abortion in the modern era has still not been surpassed 14 years after it was published.

Love, suspense, humour and a unique setting characterised the latest performance by Shakespeare WA, Much Ado About Nothing, at the Kings Park Botanic Gardens in 2013.

With great sadness, the Schoenstatt Sisters have shared news of the loss of Sr M Patrocla Stuecker who died on Monday, January 14 at 89 years of age.

In his first month on Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI sent two dozen mini-messages in nine languages, generating more than 270,000 comments and responses from other Twitter users, according to a study conducted by an Italian Jesuit magazine.