Banana bread is too often seen as last-resort in a café or the only use for “that bunch of bananas buried in the cupboard”.

The National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) has appointed Director of Schools for the Broken Bay Diocese, Peter Hamill, to the role of Deputy Director. ¬

Fr Christopher Collins SJ will be the guest of the University of Notre Dame Fremantle and Sydney campuses as part of their upcoming Public Lecture Series where he will discuss spirituality, society and daily life.

Human beings are called to praise God for his gift of creation, not be predators out to plunder the earth and all it contains, Pope Francis has said.

“The ideological origin of Ireland’s ‘spiritual empire’ lay in the belief that it was the special destiny of the Catholic Irish to carry the faith worldwide and to lead the crusade that would return the world to the Catholic fold.”

Year 7 Evans House students from Irene McCormack Catholic College have last term completed their Irene’s Service Learning hours by donating to, and promoting, the MercyCare Coolock Unit.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016) children are one of the largest groups in Australia experiencing homelessness.

Married couples celebrating a significant milestone are being invited to renew their vows and celebrate their vocation at the 2019 Annual Marriage Day Mass.

The Catholic Church is developing new national policy guidelines to strengthen and standardise Church authorities’ responses to historical and contemporary concerns and allegations of abuse of children and vulnerable adults.

The fifth Snapshot Report for the themes of the 2020 Plenary Council – titled “A Joyful, Hope-Filled and Servant Community” – as part of the second phase, Listening and Discernment, was released on Saturday 29 June.