Melbourne-based theologian Tracey Rowland is a leading world authority on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger. She tells Robert Hiini what she thinks of the decision by Pope Benedict XVI and what the future might hold …

Jesus said to the apostles: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained”. What are the situations which would call for retention of sins and does this have anything to do with excommunicating the person?

A homeless man called Dennis Kearney taught Fr Peter Day a lesson two decades ago that he has never quite forgotten …

Father Joseph Carroll was, for many years, the Rector of the Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth. A recent celebration of his 50 years in the priesthood suggests he has not been forgotten.

The Pallottine order celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the canonisation of its founder at the Queen of Apostles Catholic Church in Riverton on Friday.

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.

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.

Where did the 40 day fast come from? If not for a grammatical error, we might have been fasting for only 40 hours, but that would be missing the point, Mark Reidy discovers.

Alicen sent Shareen a Valentine but for a long time she did not see it. When she did, she ignored it, but the will of God has its own way of working out, reports Joanne Shepherd …