The LifeLink liturgical launch was a great preparation for a worthy cause. More than 70 per cent of all parishes in the Archdiocese were represented. Among those present were Fr Nelson Po, Fr Nicholas Nweke, Mr Franco Miranda and Mr Giovanni Pigliano. More than 70 per cent of all parishes in the Archdiocese were represented by Parish Priests and/or lay representatives at the liturg...

By Anthony Barich The institution of marriage, and subsequently civilisation, can only be saved by conversion of hearts and minds. This was the assessment of John Paul II Institute of Marriage and Family lecturer Rev Dr Adam Cooper when he addressed the Australian Family Association national conference at the Tradewinds Hotel in Fremantle on October 18.     Thom...

 By Carol Glatz Cardinal Emmanuel-Karim Delly of Baghdad, Iraq, said he hoped the tragedy of violence and threats against Christians in Mosul finally would spur world leaders to work together to bring peace to his country.     Desperation: Displaced Iraqi Christian families wait to submit their coupons for relief goods to a worker from the Red Cross in the t...

By Anthony Barich The Australian Family Association has called upon State and federal governments to develop family-friendly policies for the provision and ownership of housing in the current uncertain economic climate.   Conference speakers included Allan Carlson, Rev. Dr Adam Cooper, Prof. Lynn Wardle, Mary-Louise Fowler, John Barich and David Perrin. The AFA’s nat...

Brad Pitt and Marriage: is the Hollywood star’s latest pronouncement, this time on same-sex marriage, just another example of famous rich people saying things that sound really cool at the time? This is the final installment of a short series of columns exploring the question: What is marriage? In the first installment, we looked at the union of man and woman as the foundation stone of ...

A reader asks: "One sometimes hears God referred to as 'She' or 'Mother'. It makes me cringe. Is this acceptable? To begin with, as eternal pure spirit, God is of course neither male nor female in the human sense. He is simply God, above all human categories of gender. At the same time, in creating humans male and female in his image and likeness (cf. Gen 1:26), God seems to suggest that...

Fr Brian Limbourn, canon lawyer, gets on with Jesus in good times and bad. When working at the Marriage Tribunal, I find regular prayer times almost impossible. I never know whether somebody is going to ring me up to discuss annulment or an aspect of Canon Law. I spend time gently talking and listening to our clients. I speak to them as respectfully as I would to God. It’s important to b...

In Perth last week the former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia labelled Catholics as bigots in relation to same-sex marriage. Record columnist John Heard, who is open about his own experience of same-sex attraction, begs to differ from the Judge... Campaign: Demonstrators stand on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on the first full day of legal same-sex marriage in San...

By Allan Carlson Depressed by an apparently never-ending parade of Hollywood stars and other similar experts calling for same-sex marriage to be made the equal of normal family life? Be of good cheer. Leading family demographer Alan Carlson explains why the intact nuclear family is our best hope for the future of the human race.   Historically low birth rates, the rapid spread...

Nun says that police watched as she was raped and ignored her pleas for help.     A child surveys the damage after Hindu fanatics spent a week attacking Christians and Christian places of worship in August. Photo: UCAN NEW DELHI (CNS) - The Orissa state government has decided to expedite the case of a Catholic nun who was raped during the recent anti-Christia...