Pope Francis reminded Michael Cook of John Paul II on his election night. Their agendas may end up being similar, he writes.

The Marist Brothers are one of the great teaching orders in the Church in the last two hundred years, and they’ve been quietly working in WA for 100 of them, reports Hugh Ryan.

For many years, Bernard’s life was spiralling out of control. Thanks to your support, Red Dust Healing helped him see the world in a whole new way.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI took those who were interested more deeply into the Gospel of Life, writes Anna Krohn

One of the essential tasks facing Catholic parents everywhere is addressing the question of how they are to pass the faith of the Church on to their own children, writes Peter Rosengren in his most recent Editorial.

One of four children, Vannak, his siblings and parents live in Andong Village, the largest slum in Cambodia and only 15km from Phnom Penh city. Home to approximately 8,000 people, Andong was established in 2006 when the inhabitants were driven from their homes in Sambok Chap, near the Bassac River.

Who decides when the Conclave will begin? Can the elected person refuse to accept? And at what moment does he become Pope: with the election or with his inauguration? Fr John Flader answers all of these questions in his column …

It’s not enough to want to grow – although that’s a start; you have to plan for it and that planning must have God at its heart, say pastoral planners in the Diocese of Parramatta. Amid incredible ethnic diversity and expansion, they are not afraid of making frank assessments in pursuit of a brighter future, writes Robert Hiini.

The lay vocation is chronically undervalued, argued Dr Andrew Kania on February 26. Here is an edited version of the talk he delivered at the inaugural Dawson Society talk in Northbridge.

When Salma fell pregnant, she felt frightened and unsure. Thanks to Pronoti, a rural midwife from the Safe Motherhood Project, Salma’s fears dissolved and she gave birth to a healthy baby girl called Maya.